Devou Park
Managed by City of Covington
23 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Ludlow Theater, The · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ludlow
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Ludlow
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ludlow, 1.3 per square mile of land. 5% of Ludlow’s land is conserved, about 28 acres.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #9 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
28 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Ludlow?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ludlow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ludlow is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #9 of 142 in Kentucky. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ludlow’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 94%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ludlow’s 5% is ahead of 87% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
Water is 28% of Ludlow’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Devou Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Albert S. Ludlow Memorial Park
Park
11 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Caple Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
5% of Ludlow’s land. Water is left out: Ludlow has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ludlow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city28 ac
Local Park · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devou Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ludlow
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ludlow
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Ludlow
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Incinerator0.1 mi
Ludlow Connector0.1 mi
Smoke Coaster0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Basketball
2Soccer
2Football
1Pickleball
1Skate park
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Elmwood HallBuilding · listed 1972
About itCentral Ludlow Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itHouse at 855-857 Oak StreetBuilding · listed 1984
About itHouse at 859 Oak StreetBuilding · listed 1984
About itLudlow Lagoon ClubhouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itMaxwell HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itLudlow Theater, TheBuilding · listed 2013
About itMagnus Metal Company BuildingBuilding · listed 2023
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Ludlow
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ludlow →
Next door
Ludlow and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Ludlow
Where can I hike in Ludlow?
The longest trail networks: Devou Park, 0.2 miles; Albert S. Ludlow Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ludlow is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kentucky town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ludlow’s trails?
Devou Park and Albert S. Ludlow Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ludlow?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ludlow?
14,106 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ludlow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ludlow have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #9 of 142 in Kentucky. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ludlow neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →