Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Ferrum
4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ferrum, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ferrum have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ferrum is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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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2 lakes & rivers
0.5 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Ferrum: April, May and 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ferrum →
Questions about parks and trails in Ferrum
How much of Ferrum is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Virginia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Ferrum?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Ferrum?
9,860 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ferrum or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ferrum have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Ferrum 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 →