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Olsen Park
Park
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Northchase
Northchase, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Northchase is conserved land, roughly 145 acres. Northchase has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Northchase, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Northchase outdoors
Conserved land
13%
145 of 1,116 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
25 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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
Trask Park
Park
15 acres
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 Northchase
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Olsen Park
Who protects the land
145 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. 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
Courts & fields
- Baseball11
- Football1
- Beach volleyball1
- Basketball1
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Northchase
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 105 acLocal Other or Unknown 29 acUnknown Easement 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County ParkLocal Park | County | 92 | Open |
| New Hanover County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 28 | Access unknown |
| Northchase Park & PoolLocal Park | Private owners | 13 | Open |
| City of Wilmington Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Access unknown |
Nearby
Northchase and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northchase | 13% | 0.0 mi | 2 |
| Murraysville | 12% | 4.4 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Northchase'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.