A.B. Sawyer Park
Managed by Louisville Parks and Recreation
35 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: STONE8HENGE · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lyndon
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lyndon
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: A.B. Sawyer Park (1.2 mi), Robsion Park (0.9 mi). 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lyndon, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #14 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
101 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
123 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.7 mi
4.7 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Lyndon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lyndon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lyndon is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #14 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 Lyndon’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (123 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13B−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 78%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 91%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lyndon’s 4% is ahead of 84% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of them.
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 A.B. Sawyer Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Forest Green Greenway
Managed by Louisville Parks and Recreation
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hounz Lane Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
101 conserved acres
4% of Lyndon’s land. Who manages Lyndon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint52 ac
Town or city49 ac
Local Park · 100 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.B. Sawyer Local Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| A.B. Sawyer Greenway Local Park | Joint | 28 | Open |
| Robsion Park Local Park | Joint | 16 | Open |
| Romara Place Local Park | Joint | 8 | Open |
| Hounz Lane Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Lyndon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lyndon
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
4.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
13Baseball
5Tennis
2Soccer
2Beach volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Lyndon
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lyndon →
Next door
Lyndon and its neighbors
Lyndon has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon | 4% | 0.6 | 11 | 99%+ | A− |
| St. Matthews | 4% | 0.6 | 7 | 84% | B |
| Meadowbrook Farm | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lyndon
Where can I hike in Lyndon?
The longest trail networks: A.B. Sawyer Park, 1.2 miles; Robsion Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lyndon is conserved land?
4% 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 Lyndon’s trails?
A.B. Sawyer Park and Robsion Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lyndon?
4.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lyndon?
11,124 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lyndon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 123 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lyndon have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #14 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 Lyndon 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 →