Kiel Marsh Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
330 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5COutdoors
Outdoors in New Holstein
New Holstein has 340 acres of parks, 188 for every 1,000 residents
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of New Holstein’s land is conserved, about 379 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
379 acres · of 31.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
340 ac
188 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is New Holstein?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Holstein have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Holstein is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Holstein’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land188 acres of park per 1,000 residents (340 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home11% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in New Holstein. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
379 conserved acres
2% of New Holstein’s land. Who manages New Holstein’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources335 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)42 ac
Private owners2 ac
State Recreation Area · 335 acConservation Easement · 42 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 42 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiel Marsh Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 337 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in New Holstein
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Holstein →
Next door
New Holstein and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Schleswig7.1 miKiel2.5 miCharlestown0.9 miRussell0.4 miCalumet0.3 miNew Holstein0.0 miBrothertown0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holstein | 2% | under 0.1 | 188 | 11% | C |
| Kiel | 6% | 1.0 | 28 | 99%+ | A |
| Schleswig | 1% | 0.2 | 207 | 19% | C+ |
| Charlestown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Russell | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Calumet | under 1% | under 0.1 | 95 | 7% | C− |
| Brothertown | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 14% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Holstein
How much of New Holstein is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on New Holstein’s trails?
Kiel Marsh Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Holstein?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near New Holstein?
17,833 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Holstein or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 340 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Holstein have?
Ahead of 30% 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 New Holstein 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 →