Oliver Boarding House · Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 3.0Greenway Township has 35 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
11% of Greenway Township’s land is conserved, about 2,348 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Greenway Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Greenway Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenway Township is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 7% of Greenway Township’s area (2 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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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2,348 conserved acres
11% of Greenway Township’s land. Water is left out: Greenway Township has 33.5 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Greenway Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,302 | Open |
| Hill-Annex Mine State Park State Park | State parks | 617 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 38 | Open |
6 places to go in Greenway Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 11 lakes & rivers
9.8 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Greenway Township
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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 52 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greenway Township →
Greenway Township and its neighbors
Greenway Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenway Township | 11% | 1.0 | 5 | 50% | B |
| Lone Pine Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nashwauk Township | 3% | 0.2 | 12 | 31% | C |
| Taconite | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nashwauk | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marble | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greenway Township
How much of Greenway Township is conserved land?
11% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Greenway Township?
9.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.6 of off-road paths and 3.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Greenway Township?
25,004 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenway Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,368 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenway Township have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Greenway Township 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 →