VII Hills Rec Center Park
Park
49 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Seven Hills
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Seven Hills
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: VII Hills Rec Center Park (0.8 mi), North Park (0.8 mi). 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Seven Hills, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #201 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
127 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
183 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Seven Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Seven Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seven Hills is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #201 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Seven Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (183 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 80%
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 VII Hills Rec Center Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
VII Hills Rec Center Park49 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsNorth Park23 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsTuxedo Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCalvin Park9 acres
DirectionsMeijer Park6 acres
DirectionsMSG Joseph J. Andres Jr. Memorial Park1 acres · City of Seven Hills
DirectionsWho protects it
127 conserved acres
4% of Seven Hills’ land. Who manages Seven Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city81 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government42 ac
Regional agency14 ac
Local Park · 90 acConservation Easement · 42 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| West Creek Reservation Local Park | Regional agency | 14 | Open |
| Valleywood Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Summitview Commons Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Tuxedo Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| John Glenn Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Vacant Municipal Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Cricket Lane Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Seven Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Seven Hills
Valleywood PlaygroundIn Meijer Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Seven Hills Boulevard0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
3Soccer
3Tennis
2Beach volleyball
2Pickleball
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Seven Hills: April 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 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Seven Hills →
Next door
Seven Hills and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Hills | 4% | 0.4 | 16 | 99%+ | A− |
| Brooklyn Heights | 4% | 0.3 | 26 | 99%+ | A− |
| Independence | 15% | 0.3 | 112 | 68% | A− |
| Parma | 10% | 1.1 | 12 | 96% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Seven Hills
Where can I hike in Seven Hills?
The longest trail networks: VII Hills Rec Center Park, 0.8 miles; North Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Seven Hills is conserved land?
4% 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 Seven Hills’ trails?
VII Hills Rec Center Park and North Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Seven Hills?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Seven Hills?
21,261 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seven Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 183 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Seven Hills have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #201 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 Seven Hills 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 →