First pick
Hermitage Park
Park or garden
96 ha13.3 km of path
2 h 55 minto walk all 13.3 km of path
1.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Herm Gravel
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Kurt Bauschardt from Edmonton, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.00.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Belmont · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 28 km beyond Belmont’s edge
For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 16 km off. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Within 10 km of the town, 0.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
28 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
16 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Belmont, set against Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km0.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Belmont has the 11th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,211 to 5,390 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Belmont0.2%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Belmont0
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Belmont1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Belmont trails its peers is public protected areas; 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inverness County, Subdivision A NS | 29% | 40% | 156 | 2 | 35 |
| 2 | Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay BC | 25% | 28% | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Oliver BC | 19% | 0.8% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Lake Echo NS | 16% | 33% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Upper Tantallon NS | 13% | 19% | 157 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Billings Bridge - Heron Park ON | 11% | 2.4% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton QC | 9.4% | 1.6% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Electoral Area L, Cariboo BC | 9.1% | 9.1% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Central Frontenac ON | 8.2% | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | The Ravines of Rainbow Creek ON | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Trumpeter Area AB | 5.4% | 1.6% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay BC | 4.5% | 7.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Aldergrove AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Crown Point East ON | 3.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | West Meadowlark Park AB | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Waverley Heights MB | 1.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Normand Park MB | 1.5% | 3.1% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | South West Industrial SK | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Mount Royal SK | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Windsor QC | 1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Headingley MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Westdale MB | 1% | 1% | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 26 | St. Boniface Industrial Park MB | 0.6% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Deer Lake NL | 0.4% | 3.8% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Norwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ogilvie Ridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Belmont AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover QC | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Edmonton Energy And Technology Park AB | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Ritchie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Tweddle Place AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Chisasibi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Carstairs AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Westlock AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belvedere AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Belmont
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
8 named parks and woods to walk in near Belmont
Largest first: Hermitage Park leads with 96 ha. Numbers match the map.
8 named parks and woods, 196 ha in all
Parks & gardens 196 ha
Hermitage Park and Kennedale Ravine Park together hold 67% of it.
Kennedale Ravine Park
Park or garden
35 ha5.5 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.5 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Clareview Park
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
20 ha3.1 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.1 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Edmonton Soccer Centre East Overlanders Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
13 ha0.3 km of path
1.2 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Belmont Park
Park or garden
11 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Belmont
Directionsto a point inside
Sifton Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
8.3 ha0.5 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hairsine Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
6.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kernohan Park
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
6.3 ha0.4 km of path
0.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Source: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
All of Belmont is within a short walk of a park
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Belmont100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Belmont has 2 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Belmont0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All of them are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups, so they are counted here but not named.
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
Big parks near Belmont
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
16 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
28 km east194 km²since 1913
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 16 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Belmont and its edge hold 59 km of footpath
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
59 km
in and around the town (9.3 km²)
Woodland
5.9%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BelmontTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6.4
048 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BelmontTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.9%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 97% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 58% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Belmont has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw83.8 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Belmont in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (8.8 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 1 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 70 | 83 | 61 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
Daytime highs run from -6 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. Summer brings the most rain: 83 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. Snowfall averages 124 cm a year. The climate in Belmont →
Things to do
Belmont has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 31 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 31
Treehouse Indoor Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsFraser Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsAmazone Playzone1.6 km from town
Directionssplash pad1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 27 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
William Hawrelak Park, 12 km from Belmont, is the garden to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
William Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 12 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Belmont
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KernohanOverlandersHomesteaderClareview Town CentreBannermanBeacon HeightsBelmont
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kernohan 0.8 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Overlanders 1.1 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Homesteader 1.3 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clareview Town Centre 1.5 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bannerman 1.5 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Beacon Heights 2.2 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Belmont’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Belmont
When should you visit Belmont for the outdoors?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Belmont?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 16 km from the edge of town.
Are there protected areas near Belmont?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you walk near Belmont?
Try the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
How far is Belmont from a national park?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 28 km.
Sources
The sources behind Belmont’s outdoors figures
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).