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Park on Wilgrove
Park
23 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Mint Hill
Mint Hill, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.3% of Mint Hill is conserved land, roughly 357 acres. There are about 7.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Park on Wilgrove (1.5 mi), Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park (1.3 mi), and Mint Hill Founders Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mint Hill, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mint Hill outdoors
Conserved land
2.3%
357 of 15,810 acres
Trails
7.6 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.3 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
Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park
Park
71 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Mint Hill Founders Park
Managed by Town of Mint Hill
27 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Ezell Farm Community Park
Park
88 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Mint Hill
Showing 1–10 of 12 playgrounds
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Unnamed playground in Park on Wilgrove
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Unnamed playground in Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park
Unnamed playground in Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.0 miUnpaved 4.2 mi
- Heelsplitter Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
357 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 16 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball29
- Tennis27
- Pickleball6
- Basketball3
- Softball2
- Football2
- Volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mint Hill
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 172 acLocal Recreation Area 165 acLocal Conservation Area 160 acConservation Easement 37 acUnknown Easement 32 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Mint Hill Open SpaceLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 171 | Open |
| Mecklenburg County Open SpaceLocal Park | County | 101 | Open |
| Mecklenburg County Open Space - Ezell Farm ParkLocal Conservation Area | Not recorded | 88 | Open |
| Mint Hill Veterans Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Mecklenburg County Open Space - Stevens Creek Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Not recorded | 43 | Restricted |
| Mecklenburg County Open Space - McAlpine Creek GreenwayLocal Conservation Area | Not recorded | 27 | Restricted |
| Park On WilgroveLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| NC Department of Transportation Mitigation SiteState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Access unknown |
| City of Charlotte Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Access unknown |
| Mecklenburg County Open Space - Fairview Road ParkLocal Conservation Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
North Carolina Korean War MemorialIn Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park · War memorial
Arlington Church CemeteryCemetery
Evergreen CemeteryCemetery
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church CemeteryCemetery
Red Branch Church CemeteryCemetery
Rock Springs CemeteryCemetery
True Light Church CemeteryCemetery
Wilson Grove Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Mint Hill and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mint Hill'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 21.6-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.