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Towns with the most trails in Virginia

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 25 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

George Mason 1 George Mason 2.6 mi / sq mi Trail miles 6.6 mi Fredericksburg 2 Fredericksburg 2.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 24.4 mi Harrisonburg 3 Harrisonburg 1.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 29.1 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 George Mason George Mason9,937 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 2
2 Fredericksburg Fredericksburg28,873 people 2.3 mi / sq mi 24.4 mi 12
3 Harrisonburg Harrisonburg51,392 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 29.1 mi 12
4 Bristol Bristol16,849 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 20.2 mi 6
5 Manassas Park Manassas Park16,798 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 5
6 Pimmit Hills Pimmit Hills6,589 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 9
7 Roanoke Roanoke98,355 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 53.6 mi 47
8 Altavista Altavista3,342 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 6
9 Sugarland Run12,629 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 2
10 Bull Run Bull Run16,859 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 3
11 Stuarts Draft Stuarts Draft11,780 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 28.1 mi 2
12 Madison Heights Madison Heights10,266 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 17.7 mi 3
13 Rockwood10,010 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 2
14 North Springfield North Springfield7,050 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 5
15 Independent Hill Independent Hill10,853 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 4
16 Map of Bailey's Crossroads Bailey's Crossroads24,271 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 7
17 Map of Montclair Montclair22,387 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 3
18 Fishersville Fishersville9,484 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 12.6 mi 0
19 Abingdon Abingdon8,330 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 7
20 Big Stone Gap Big Stone Gap5,162 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 8
21 Purcellville Purcellville8,973 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 6
22 Staunton Staunton25,948 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 9
23 Shawneeland2,754 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 0
24 New Baltimore New Baltimore11,919 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 5
25 Franklin Franklin8,250 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 1

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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