First pick
Fundy Discovery Site
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
19 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
9.2 km southfrom the centre
Bike/Hiking Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Colchester County, Subdivision B · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Colchester County, Subdivision B beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns
84 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For walks, 10 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Earltown Lake & Portage Trail and Rogart Mountain Trail. The closest provincial park is Rushtons Beach Provincial Park, 2.3 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
84
within 10 km, 73 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
72 km
Prince Edward Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
2.3 km
Rushtons Beach Provincial Park
Walking routes
10
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Colchester County, Subdivision B has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round9% of the land within 10 km, more than 84% of Canadian townsWalking routes10 named routes within 2 kmMany protected areas73 public areas within 10 kmBeaches5 beaches within 5 km
Out of doors, Colchester County, Subdivision B leads with protected land around it, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
Colchester County, Subdivision B 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas73Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes10Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Colchester County, Subdivision B has the 10th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (21,117 to 22,055 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
Colchester County, Subdivision B9%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Colchester County, Subdivision B73
Towns its size5
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Colchester County, Subdivision B10
Towns its size1
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Colchester County, Subdivision B beats most towns its size for public protected areas; only 1 of 39 does better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver BC | 26% | 34% | 203 | 11 | 269 |
| 2 | Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac QC | 19% | 0.1% | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Dunbar-Southlands BC | 17% | 0.9% | 12 | 1 | 62 |
| 4 | Mont-Bleu QC | 17% | 12% | 33 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Cornell ON | 12% | 16% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Upper Lachine QC | 12% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | South End NS | 11% | 4.5% | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | South Frontenac ON | 9.4% | 13% | 89 | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | Varennes QC | 9.3% | 6.2% | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Colchester County, Subdivision B NS | 9% | 4.9% | 84 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Rivière-des-Prairies QC | 8.8% | 8.6% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Petite-Bourgogne QC | 8.4% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Ile-des-Soeurs QC | 7.8% | 8% | 24 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Parcours-du-Cerf - Du Tremblay QC | 6.9% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Old Barrhaven West ON | 6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Cole Harbour NS | 4.4% | 6.9% | 22 | 2 | 17 |
| 17 | Sandalwood East (mountainash) ON | 4.3% | 11% | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Black Creek ON | 2.7% | 1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | East End-Danforth ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 20 | East L'Amoreaux ON | 2.2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | L'Amoreaux West ON | 2.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Port Colborne ON | 2% | 2.1% | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Chameran/Montpellier QC | 1.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | The Beaches ON | 1.9% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 44 |
| 25 | Carling ON | 1.7% | 3.5% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Englemount-Lawrence ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Sunningdale ON | 1.4% | 1.6% | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | South Parkdale ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 29 | Kingsview Village-The Westway ON | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Oakdale-Beverley Heights ON | 0.9% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Sturgeon County AB | 0.8% | 0.7% | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 32 | Middlesex Centre ON | 0.5% | 0.5% | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Lloydminster (Part) AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tillsonburg ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Lakeview ON | 0.2% | 0.8% | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 36 | Forest Glade ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Steinbach MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Riverside ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Evanston AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saddle Ridge AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Colchester County, Subdivision B
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
13 named parks and woods to walk in near Colchester County, Subdivision B
Largest first: Fundy Discovery Site leads with 19 ha. Numbers match the map.
13 named parks and woods, 49 ha in all
Parks & gardens 49 ha
65% of the area is in just two places: Fundy Discovery Site and Nelson Memorial Park.
