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2016-05-27 17 57 12 View north along Virginia State Route 252 (Middlebrook Village Road) near Virginia State Secondary Route 670 (Cherry Grove Road) in Middlebrook, Augusta County, VirginiaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Middlebrook

Few parks or trails are on the map in Middlebrook

37% of Middlebrook’s land is conserved, about 1,754 acres. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Middlebrook, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
37%
1,754 acres · of 7.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

1,754 conserved acres

37% of Middlebrook’s land. Who manages Middlebrook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation1,577 ac
Other state land1,575 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)176 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,753 acOther Easement · 1,283 acUnknown Easement · 292 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,754 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

7 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
A. J. Miller HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
Bethel GreenBuilding · listed 1982
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Henry Mish BarnBuilding · listed 1983
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Middlebrook Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
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Middlebrook High SchoolBuilding · listed 1985
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Middlebrook SchoolBuilding · listed 1985
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Maple Front FarmBuilding · listed 2010
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When to get out

The best walking months in Middlebrook: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.19.5
High (°F)424654657380838276665545
Rain (in)3.12.43.63.64.34.44.23.74.23.03.13.3

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Middlebrook →

Questions about parks and trails in Middlebrook

Is there public land near Middlebrook?

45,935 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middlebrook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Middlebrook 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 →