First pick
Rosedale Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
28 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Red Hill Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
1.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Glenview West · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near Glenview West: 6 within 5 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 19 km. One named trail is close: the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section. For a national park, Rouge National Urban Park is 82 km away.
Protected land
1.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
82 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
19 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Glenview West beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km1.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%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 routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Glenview West comes 16th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,374 to 3,497 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
Glenview West1.9%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Glenview West3
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Glenview West1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Glenview West sits near the top of its size group: 15 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Sables-Spanish Rivers ON | 14% | 9.7% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A NS | 10% | 24% | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Portneuf QC | 9.8% | 0.2% | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 23 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 26 | Channel-Port aux Basques NL | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 27 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Placentia NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Lewisporte NL | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Sainte-Mélanie QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Montrose AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Glenview West
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
Walk in Glenview West: 6 named parks and woods
Rosedale Park is the largest, at 28 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 45 ha in all
Parks & gardens 45 ha
74% of the area is in just two places: Rosedale Park and Red Hill Bowl.
Montgomery Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
5.5 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Red Hill Bowl
Park or garden
6.1 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Glenview West
Red Hill Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Parkdale Park
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Glenview West
Directionsto a point inside
Roxborough Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.6 ha
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hixon Road Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
0.5 ha
1.1 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
A park is within a short walk for 7 in 10 in Glenview West
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 (75%)Further (25%)
Glenview West75%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 900 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Around Glenview West, protected areas make up 1.9%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Glenview West0%
Within 10 km1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 3 of the 13; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Biggest of the named areas: Windermere Basin Park, 39 ha. The figures include 10 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Windermere Basin ParkNature reserve · 39 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Former Upper Ottawa LandfillNature reserve · 11 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
WattieProtected area · 1.8 ha · 4.7 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 is 82 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
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
19 km north6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
82 km north-east46 km²since 2015
A provincial park is closer: Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at 19 km.
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: 15 km in and around Glenview West
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
15 km
in and around the town (9 km²)
Woodland
8.2%
about 0.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Glenview WestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Glenview WestTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland8.2%
0%50%100%
52% of Canadian towns are more wooded. For path density, it beats 51% 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
One mapped route to walk from Glenview West
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section124.0 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Glenview West: May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (14 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 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 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at 0 °C. Expect 98 mm in July, warm and wet, and 53 mm in February. The climate in Glenview West →
Beaches
The shore near Glenview West
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Van Wagners Beachsand · 3.5 km from town
DirectionsCrescent Beachpebbles · 3.9 km from town
DirectionsCommunity Beach4.9 km from town
DirectionsThere are also 3 beaches without a name. For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Glenview West has 2 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 50 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 50
Plus 50 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Glenview West
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Confederation Beach ParkGarden or park · 3.7 km from town
DirectionsRoyal Botanical GardensNational Historic Site · 8.8 km from town
Its pageA National Historic Site is among them.
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 Glenview West
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
NormanhurstBartonvilleRosedaleMcquesten WestRed HillCormanGlenview West
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenview West | 1.9% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| Normanhurst 0.8 km | 2% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| Bartonville 1.0 km | 2.5% | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Rosedale 1.2 km | 2.3% | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| Mcquesten West 1.3 km | 1.6% | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Red Hill 1.6 km | 2.1% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| Corman 1.7 km | 1.3% | 17 | 4 | 8 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Glenview West has. More routes are mapped around Corman (4).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- 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 Glenview West
Is there a provincial park near Glenview West?
It is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 19 km away.
Where can you swim near Glenview West?
Try Van Wagners Beach, 3.5 km from town, first of several.
Where can you walk near Glenview West?
Try the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section.
How much land around Glenview West is protected?
Within 10 km, 1.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Glenview West?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 82 km off.
What is the largest protected area near Glenview West?
Windermere Basin Park: 39 ha, a nature reserve.
When should you visit Glenview West for the outdoors?
On the normals, May, June, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
The sources behind Glenview West’s outdoors figures
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).