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Outdoors in Norway Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Norway Township

3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Norway Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
32 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

32 conserved acres

under 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)32 ac
Conservation Easement · 32 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 32 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Chandler Gray and Mary Abbie Newhall House and Homestead ShackBuilding · listed 1992
About it
Childstown Township Bridge Number S-15Structure · listed 2000
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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)273245597081858275614531
Rain (in)0.50.81.42.93.74.13.03.52.82.21.10.8

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Norway Township →

Next door

Norway Township and its neighbors

Norway Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Norway Township3.5 miHurley Township3.5 miSpring Valley Township1.1 miMarion Township1.0 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
Spring Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marion Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hurley 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?

138 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 →