Fiery Gizzard State Park Welcome Center
Park
129 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Monteagle
Monteagle has 133 acres of parks, 69 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Monteagle, 0.1 per square mile of land. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
39 acres · of 9.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
133 ac
69 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.4 mi
0.9 mi lanes · 3.6 mi paths
Highest peak
1,896 ft
Claibornes View
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Monteagle?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Monteagle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monteagle is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Monteagle’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land69 acres of park per 1,000 residents (133 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home49% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Monteagle’s 1% is ahead of 29% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
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.
Who protects it
39 conserved acres
1% of Monteagle’s land. Who manages Monteagle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits72 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 66 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Goat Trail (Worrell I) Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Monteagle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Monteagle
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Monteagle
Claibornes View1,896 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
2Pickleball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
DuBose Memorial Church Training SchoolBuilding · listed 1980
About itMonteagle Sunday School Assembly Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itWrenn's NestBuilding · listed 1986
About itWonder Cave Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1987
About itRyeMabeeBuilding · listed 1997
About itHighlander Folk School Library BuildingBuilding · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Monteagle: April to August
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 6.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Monteagle →
Next door
Monteagle and its neighbors
Monteagle has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monteagle | 1% | 0.1 | 69 | 49% | C+ |
| Tracy City | under 1% | 0.6 | 100 | 53% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Monteagle
How much of Monteagle is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Monteagle’s trails?
Fiery Gizzard State Park Welcome Center and Harton Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Monteagle?
4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes and 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Monteagle?
14,597 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monteagle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 133 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Monteagle have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Monteagle 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 →