Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Ridgetop
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ridgetop. 1% of Ridgetop’s land is conserved, about 26 acres. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ridgetop have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ridgetop is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Ridgetop’s 1% is ahead of 44% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% 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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26 conserved acres
1% of Ridgetop’s land. Who manages Ridgetop’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgetop Station Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
June is the best month for walking in Ridgetop
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) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
September is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ridgetop →
Ridgetop and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgetop | 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 57% | C |
| Greenbrier | 2% | 0.6 | 10 | 30% | C+ |
| Millersville | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 9% | D |
| Nashville | 11% | 0.4 | 24 | 60% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ridgetop
How much of Ridgetop 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.
Is there public land near Ridgetop?
1,976 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgetop or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ridgetop have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Ridgetop 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 →