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Norwich, North Dakota 5-23-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Norwich Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Norwich Township

7% of Norwich Township’s land is conserved, about 1,576 acres. 20 miles of mapped trail cross Norwich Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
1,576 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,576 conserved acres

7% of Norwich Township’s land. Who manages Norwich Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,868 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,287 acResource Management Area · 581 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,285 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mchenry County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service581Restricted
Trails & water

4 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 20.2 mi
20th Avenue North1.0 mi
56th Street North0.9 mi
60th Street North0.9 mi
54th Street North0.7 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Norwich Township: May, August and September

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)8.810.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)192336536775818171553624
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.02.63.72.72.01.61.30.70.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Norwich Township →

Next door

Norwich Township and its neighbors

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Maryland Township34 miGranville Township26 miKottke Valley Township25 miSurrey Township22 miNorth Prairie Township22 miNorwich Township20 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Norwich Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kottke Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Granville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Surrey Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Maryland 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 Norwich Township

Is there public land near Norwich Township?

2,569 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norwich 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 Norwich Township 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 →