Hinckley Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
2,580 acres15.8 mi of trail
Carriage & Bridle TrailLedge Lake Loop TrailBridle TrailHinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hinckley Township
18% of Hinckley Township’s land is conserved: 3,099 acres
32 miles of mapped trail cross Hinckley Township, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Hinckley Reservation (15.8 mi). 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #286 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
3,099 acres · of 26.7 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
117 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
3.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
7
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Hinckley Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hinckley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hinckley Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #286 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hinckley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (32 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (117 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home15% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 71%
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 Hinckley Reservation, with 15.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,099 conserved acres
18% of Hinckley Township’s land. Who manages Hinckley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city2,322 ac
Private owners649 ac
Regional agency229 ac
Joint76 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits60 ac
County3 ac
Local Park · 2,193 acPrivate Park · 652 acRecreation or Education Easement · 229 acPrivate Conservation · 85 acAgricultural Easement · 66 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 120 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley Reservation Local Park | Town or city | 2,205 | Restricted |
| Ironwood Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 142 | Open |
| Pine Hills Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 133 | Open |
| Hinckley Hills Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 126 | Open |
| Valleaire Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 126 | Open |
| Skyland Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 122 | Open |
| Rising Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 73 | Open |
| Hinckley Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Medina Summit Land Conservancy State Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 6 | Open |
| Duncan Property Private Park | County | 3 | Closed |
Things to do
8 places to go in Hinckley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hinckley Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Public pools in Hinckley Township
Ledge PoolIn Hinckley Reservation
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Hinckley Township
1 playground without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Hinckley Township
Brooklyn Exchange CabinIn Hinckley Reservation
DirectionsIndian Point Picnic AreaIn Hinckley Reservation
DirectionsJohnson's Picnic AreaIn Hinckley Reservation
DirectionsKiwanis Cabin Reserved Picnic AreaIn Hinckley Reservation
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
16 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 9.7 miUnpaved · 10.2 mi
Carriage & Bridle Trail2.9 mi
Ledge Lake Loop Trail2.2 mi
Bridle Trail2.2 mi
Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail1.0 mi
Soybean Loop0.9 mi
Whipp's Ledges Loop Trail0.9 mi
Horseshoe Trail0.9 mi
Buckeye Trail0.8 mi
Blue Trail0.7 mi
Worden's Ledges Loop Trail0.6 mi
6 more trails
Red Trail
0.5 miHinckley Hills Loop Trail
0.5 miHinckley Hills Trail
0.3 miConnector
0.2 miBuckeye trail
0.2 miWhipp's Ledges Connector Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hinckley Township: April, May and July to September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hinckley Township →
Next door
Hinckley Township and its neighbors
Hinckley Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley Township | 18% | 1.2 | 14 | 15% | B+ |
| Richfield Township | 20% | 0.8 | 517 | 71% | A |
| North Royalton | 7% | 0.2 | 8 | 41% | C+ |
| Granger Township | 3% | 0.4 | 127 | 23% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hinckley Township
Where can I hike in Hinckley Township?
The longest trail networks: Hinckley Reservation, 15.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hinckley Township is conserved land?
18% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Hinckley Township’s trails?
Hinckley Reservation doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hinckley Township?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hinckley Township?
35,152 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hinckley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 117 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hinckley Township have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #286 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 Hinckley Township 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 →