Brunswick Riverwalk Park
Park
23 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Belville
Few parks or trails are on the map in Belville
The biggest trail networks: Brunswick Riverwalk Park (0.7 mi). 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Belville, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #131 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
35 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belville is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #131 of 290 in North Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home26% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 55%
Water is 14% of Belville’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Belville. 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
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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 Brunswick Riverwalk Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
3% of Belville’s land. Water is left out: Belville has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Belville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
Not recorded29 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Other or Unknown · 11 acLocal Conservation Area · 10 acState Other or Unknown · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwalk Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Town of Belville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Unknown |
| New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District Property Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 10 | Restricted |
| Eagles Island Spoil Area State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Belville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Belville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Belville: April and May
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
April is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belville →
Next door
Belville and its neighbors
Belville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belville | 3% | 0.5 | 11 | 26% | C+ |
| Leland | 6% | 0.3 | 1 | 26% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belville
Where can I hike in Belville?
The longest trail networks: Brunswick Riverwalk Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belville is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Belville’s trails?
Brunswick Riverwalk Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Belville?
8,242 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belville have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #131 of 290 in North Carolina. 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 Belville 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 →