First pick
Huckleberry Island
Wood or forest
18 ha
5.1 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain59%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Hardwicke · parks, protected land & trails
Within 3.1 km of Hardwicke: Kouchibouguac National Park
The protected share within 10 km is 59%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. For a swim, Miramichi Beaches is the nearest of 28 beaches within 5 km. The 10 km around town hold 36 protected areas.
Protected land
59%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
36
within 10 km, 23 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
3.1 km
Kouchibouguac National Park
Beaches
28
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Hardwicke, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyKouchibouguac National Park, 3.1 km awayProtected land all round59% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsProtected land in town23% of Hardwicke itself lies in protected areasBeaches28 beaches within 5 km
Above all, Hardwicke offers Kouchibouguac National Park within easy reach, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Hardwicke 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. 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 km59%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town23%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas23Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches28Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Hardwicke has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,286 to 2,587 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
Hardwicke59%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Hardwicke23
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Hardwicke0
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Hardwicke tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardwicke NB | 59% | 23% | 36 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Hardwicke on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; 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
Walk in Hardwicke: one named park or wood
Huckleberry Island is the largest, at 18 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
Few people in Hardwicke live near 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Hardwicke0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. Around 2,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Hardwicke, 59% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Hardwicke23%
Within 10 km59%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
23 of the 36 are on public land. Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22) is the biggest, 285,278 ha. 13 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Miramichi Bay ClosureNature reserve · 146,842 ha · reaches Hardwicke
4006800Nature reserve · 2,737 ha · reaches Hardwicke
4003100Nature reserve · 1,811 ha · reaches Hardwicke
4009000Nature reserve · 1,588 ha · reaches Hardwicke
4020900Nature reserve · 1,161 ha · reaches Hardwicke
4027500Nature reserve · 921 ha · reaches Hardwicke
4005000Nature reserve · 252 ha · reaches Hardwicke
Bay du Vin IslandNature reserve · 224 ha · reaches Hardwicke
4020800Nature reserve · 47 ha · reaches Hardwicke
4020700Nature reserve · 21 ha · reaches Hardwicke
13 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
Parks around Hardwicke
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
National park
Kouchibouguac National Park
3.1 km south239 km²since 1969
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 62 km in and around Hardwicke
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
62 km
in and around the town (416 km²)
Woodland
51%
about 213 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HardwickeTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HardwickeTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland51%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 84% of Canadian towns. 81% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 Hardwicke
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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Hardwicke: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Kouchibougauac, 30 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 116 | 90 | 116 | 96 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 83 | 96 | 133 | 109 | 124 |
Highs peak near 26 °C in July and fall to -4 °C in January. The wettest month, October, brings 133 mm, against 83 mm in August. The climate in Hardwicke →
Beaches
Beaches near Hardwicke: 28 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Miramichi Beachesin town
DirectionsMiramichi Beachesin town
DirectionsMiramichi Beachesin town
DirectionsPreston Beachin town
DirectionsEscuminac Beaches1.8 km from town
DirectionsMiramichi Beaches3.6 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 22 more, nameless. The shoreline runs 226 km within 5 km of town. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Hardwicke: 5 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Bay du Vin Island Provincial Park Reservein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Escuminac Beach & Family Parkin town
DirectionsSandy Point Park Incin town
DirectionsSlipways 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 Hardwicke
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 22–26 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Hardwicke.
GlenelgEsgenoôpetitj 14NeguacAlnwickHardwicke
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwicke | 59% | 36 | 0 | 28 |
| Glenelg 22 km | 21% | 43 | 0 | 7 |
| Esgenoôpetitj 14 24 km | 42% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Neguac 26 km | 43% | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| Alnwick 26 km | 32% | 62 | 0 | 53 |
No place nearby has double Hardwicke’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Hardwicke
What is the nearest national park to Hardwicke?
The nearest is Kouchibouguac National Park, 3.1 km away.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Hardwicke?
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22): 285,278 ha, a nature reserve.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Hardwicke?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How much land around Hardwicke is protected?
Within 10 km, 59% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Hardwicke?
The nearest is Miramichi Beaches, in town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Hardwicke
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).