Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNoble Township has 1,150 acres of parks, 518 for every 1,000 residents
6% of Noble Township’s land is conserved, about 1,140 acres. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Noble Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Noble Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Noble Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Noble Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1,140 conserved acres
6% of Noble Township’s land. Who manages Noble Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Run State Park State Park | State natural resources | 1,140 | Open |
6 places to go in Noble Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 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.
The best walking months in Noble Township: April and 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Noble Township →
Noble Township and its neighbors
Noble Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | 6% | 0.2 | 518 | 30% | B |
| Olive Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 29% | C− |
| Brookfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Spencer Township | 15% | under 0.1 | 3 | 30% | C |
| Buffalo Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sharon 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 Noble Township
How much of Noble Township is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Noble Township’s trails?
Balle Valley Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Noble Township?
3,771 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Noble Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,150 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Noble Township have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Noble Township neighbors.
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 →