Red Hills · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHollymead has 5.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #230 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hollymead?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hollymead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hollymead is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #230 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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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5 conserved acres
under 1% of Hollymead’s land. Who manages Hollymead’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Holding Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
6 places to go in Hollymead
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
12 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 best walking months in Hollymead: April 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hollymead →
Questions about parks and trails in Hollymead
How much of Hollymead 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 Hollymead?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.2 of painted or protected lanes and 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hollymead?
4,389 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hollymead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hollymead have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #230 of 253 in Virginia. 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 Hollymead 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 →