First pick
Parc Sugarloaf Park
Park or garden
121 ha5.8 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.8 km of path
7.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Terry Fox TrailTerry Fox Single Track Side TrailConnector
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tourisme Nouveau-Brunswick · CC BY 2.012%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Atholville · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Atholville beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Count 24 protected areas within 10 km of town. The largest named area nearby is 4010701, 16,175 ha, 9.2 km away. 22 km from town is Miguasha National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.
Protected land
12%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
24
within 10 km, 21 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
22 km
Miguasha National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Atholville apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round12% of the land within 10 km, more than 90% of Canadian townsMany protected areas21 public areas within 10 kmOn a national routeThe International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick passes within 2 km
Atholville’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Atholville, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km12%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas21Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Atholville has the 5th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,292 to 3,400 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
Atholville12%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Atholville21
Towns its size1
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Atholville1
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Atholville’s strong point is public protected areas, where 6 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli QC | 52% | 0.7% | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Pictou NS | 24% | 0.5% | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Division No. 19, Unorganized MB | 22% | 24% | 57 | 0 | 65 |
| 4 | North Kawartha ON | 18% | 36% | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Atholville NB | 12% | 3.1% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kensington, Part 1 PE | 11% | 0.9% | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Inverness County, Subdivision C NS | 8.2% | 6.3% | 181 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Sheet Harbour NS | 7.7% | 7.8% | 124 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Saint-André-d'Argenteuil QC | 7.4% | 7.4% | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Central Okanagan West BC | 6.7% | 5.4% | 49 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary BC | 6.5% | 1.6% | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Enderby BC | 5.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Greeningdon ON | 5.4% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Grande-Rivière QC | 4.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Rankin Inlet NU | 3.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste QC | 2.2% | 2% | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Wellington AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 20 | Mill Courtland Woodside Park ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | North St. Boniface MB | 1.4% | 7.7% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Bonavista NL | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | Channel-Port aux Basques NL | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 24 | Compton QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Miller AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Placentia NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Sainte-Clotilde QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Virden MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Gibbons AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Inuvik NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Hay River NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 36 | Arviat NU | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 37 | Eaux Claires AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Holyrood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Montrose AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Northmount AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Atholville
The town’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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Atholville
Parc Sugarloaf Park is the largest, at 121 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
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
About 1 in 10 of Atholville’s residents are a short walk from 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 (11%)Further (90%)
Atholville11%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. For about 3,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
The 24 protected areas near Atholville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Atholville3.1%
Within 10 km12%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 21 of the 24; land trusts and private owners hold the others. 4010701 leads for size with 16,175 ha. 3 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
4015000Nature reserve · 2,141 ha · reaches Atholville
Halls Shed LakeNature reserve · 1,635 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
4015500Nature reserve · 621 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Squaw Cap MountainNature reserve · 1,669 ha · 1.0 km from the edge of town
4015200Nature reserve · 123 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
4015700Nature reserve · 559 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
4015300Nature reserve · 213 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
4015100Nature reserve · 836 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
4015400Nature reserve · 268 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
4015600Nature reserve · 363 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
11 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
Miguasha National Park (Québec) is 22 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
Miguasha National Park (Québec)
22 km north-east0.6 km²since 1985
No national park lies within 100 km of Atholville; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Atholville has 90 km of footpaths in and around it
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
90 km
in and around the town (186.9 km²)
Woodland
86%
about 159.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AtholvilleTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AtholvilleTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland86%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 98% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 66% 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
The International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick runs past Atholville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick532.8 km
9.5 km of the International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick runs within 2 km of town; mapped end to end, it is 533 km.
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 Atholville: June and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Charlo, 31 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 71 | 65 | 79 | 69 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 82 | 101 | 94 | 87 | 76 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (104 mm); February is driest (65 mm). The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-7 °C). The climate in Atholville →
Beaches
The beach near Atholville: Tide-Head Beach, 3.2 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Tide-Head Beachmixed · 3.2 km from town
DirectionsAnother 2 have no name on the map. Within 5 km is 26 km of coastline. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Atholville has 4 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 10 playgrounds, the biggest group. Look up to Sugarloaf Mountain: 281 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Pritchard Peak265 m · in town
DirectionsSeven Mile Ridge0.2 km from town
DirectionsSugarloaf Mountain281 m · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Sugarloaf Provincial Park Campground0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Atholville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CampbelltonPointe-à-la-CroixListugujAtholville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atholville | 12% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| Campbellton 8.7 km | 3.5% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Pointe-à-la-Croix 12 km | 7.6% | 34 | 1 | 4 |
| Listuguj 14 km | 4.3% | 16 | 1 | 3 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Atholville doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Atholville
Which is the biggest protected area near Atholville?
It is 4010701, a nature reserve covering 16,175 ha.
How far is Atholville from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Atholville.
Where can you swim near Atholville?
The nearest is Tide-Head Beach, 3.2 km from town.
Are there hiking trails near Atholville?
The International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick, mapped within 2 km.
How much land around Atholville is protected?
Protected areas cover 12% of the land within 10 km.
When should you visit Atholville for the outdoors?
On the normals, June and August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Atholville?
Miguasha National Park (Québec), 22 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Where Atholville’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.
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).