First pick
Heritage Green Sports Park
Park or garden
28 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
0.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Laslovarga · CC BY-SA 4.01.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Albion · parks, protected land & trails
Albion has 5 walking routes on the map
The nearest provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, is 21 km away. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 11% of the neighbourhood lies within a protected area.
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
84 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
5
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Albion 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km1.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town11%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes5Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Albion has the 11th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,496 to 4,675 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
Albion1.4%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Albion3
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Albion5
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Albion trails its peers is protected land nearby; 28 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper AB | 100% | 100% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona BC | 49% | 64% | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Shelburne NS | 27% | 28% | 194 | 0 | 80 |
| 4 | Douglas BC | 13% | 3.2% | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola BC | 11% | 8.3% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Berthierville QC | 9.1% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Gurnett ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 10 | Neuville QC | 7.1% | 1.3% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Horning ON | 6.4% | 20% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Antonin QC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Melville SK | 5.2% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu QC | 4.3% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Eastmount ON | 4.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Wainwright No. 61 AB | 3.7% | 3.1% | 41 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Britannia Youngstown AB | 3.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Country Hills ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Battleford SK | 2.2% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Red Hill ON | 2.1% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Saint-Étienne-des-Grès QC | 2% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Caraquet NB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | Fairfield Park MB | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Rockwood MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Carlisle AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Albion ON | 1.4% | 11% | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Riverview MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Iroquois Falls ON | 0.8% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Britannia ON | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Blue Quill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Vanderhoof BC | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Raymond AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Albion
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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
6 named parks and woods to walk in near Albion
Heritage Green Sports Park is the largest, at 28 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 53 ha in all
Parks & gardens 53 ha
Heritage Green Sports Park and Valley Park together hold 86% of it.
Valley Park
Park or garden
18 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Albion Estates Park
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Albion
Directionsto a point inside
Paramount Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.3 km of path
0.6 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Felker Park
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
1.1 ha0.2 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Veevers Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
1.0 ha
1.2 km north-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
In Albion, a park is close to every home
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 (100%)Further (0%)
Albion100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
1.4% of the country within 10 km of Albion is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Albion11%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 14, 3 are public land; the others are privately held. Windermere Basin Park leads for size with 39 ha. 11 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
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
Rouge National Urban Park, 84 km off
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
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
21 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
84 km north-east46 km²since 2015
A provincial park is closer: Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 21 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Albion and its edge hold 78 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
78 km
in and around the town (13.8 km²)
Woodland
18%
about 2.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AlbionTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.7
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AlbionTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland18%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 95% of Canadian towns have fewer. It is more wooded than 65% 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
Walks near Albion
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocalOther waymarked
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section124.0 km
Chippawa Trail (hiking)15.7 km
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails10.7 km
Dofasco 2000 Trail9.7 km
Devil's Punchbowl Side Trail1.0 km
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is the big one locally: 124.0 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Albion is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 73 | 53 | 69 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 98 | 67 | 74 | 84 | 78 | 67 |
Daytime highs run from 0 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 98 mm; February sees 53 mm. Snowfall averages 141 cm a year. The climate in Albion →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Albion
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Albion has 7 viewpoints and 12 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
47 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 7
Felker's Falls Viewpointin town
DirectionsAlbion Falls1.0 km from town
DirectionsLover's Leap1.0 km from town
DirectionsWater fall lookout1.2 km from town
DirectionsDevil's Punchbowl lookout1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 12
Felker's Fallsin town
DirectionsTaro Falls0.0 km from town
DirectionsGlover's Falls0.0 km from town
DirectionsLittle Davis Falls0.2 km from town
DirectionsCentennial Falls0.3 km from town
DirectionsBilly Green Falls0.6 km from town
DirectionsBaby Albion Falls1.1 km from town
DirectionsAlbion Falls1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Eramosa Karst Conservation Area1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 47
Plus 47 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Albion: Royal Botanical Gardens, 12 km off
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Royal Botanical GardensNational Historic Site · 12 km from town
Its pageParks Canada lists one as a National Historic Site.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Albion
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Valley ParkVincentRed HillFelkerTrinityHighlandAlbion
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Albion holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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 Albion
When should you visit Albion for the outdoors?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Albion?
The closest is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 21 km.
Is there protected land near Albion?
Yes: 1.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a beach near Albion?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Are there hiking trails near Albion?
The Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section, Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section side trails and Devil's Punchbowl Side Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Albion?
Windermere Basin Park, a nature reserve of 39 ha.
How far is Albion from a national park?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 84 km away.
Sources
Where Albion’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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).