Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Ridgely has 1 acre of parks, 0.7 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ridgely, 0.1 per square mile of land. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ridgely have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ridgely is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Ridgely’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ridgely Veteran's Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Ridgely
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.3 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ridgely →
Questions about parks and trails in Ridgely
Where can I hike in Ridgely?
The longest trail networks: Ridgely Veteran's Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ridgely is conserved land?
under 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 Ridgely’s trails?
Ridgely Veteran's Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ridgely?
775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgely or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ridgely have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Ridgely neighbors.
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 →