First pick
Skunk's Misery
Wood or forest
428 ha5.4 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.4 km of path
13 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Glencoe · parks, protected land & trails
Clear Creek Forest Provincial Park, 16 km away, is the closest provincial park to Glencoe
Within 10 km are 16 protected areas. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The nearest national park is Point Pelee National Park, 91 km away.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
16
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
91 km
Point Pelee National Park
Nearest provincial park
16 km
Clear Creek Forest Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Glencoe 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 km0.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas0Areas 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
Glencoe has the 7th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,386 to 6,561 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
Glencoe0.3%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Glencoe0
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Glencoe0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Glencoe trails its peers is public protected areas; 35 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Calumet QC | 28% | 12% | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Beresford NB | 26% | 19% | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | South Surrey BC | 22% | 28% | 130 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Pontiac QC | 21% | 51% | 67 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Fitzroy ON | 16% | 1.7% | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | City View ON | 12% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Fisher Heights ON | 11% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Antigonish County, Subdivision B NS | 11% | 1.8% | 103 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Tweed ON | 9.9% | 9.1% | 68 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Mount Royal ON | 6.5% | 2.6% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Mont-Joli QC | 5.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Bramalea Woods ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Port-Cartier QC | 5% | 1% | 44 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Humboldt SK | 4.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Pictou County, Subdivision B NS | 4.8% | 1.1% | 165 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Woodhill ON | 4.1% | 16% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Cumberland AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Osgoode - Vernon ON | 1.6% | 0.8% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | West Broadway MB | 1.6% | 0% | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Glamorgan AB | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Battlefield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | Valley Park ON | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Fairhaven SK | 1.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Greystone Heights SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Massey Place SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Garden Village BC | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | Oliver Paipoonge ON | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Royalwood MB | 0.7% | 9.6% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Terwillegar Towne AB | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Kings County, Subdivision D NS | 0.5% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| 31 | Beechborough-Greenbrook ON | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | St. Paul County No. 19 AB | 0.4% | 0.7% | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 33 | Petrolia ON | 0.3% | 3.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Glencoe ON | 0.3% | 0.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Crescent Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Hollick-Kenyon AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Princeville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Ste. Anne MB | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Bay Roberts NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 40 | Sherwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Glencoe
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 named parks and woods to walk in near Glencoe
Largest first: Skunk's Misery leads with 428 ha. Numbers match the map.
Dutton/Dunwich Conservation Area
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.1 km of path
9.0 km south-eastfrom 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
1 in 10 people in Glencoe 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 (8.2%)Further (92%)
Glencoe8.2%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. For about 5,900 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Glencoe has 16 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Glencoe0.7%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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
Point Pelee National Park is 91 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
Clear Creek Forest Provincial Park
16 km south4.0 km²since 2014
National park
Point Pelee National Park
91 km south-west15 km²since 1918
Closer to home, Clear Creek Forest Provincial Park is 16 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
Glencoe has 17 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
17 km
in and around the town (577.6 km²)
Woodland
18%
about 105.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
GlencoeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GlencoeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland18%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 65% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 95% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Glencoe
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 Glencoe: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Strathroy-Mullifarry (23 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 62 | 66 | 88 | 84 | 86 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 84 | 90 | 79 |
Expect around 152 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. November is the wettest month (90 mm) and February the driest (62 mm). The climate in Glencoe →
Things to do
24 things to do outdoors near Glencoe
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 9 campsites, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 3
A. W. Campbell Conservation Areain town
DirectionsBig Bend Conservation Areain town
DirectionsWardsville Woodsin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 9
Group Camping 1in town
DirectionsGroup Camping 2in town
DirectionsLakeside Campgroundin town
DirectionsWoodlot Campground0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Boat Launchin town
DirectionsCanoe Launchin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Glencoe
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Glencoe has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–25 km out.
Brooke-AlvinstonDuttonWest LorneAdelaide-MetcalfeStrathroyGlencoe
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | 0.3% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooke-Alvinston 16 km | 0.3% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutton 19 km | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| West Lorne 20 km | 0.6% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe 23 km | 0.3% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Strathroy 25 km | 0.4% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Around Glencoe, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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 Glencoe
When is the best time for walking in Glencoe?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Glencoe from a national park?
Point Pelee National Park, 91 km from the edge of town.
Is there a provincial park near Glencoe?
Clear Creek Forest Provincial Park, 16 km away.
How much land around Glencoe is protected?
Yes: 0.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Where Glencoe’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).