First pick
Bunn's Creek Parkway
Park or garden
12 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Bunn's Creek Trail
Directionsto a point inside
0.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Valhalla · parks, protected land & trails
Valhalla touches Bunns Creek Corridor
For a provincial park, Birds Hill Provincial Park lies 10 km off. 0.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
10 km
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Against other towns
Valhalla against other 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
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 town0.6%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas6Areas 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
Valhalla has the 6th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,110 to 3,198 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
Valhalla0.2%
Towns its size4.8%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Valhalla6
Towns its size9
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Valhalla0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Valhalla trails its peers is protected land nearby; 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trois-Pistoles QC | 44% | 0.9% | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Pincher Creek No. 9 AB | 32% | 30% | 74 | 11 | 43 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine BC | 21% | 17% | 36 | 0 | 84 |
| 4 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts QC | 16% | 12% | 43 | 15 | 8 |
| 5 | Welcome Beach BC | 15% | 8.8% | 37 | 0 | 60 |
| 6 | Percé QC | 15% | 2.2% | 39 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Queensway Terrace North ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | New Maryland NB | 11% | 25% | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | French River / Rivière des Français ON | 9.5% | 8.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré QC | 9.1% | 0.2% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Roblin MB | 8.8% | 0.5% | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-David-de-Falardeau QC | 8.6% | 3.7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Chalk River ON | 8.2% | 1% | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Beaumont QC | 7.7% | 0.1% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Kingsclear NB | 7.4% | 7.7% | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Ainslie Wood East ON | 7.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Gilbert ON | 7.2% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Paspébiac QC | 6.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Electoral Area D, North Okanagan BC | 6.2% | 6.4% | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | Clear Hills AB | 5.4% | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| 21 | Clermont QC | 4.1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Blakeley ON | 4.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Cedar Hill ON | 1.9% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Garrison Woods AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lakeshore ON | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | Minburn County No. 27 AB | 1.2% | 0.9% | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Thorhild County AB | 1.2% | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooklands MB | 1.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire QC | 0.9% | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Lower Mount Royal AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Adelaide-Metcalfe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Westgate AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Brookside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Enniskillen ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Valhalla MB | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Bishop's Falls NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Saint-Liboire QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | La Loche SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Houston BC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 40 | Crystallina Nera West AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Valhalla
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
9 named parks and woods to walk in near Valhalla
Bunn's Creek Parkway is the largest, at 12 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
9 named parks and woods, 28 ha in all
Parks & gardens 28 ha
The bulk, 73%, is Bunn's Creek Parkway and McBeth Park.
McBeth Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
8.4 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Valhalla
Directionsto a point inside
River Ridge Riverbank Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
4.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Valhalla
River Ridge Path
Directionsto a point inside
Rivergrove Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
0.9 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bunn's Creek Park West
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Bunn's Creek Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Millennium Gardens
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
0.4 ha
Centralin the middle of Valhalla
Directionsto a point inside
Essar Playground
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
0.3 ha
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kayhans Drive Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
0.2 ha
Centralin the middle of Valhalla
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Bunn's Creek ParkwayPark or garden · 12 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsMcBeth ParkPark or garden · 8.4 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRiver Ridge Riverbank ParkPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRivergrove ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBunn's Creek Park WestPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMillennium GardensPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsEssar PlaygroundPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsKayhans Drive ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsTamarind ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: 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
In Valhalla, a park is close to every home
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%)
Valhalla100%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Bunns Creek Corridor reaches Valhalla
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Valhalla0.6%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The 6 are all publicly owned. Seine River Corridor leads for size with 111 ha.
Bunns Creek CorridorMunicipal park · 17 ha · reaches Valhalla
McBeth and River Ridge ParksMunicipal park · 8.6 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Kildonan ParkMunicipal park · 5.6 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Seine River CorridorMunicipal park · 111 ha · 5.5 km from the edge of town
Whittier Park Riparian ForestMunicipal park · 6.4 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
Rotary Prairie Nature ParkMunicipal park · 8.1 ha · 6.4 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
Birds Hill Provincial Park is 10 km away
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
Birds Hill Provincial Park
10 km north-east21 km²since 1964
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Valhalla, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Valhalla and its edge hold 31 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
31 km
in and around the town (9.5 km²)
Woodland
1.1%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ValhallaTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ValhallaTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.1%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 76% of Canadian towns have fewer. For woods, 81% of Canadian towns have more.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No named walking route passes Valhalla on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Valhalla
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 11 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -9 | -1 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 0 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 18 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 19 |
Winter brings about 126 cm of snow. The warmest days come in July (26 °C highs), the coldest in January (-11 °C). July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (77 mm); February is driest (13 mm). The climate in Valhalla →
Things to do
4 viewpoints near Valhalla
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
65 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 65
School playground (le terrain) over geothermal field0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 64 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Valhalla
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RivergroveRiverbendRiver EastRossmere-AKildonan DriveRossmere-BValhalla
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valhalla | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivergrove 0.8 km | 0.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Riverbend 1.3 km | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| River East 1.4 km | 0.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rossmere-A 1.6 km | 0.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kildonan Drive 2.1 km | 0.3% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Rossmere-B 2.8 km | 0.3% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Valhalla holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Valhalla
When is the best time for walking in Valhalla?
September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Valhalla?
None within 100 km of Valhalla.
Which is the biggest protected area near Valhalla?
Seine River Corridor, a municipal park of 111 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Valhalla?
The closest is Birds Hill Provincial Park, at 10 km.
Are there protected areas near Valhalla?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
The sources behind Valhalla’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.
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).