20% of Four Bridges’ land is conserved: 278 acres
4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Four Bridges, 2.2 per square mile of land. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #410 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Four Bridges?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Four Bridges have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Four Bridges is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #410 of 993 in Ohio. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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278 conserved acres
20% of Four Bridges’ land. Who manages Four Bridges’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Bridges Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 167 | Open |
| Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 111 | Open |
6 places to go in Four Bridges
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
0.9 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.
August is the best month for walking in Four Bridges
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) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Four Bridges →
Questions about parks and trails in Four Bridges
How much of Four Bridges is conserved land?
20% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Four Bridges?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Four Bridges?
8,761 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Four Bridges or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Four Bridges have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #410 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Four Bridges 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 →