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Stream in LinvillePhoto: Porsche997SBS · Public domain
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Outdoors in Linville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Linville

2% of Linville’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Linville, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
20 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
4,052 ft
Pixie Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
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
Who protects it

20 conserved acres

2% of Linville’s land. Who manages Linville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded20 ac
State Other or Unknown · 20 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded20Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Linville

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Linville
Pixie Mountain4,052 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

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
14Golf
5Pickleball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Linville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Linville: May to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)394249596672757469605043
Rain (in)5.24.05.45.75.75.75.95.45.64.94.85.0

February is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Linville →

Questions about parks and trails in Linville

Is there public land near Linville?

48,632 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Linville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Linville 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 →