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Arthyde Stone HouseArthyde Stone House · Photo: Mllwydmn · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Millward Township

More than half of Millward Township’s land is conserved: 62%

62% of Millward Township’s land is conserved, about 28,424 acres. The biggest trail networks: Solana State Forest (23.2 mi). 33 miles of mapped trail cross Millward Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
62%
28,424 acres · of 71.4 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Solana State Forest, with 23.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Solana State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
27,835 acres23.2 mi of trail
Soo Line TrailSolana State Forest Road #41Aitkin County Forestry Road 40-1Solana State Forest Road #42+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

28,424 conserved acres

62% of Millward Township’s land. Who manages Millward Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources28,424 ac
State Resource Management Area · 28,424 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Solana State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources27,850Open
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources574Open
Trails & water

5 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 7.7 miUnpaved · 13.7 mi
Soo Line Trail7.7 mi
Aitkin County Forestry Road 40-12.4 mi
Solana State Forest Road #411.7 mi
Solana State Forest Road #421.2 mi
Solana State Forest Road #400.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Arthyde Stone HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Millward 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192538526574797768543824
Rain (in)0.80.81.52.63.54.64.63.93.33.11.61.1

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Millward Township →

Next door

Millward Township and its neighbors

Millward Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Millward Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pliny Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Beaver Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Birch Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
White Pine Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bremen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wagner Township— 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 Millward Township

Where can I hike in Millward Township?

The longest trail networks: Solana State Forest, 23.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Millward Township’s trails?

Solana State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Millward Township?

84,679 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Millward Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28,619 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Millward Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →