Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Managed by National Park Service
218 acres0.9 mi of trail
Stanford TrailBrandywine Gorge Loop
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Northfield Center Township
Northfield Center Township has 221 acres of parks, 40 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Cuyahoga Valley National Park (0.9 mi). 6% of Northfield Center Township’s land is conserved, about 209 acres. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Northfield Center Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #474 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
209 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
221 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Northfield Center Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Northfield Center Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Northfield Center Township is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #474 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Northfield Center Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land40 acres of park per 1,000 residents (221 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home36% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 52%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Cuyahoga Valley National Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beacon Hills Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
209 conserved acres
6% of Northfield Center Township’s land. Who manages Northfield Center Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service183 ac
County26 ac
National Park · 183 acLocal Park · 26 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Park | National Park Service | 183 | Open |
| Land Local Park | County | 26 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Northfield Center Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Northfield Center Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
Stanford Trail0.4 mi
Brandywine Gorge Loop0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Multi-sport
2Football
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Northfield Center Township: April, May and July to 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Northfield Center Township →
Next door
Northfield Center Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Boston Township56 miSagamore Hills Township16 miBoston Heights7.0 miMacedonia2.2 miNorthfield Center Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield Center Township | 6% | 0.2 | 40 | 36% | B− |
| Sagamore Hills Township | 35% | 1.4 | 225 | 84% | A+ |
| Macedonia | 7% | 0.2 | 38 | 88% | B+ |
| Boston Heights | 36% | 1.0 | 905 | 46% | A |
| Boston Township | 81% | 2.9 | 6,404 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Northfield Center Township
Where can I hike in Northfield Center Township?
The longest trail networks: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Northfield Center 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 Northfield Center Township’s trails?
Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Brandywine Falls Metro Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Northfield Center Township?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Northfield Center Township?
37,174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Northfield Center Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 221 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Northfield Center Township have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #474 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Northfield Center 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 →