First pick
Henry Singer Park
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
39 ha
1.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cumberland · parks, protected land & trails
Within 38 km of Cumberland: Elk Island National Park
The nearest provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, is 5.6 km away. CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km. 2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
38 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
5.6 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Cumberland beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km2%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 areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Cumberland comes 19th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,402 to 6,577 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
Cumberland2%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cumberland1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cumberland0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Cumberland sits near the top of its size group: 18 of 39 have more. For public protected areas, though, 31 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Calumet QC | 28% | 12% | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Beresford NB | 26% | 19% | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | South Surrey BC | 22% | 28% | 130 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Pontiac QC | 21% | 51% | 67 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Pictou County, Subdivision A NS | 13% | 1.7% | 58 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | City View ON | 12% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Fisher Heights ON | 11% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Antigonish County, Subdivision B NS | 11% | 1.8% | 103 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Tweed ON | 9.9% | 9.1% | 68 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing ON | 8.1% | 23% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sackville NB | 6.5% | 0.1% | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mount Royal ON | 6.5% | 2.6% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Mont-Joli QC | 5.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bramalea Woods ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Port-Cartier QC | 5% | 1% | 44 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Humboldt SK | 4.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Pictou County, Subdivision B NS | 4.8% | 1.1% | 165 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Stipeley ON | 4.3% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Cumberland AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | West Broadway MB | 1.6% | 0% | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Glamorgan AB | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Battlefield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | Fairhaven SK | 1.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Greystone Heights SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Massey Place SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Corman ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 17 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | Garden Village BC | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | Oliver Paipoonge ON | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Royalwood MB | 0.7% | 9.6% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Terwillegar Towne AB | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Kings County, Subdivision D NS | 0.5% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| 32 | Beechborough-Greenbrook ON | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | St. Paul County No. 19 AB | 0.4% | 0.7% | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 34 | Petrolia ON | 0.3% | 3.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Glencoe ON | 0.3% | 0.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Abbeydale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Crescent Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Hollick-Kenyon AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Bay Roberts NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 40 | Sherwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Cumberland
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Cumberland
The biggest is Henry Singer Park, 39 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 71 ha in all
Parks & gardens 71 ha
Two places, Henry Singer Park and Rampart Constructed Wetland Park, make up 69% of the total.
Rampart Constructed Wetland Park
Park or garden
9.8 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Orval Allen Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
5.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hudson Park
Park or garden
5.4 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Cumberland
Directionsto a point inside
Cumberland Park
Park or garden
5.6 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Cumberland
Directionsto a point inside
Oxford Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
5.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km northfrom 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 Cumberland 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%)
Cumberland100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
2% of the country within 10 km of Cumberland is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cumberland0%
Within 10 km2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 2, 1 are public and the remainder private. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
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 Cumberland
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
5.6 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
38 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is 5.6 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
38 km of paths in and around Cumberland
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
38 km
in and around the town (10.3 km²)
Woodland
2.2%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CumberlandTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.7
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CumberlandTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.2%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 73% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 80% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Cumberland
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Cumberland: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (4.9 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 |
About 124 cm of snow falls in a year. January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 24 °C. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 83 mm; February sees 12 mm. The climate in Cumberland →
Things to do
Outdoors around Cumberland: 30 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (30).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 30
Cumberland Parkin town
DirectionsHudson Childrens Playground0.0 km from town
DirectionsCarlslie1.2 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
The garden near Cumberland: William Hawrelak Park, 8.4 km off
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 · 8.4 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 Cumberland
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
HudsonCarltonOxfordWellingtonCaernarvonCarlisleCumberland
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson 0.7 km | 2.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton 1.1 km | 2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford 1.1 km | 1.7% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington 1.3 km | 2.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caernarvon 1.5 km | 1.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlisle 1.9 km | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Around Cumberland, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Cumberland
How far is Cumberland from a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 38 km off.
When is the best time for walking in Cumberland?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Cumberland?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 5.6 km away.
How much land around Cumberland is protected?
Protected areas cover 2% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Cumberland?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 2,055 ha.
Sources
Where Cumberland’s outdoors figures come from
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).