Graney Memorial Park
Managed by City of Mount Hope
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
New River Company General Office Building · Photo: Coal town guy · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Mount Hope
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Mount Hope
7 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Mount Hope’s land is conserved, about 20 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
20 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Hope?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Hope have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Hope is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Hope’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% 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 land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Hope’s 2% is ahead of 44% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mount Hope. 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 C− to B−. 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
20 conserved acres
2% of Mount Hope’s land. Who manages Mount Hope’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city7 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
Not recorded7 ac
Local Park · 14 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graney Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 14 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Mount Hope: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
October is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Hope →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Hope
How much of Mount Hope is conserved land?
2% 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 Mount Hope’s trails?
Graney Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Hope?
40,771 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Hope or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Hope have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Mount Hope 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 →