First pick
Acadia Research Forest
Wood or forest
9,186 ha3.2 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
17 km north-eastfrom the centre
Minto Subdivision
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain16%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Maugerville · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Maugerville is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
54 protected areas lie within 10 km. Within its own boundary, 24% of the town is protected. 7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
16%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
54
within 10 km, 33 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
86 km
Kouchibouguac National Park
Nearest provincial park
24 km
Mactaquac Provincial Park
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Maugerville apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round16% of the land within 10 km, more than 94% of Canadian townsProtected land in town24% of Maugerville itself lies in protected areasMany protected areas33 public areas within 10 kmBeaches7 beaches within 5 km
What Maugerville has most to offer outdoors is protected land around it, with protected land inside its own boundary close behind.
Against other towns
How Maugerville compares with 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km16%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town24%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas33Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Maugerville ranks 4th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,808 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
Maugerville16%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Maugerville33
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Maugerville0
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Maugerville does best for protected land nearby: 3 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Maugerville NB | 16% | 24% | 54 | 0 | 7 |
| 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
Where the green is in Maugerville
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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Maugerville
The biggest is Acadia Research Forest, 9,186 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Sir Douglas Hazen Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
9.3 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
9.1 km southfrom the centre
Lincoln Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Thatch Road Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
0.9 ha
7.1 km southfrom 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
Most of Maugerville is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Maugerville0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 1,800 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
54 protected areas around Maugerville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Maugerville24%
Within 10 km16%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 33 of the 54. Biggest of the named areas: Grand Lake, 10,465 ha. Another 13 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Grand LakeNature reserve · 10,465 ha · reaches Maugerville
4003700Nature reserve · 7,419 ha · reaches Maugerville
4034600Nature reserve · 4,832 ha · reaches Maugerville
4034800Nature reserve · 4,440 ha · reaches Maugerville
Portobello Creek National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 3,932 ha · reaches Maugerville
4034300Nature reserve · 2,361 ha · reaches Maugerville
4002800Nature reserve · 1,990 ha · reaches Maugerville
4035600Nature reserve · 1,218 ha · reaches Maugerville
Bull Pasture BogNature reserve · 915 ha · reaches Maugerville
Burpee LakeNature reserve · 898 ha · reaches Maugerville
17 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
Kouchibouguac National Park is 86 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
Mactaquac Provincial Park
24 km west5.4 km²since 1965
National park
Kouchibouguac National Park
86 km north-east239 km²since 1969
Closer to home, Mactaquac Provincial Park is 24 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
Maugerville has 130 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
130 km
in and around the town (1,119.3 km²)
Woodland
84%
about 941.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MaugervilleTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MaugervilleTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland84%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 84% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 97% 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
No mapped walking route near Maugerville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
The best months for walking in Maugerville: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fredericton (Airport) (7.2 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 63 | 88 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 94 | 66 | 90 | 106 | 97 | 93 |
Snowfall averages 241 cm a year. October is the wettest month (106 mm) and February the driest (63 mm). Daytime highs run from -4 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. The climate in Maugerville →
Beaches
7 unnamed beaches near Maugerville
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Maugerville 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 map shows 5 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Oak Point Ridgein town
DirectionsMount Hope1.0 km from town
DirectionsPopple Hill1.9 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 4
Bull Pasture Bog Protected Natural Areain town
DirectionsBurpee Lake Nature Preservein town
DirectionsWelamukotuk Cinerea Nature Preservein town
DirectionsNələkwənəkek/Noloqonokek Nature Preserve0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Maugerville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
OromoctoDevon 30FrederictonLincolnNew MarylandSaint MarysMaugerville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maugerville | 16% | 54 | 0 | 7 |
| Oromocto 9.6 km | 6.6% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| Devon 30 11 km | 4.2% | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Fredericton 12 km | 4.3% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| Lincoln 13 km | 6.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| New Maryland 14 km | 1.7% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Marys 15 km | 13% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Maugerville doubles its share. Fredericton has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 2.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- 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 Maugerville
Is Maugerville near a national park?
Kouchibouguac National Park, 86 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Maugerville?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest beach to Maugerville?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
How much land around Maugerville is protected?
Yes: 16% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Maugerville?
Mactaquac Provincial Park, 24 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Maugerville?
Grand Lake, a nature reserve of 10,465 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Maugerville
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).