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Orwell
Managed by Fergus Falls Fish & Game Club
417 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Orwell
Orwell, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 23% of Orwell is conserved land, roughly 5,044 acres. There are about 6.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Orwell (1 mi) and Ridgeway WPA (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Orwell, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Orwell outdoors
Conserved land
23%
5,044 of 22,203 acres
Trails
6.4 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 1 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
Ridgeway WPA
Managed by US Fish & Wildlife
1,432 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Orwell Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1,627 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Orwell
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
5,044 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,369 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Orwell
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 4,048 acState Conservation Area 1,646 acConservation Easement 1,370 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 4,048 | Restricted |
| Orwell State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,646 | Restricted |
Nearby
Orwell and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell | 22.7% | 6.4 mi | 3 |
| Fergus Falls | 9.8% | 14.3 mi | 32 |
| Buse | 24.5% | 5.3 mi | 9 |
| Fergus Falls | 17.6% | 3.5 mi | 3 |
| Western | 22.2% | 3.5 mi | 10 |
| Foxhome | 0% | 5.5 mi | 0 |
| Carlisle | 6.1% | 2.6 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Orwell'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.