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Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
491 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve
Outdoors · Carthage
Carthage, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 2% of Carthage is conserved land, roughly 493 acres. There are about 4.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve (2.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Carthage, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Carthage outdoors
Conserved land
2%
493 of 24,655 acres
Trails
4.5 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
271 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
Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve
Managed by Athens Conservancy
110 acres
Dog rules not recorded
3
Morris Reserve
Managed by Athens Conservancy
86 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Carthage
Jasper Hill896 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.0 mi
- Township Highway 5730.9 mi
- Township Road 5310.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
493 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
Courts & fields
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Carthage
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 493 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desonier Dedicated Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 493 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Asbury CemeteryCemetery
Barnhill CemeteryCemetery
Buck CemeteryCemetery
Carthage CemeteryCemetery
Fairview CemeteryCemetery
Lottridge CemeteryCemetery
Orange CemeteryCemetery
Saint Johns CemeteryCemetery
Vanderhoof CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Carthage and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Carthage'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 21.1-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.