1
Hill River State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
7,135 acres5.7 mi of trail
Hill City TrailFR 1696
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Macville
Macville, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 34% of Macville is conserved land, roughly 7,874 acres. There are about 19 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hill River State Forest (5.7 mi) and Hay Point WMA (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Macville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Macville outdoors
Conserved land
34%
7,874 of 23,219 acres
Trails
19 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Hay Point Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
342 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Moose Willow Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
39 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 10.5 mi
- Hill City Trail4.4 mi
- Soo Line Trail3.5 mi
- FR 16962.2 mi
- Aitkin County Forestry Road 20-91.7 mi
- Aitkin County Forestry Road 20-81.6 mi
- Soo Line North ATV Trail1.5 mi
- Aitkin County Forestry Road 20-70.8 mi
- Aitkin County Forestry Road 20-30.8 mi
- Aitkin County Forestry Road 20-50.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
7,874 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Soo Line North ATV Trail (bike route)5 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Macville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 7,532 acState Conservation Area 342 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill River State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 7,136 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 396 | Open |
| Hay Point State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 342 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Macville CemetaryCemetery
Nearby
Macville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macville | 33.9% | 18.7 mi | 3 |
| Hill Lake | 23.1% | 7.7 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Macville's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.