1
Ledge Creek Forest Conservation Area
Managed by Tar River Land Conservancy
32 acres0.3 mi of trail
Pond Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Stem
Stem, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.7% of Stem is conserved land, roughly 37 acres. Stem has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Stem, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Stem outdoors
Conserved land
4.7%
37 of 790 acres
Trails
0.3 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
30 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
Picture Branch Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Trails
Named trails
- Pond Trail0.3 mi
Who protects the land
37 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 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
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Stem
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 47 acConservation Easement 15 acLocal Other or Unknown 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tar River Land Conservancy PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 47 | Access unknown |
| Town of Stem Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Access unknown |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Stem'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.