Diamond Community Park
Park
40 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Middlebranch
11% of Middlebranch’s land is conserved: 61 acres
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Middlebranch, 1.1 per square mile of land. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Diamond Community Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
61 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
62 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Middlebranch?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Middlebranch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Middlebranch is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Middlebranch’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (62 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 90%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Middlebranch. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Diamond Community Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
61 conserved acres
11% of Middlebranch’s land. Who manages Middlebranch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city61 ac
Local Park · 61 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Diamond Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
11Soccer
5Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Middlebranch: April, August and 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 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Middlebranch →
Questions about parks and trails in Middlebranch
Where can I hike in Middlebranch?
The longest trail networks: Diamond Community Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Middlebranch is conserved land?
11% 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 Middlebranch’s trails?
Diamond Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Middlebranch?
7,795 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middlebranch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Middlebranch have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Middlebranch 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 →