Weiler Park
Park
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Complex · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Norwich
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Norwich
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Norwich, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Norwich’s land is conserved, about 34 acres.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #360 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
34 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
68 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Norwich?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Norwich have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Norwich is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #360 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Norwich’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (68 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 53%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Weiler Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
2% of Norwich’s land. Who manages Norwich’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city48 ac
Regional agency1 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 47 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Norwich Land Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Unknown |
| Weiler Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| South Broad Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Union Free School Dist 1 Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 1 | Unknown |
| Norwich City Lands Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Guernsey Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Bruchhausen Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| West Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Norwich
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Norwich
Kurt Beyer PoolIn Rotary Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Norwich
Weiler Park PlaygroundIn Weiler Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Norwich
Hale Street River Access
DirectionsBiking & 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
11Baseball
8Tennis
1Skate park
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places 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.
Chenango County Courthouse DistrictDistrict · listed 1975
About itNorth Broad Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About itUS Post Office-NorwichBuilding · listed 1989
About itMethodist-Episcopal Church of NorwichBuilding · listed 2003
About itEmmanuel Episcopal Church ComplexBuilding · listed 2009
About itNorwich Pharmacal Company WarehouseBuilding · listed 2018
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Norwich: May 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Norwich →
Questions about parks and trails in Norwich
Where can I hike in Norwich?
The longest trail networks: Weiler Park, 0.3 miles; Rotary Park, 0.1 miles; West Park, 0.2 miles; East Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Norwich is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Norwich’s trails?
Weiler Park and Rotary Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Norwich?
26,728 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norwich or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Norwich have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #360 of 758 in New York. 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 Norwich 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 →