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Norway BridgeNorway Bridge · Photo: Zlew42 · CC BY-SA 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Norway Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Norway Township

18 miles of mapped trail cross Norway Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
128 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

128 conserved acres

1% of Norway Township’s land. Who manages Norway Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)128 ac
Conservation Easement · 128 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 128 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 16.5 mi
5th St NE2.8 mi
161st Ave NE2.0 mi
Co 61.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Goose RiverNorth Branch Goose River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Norway BridgeStructure · listed 1997
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Norway 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)8.810.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)172235536877818071553723
Rain (in)0.60.51.01.32.93.93.52.82.62.00.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Norway Township →

Next door

Norway Township and its neighbors

Norway Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Bloomfield Township24 miNorway Township18 miWold Township14 miMayville Township11 miEldorado Township10 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Norway Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bloomfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eldorado Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mayville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wold 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 Norway Township

Is there public land near Norway Township?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Norway 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 →