Linganore Farm · Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.06% of Spring Ridge’s land is conserved: 111 acres
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Ridge, 0.5 per square mile of land. 68 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #120 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Spring Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Spring Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Ridge is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #120 of 261 in Maryland. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Spring Ridge’s 6% is ahead of 36% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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111 conserved acres
6% of Spring Ridge’s land. Who manages Spring Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 43 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlook Park Local Park | County | 44 | Open |
| Spring Ridge Conservancy Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 14 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
14 places to go in Spring Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Spring Ridge: April and August
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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spring Ridge →
Spring Ridge and its neighbors
Spring Ridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Ridge | 6% | 0.5 | 12 | 93% | B+ |
| Linganore | 3% | 1.9 | 2 | 56% | B− |
| Bartonsville | 8% | 0.1 | 29 | 74% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spring Ridge
How much of Spring Ridge is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Maryland town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Spring Ridge?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Spring Ridge?
7,660 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spring Ridge have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #120 of 261 in Maryland. 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 Spring Ridge neighbors.
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 →