Lewis McManus Walking Trail
Managed by City of Beckley
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Mabscott
Mabscott has 2 acres of parks, 1.7 for every 1,000 residents
73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mabscott have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mabscott is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mabscott’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home73% of residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mabscott’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mabscott. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Mabscott’s land. Who manages Mabscott’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis McManus Walking Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Mabscott: 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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mabscott →
Next door
Mabscott and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Mabscott
How much of Mabscott is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a West Virginia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Mabscott’s trails?
Lewis McManus Walking Trail doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mabscott?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mabscott?
9,907 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mabscott or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mabscott have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Mabscott 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 →