Nelson Memorial Park
Park or garden
12 ha0.5 km of path
31 km northfrom the centre
Trans Canada Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Bible Hill Recreation Park
Park or garden
7.4 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
8.6 km southfrom the centre
Cobequid Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Tatamagouche Provincial Park
Park or garden
5.7 ha
29 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Stephen Avenue Park and ballfield
Park or garden
0.8 ha
9.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Retson Drive Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.1 km of path
7.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Cobequid Trail
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Fundy Discovery SitePark or garden · 19 ha · 1.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsNelson Memorial ParkPark or garden · 12 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBible Hill Recreation ParkPark or garden · 7.4 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsTatamagouche Provincial ParkPark or garden · 5.7 ha
DirectionsStephen Avenue Park and ballfieldPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsFarnham ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsFielding Avenue ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsRetson Drive ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsHoly Well ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsRiverfront ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsValley Road Park and PondPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsPoplar Drive parkPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsMeadowland ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha
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
About 2 in 10 of Colchester County, Subdivision B’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 (20%)Further (80%)
Colchester County, Subdivision B20%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. Around 17,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
The 84 protected areas near Colchester County, Subdivision B
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Colchester County, Subdivision B4.9%
Within 10 km9%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 73 of the 84. The others are private conservation land. Biggest of the named areas: Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24), 209,496 ha. 4 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24)Nature reserve · 209,496 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Gully Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 3,816 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Calvary River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 1,174 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 986 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 638 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Gully Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 174 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 119 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 39 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 27 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 23 ha · reaches Colchester County, Subdivision B
27 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
Prince Edward Island National Park is 72 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
Rushtons Beach Provincial Park
2.3 km north0.2 km²since 1978
National park
Prince Edward Island National Park
72 km north27 km²since 1937
Nearer still is Rushtons Beach Provincial Park, a provincial park 2.3 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
Colchester County, Subdivision B and its edge hold 162 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
162 km
in and around the town (1,488.3 km²)
Woodland
65%
about 974.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Colchester County, Subdivision BTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Colchester County, Subdivision BTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland65%
0%50%100%
84% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². For woods, it beats 90% 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
10 walking routes near Colchester County, Subdivision B
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
LocalOther waymarked
Cobequid Trail22.9 km
Gully Lake Trail11.0 km
Sandy Cope Lake Trail6.4 km
Earltown Lake & Portage Trail5.8 km
Rogart Mountain Trail5.6 km
Juniper Head Trail3.2 km
Willard Kitchener MacDonald Trail2.3 km
Vibert Trail1.9 km
Hemlock Trail1.5 km
Yellow Birch Trail0.9 km
The Cobequid Trail is the big one locally: 22.9 km. 4 of them are under 3 km, good for a short outing.
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 Colchester County, Subdivision B: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Debert (12 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -1 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 91 | 77 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 99 | 88 | 92 | 119 | 118 | 114 | 121 |
December is the wettest month (121 mm) and February the driest (77 mm). January brings highs of -1 °C, July highs of 25 °C. About 187 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Colchester County, Subdivision B →
Beaches
Beaches near Colchester County, Subdivision B: 5 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Lower Debert Beach0.2 km from town
DirectionsLittle Dyke Beach0.7 km from town
DirectionsMurray Beach2.2 km from town
DirectionsWithin 5 km is 147 km of coastline. Unnamed on the map: 2 more. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Colchester County, Subdivision B has 8 viewpoints and 11 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
8Viewpoints11Hills and peaks11Waterfalls1Nature reserves10Picnic sites18Playgrounds1Dog parks4Campsites2Slipways
Nuttby Mountain tops the hills nearby, 360 m. Playgrounds lead the count with 18.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Wood Street Look Offf1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 11
Cobequid Mountainsin town
DirectionsHalf Moon Hillin town
DirectionsNuttby Mountain360 m · in town
DirectionsPenny Mountainin town
DirectionsPolson Mountainin town
DirectionsSilica Mountainin town
DirectionsSpidell Hillin town
DirectionsSugarloaf Mountainin town
DirectionsPlus 3 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 11
Donald's Fallsin town
DirectionsDrysdale Fallsin town
DirectionsJane's Fallsin town
DirectionsNuttby fallsin town
DirectionsWaddell Falls1.8 km from town
DirectionsJoe Howe Falls1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Gully Lake Wilderness Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 10
Plus 10 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 18
Poplar Drive parkin town
DirectionsKent Street Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsHerb Peppard Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsVictoria Park Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Sunset Watch Family Campgroundin town
DirectionsTruro/Tidal Bore KOA Holidayin town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Colchester County, Subdivision B
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TruroMillbrook 27Colchester County, Subdivision CColchester County, Subdivision B
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | 9% | 84 | 10 | 5 |
| Truro 9.9 km | 0.1% | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Millbrook 27 13 km | 0.1% | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C 17 km | 1.7% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Colchester County, Subdivision B doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- 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.
- 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 Colchester County, Subdivision B
What is the nearest beach to Colchester County, Subdivision B?
The nearest is Lower Debert Beach, 0.2 km from town.
What walking routes are near Colchester County, Subdivision B?
OpenStreetMap maps the Earltown Lake & Portage Trail, Rogart Mountain Trail and Juniper Head Trail close by, with others.
Is Colchester County, Subdivision B near a national park?
The nearest is Prince Edward Island National Park, 72 km away.
How much land around Colchester County, Subdivision B is protected?
Within 10 km, 9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Colchester County, Subdivision B?
May to August, 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 provincial park to Colchester County, Subdivision B?
The closest is Rushtons Beach Provincial Park, at 2.3 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Colchester County, Subdivision B?
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24): 209,496 ha, a nature reserve.
Sources
Where Colchester County, Subdivision B’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).