Morrow County Fairgrounds
Park
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Public domain · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Gilead
7% of Mount Gilead’s land is conserved: 142 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Gilead, 0.1 per square mile of land. 50 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #501 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
142 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Gilead?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Gilead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Gilead is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #501 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Gilead’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home69% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 50%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mount Gilead Recreational Center
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
142 conserved acres
7% of Mount Gilead’s land. Who manages Mount Gilead’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners130 ac
Town or city11 ac
Private Park · 130 acLocal Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lakes Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 130 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Mt Gilead Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mount Gilead
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Gilead
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Mount Gilead
1 dog park without a name on the map.
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
7Baseball
4Tennis
3Soccer
2Football
2Basketball
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). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Mount Gilead
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Gilead →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Gilead
Where can I hike in Mount Gilead?
The longest trail networks: Mount Gilead Recreational Center, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Gilead is conserved land?
7% 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 Mount Gilead’s trails?
Morrow County Fairgrounds and Mount Gilead Recreational Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Gilead?
500 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Gilead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Gilead have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #501 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 Mount Gilead 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 →