First pick
Governor's Road Conservation area
Wood or forest · 170 m outside town
213 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
2.9 km westfrom the centre
Weir's Lane access trailMcCormack trail
Directionsto a point inside
7.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Golf Course · parks, protected land & trails
3 mapped walking routes pass Golf Course
Within 10 km of the town, 7.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 21 km off. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
7.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
20
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
89 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Golf Course has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Walking routes3 named routes within 2 kmProtected land all round7.3% of the land within 10 km, more than 79% of Canadian towns
For someone who likes to get outside, Golf Course’s draw is its choice of walking routes, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
How Golf Course 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km7.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named 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
Golf Course comes 7th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,686 to 3,800 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
Golf Course7.3%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Golf Course2
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Golf Course3
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Golf Course does best for protected land nearby: 6 of the other 39 have more. For public protected areas, though, 24 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baie-D'Urfé QC | 49% | 0.1% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Alnwick NB | 32% | 7.8% | 62 | 0 | 53 |
| 3 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgian Bay ON | 13% | 19% | 52 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts Creek BC | 11% | 17% | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Saint-Tite QC | 5.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George BC | 4.3% | 8.5% | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Berrisfield ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | East Hawkesbury ON | 3.3% | 6.2% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Lake Cowichan BC | 2.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Meadowgreen SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 22 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Pacific Heights SK | 1% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Dixie ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Clareview Town Centre AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Pleasantview AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Golf Course
The neighbourhood’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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Golf Course
The biggest is Governor's Road Conservation area, 213 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 225 ha in all
Parks & gardens 12 haWoods 213 ha
Two places, Governor's Road Conservation area and Veterans Memorial Park, make up 97% of the total.
Veterans Memorial Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Golf Course
Directionsto a point inside
Leslie B. Couldry Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
1.3 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Edwards Memorial Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha
0.6 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
All of Golf Course is within a short walk of 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Golf Course100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
7.3% of the land around Golf Course 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 Golf Course3%
Within 10 km7.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 2 of the 20; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Farmer covers 15 ha, the most of any named area. Another 18 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
FarmerProtected area · 15 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
BontaProtected area · 8.3 ha · 9.3 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
The nearest big park: Rouge National Urban Park, 89 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
21 km north-east6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
89 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
Golf Course and its edge hold 36 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
36 km
in and around the town (12.9 km²)
Woodland
30%
about 3.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Golf CourseTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.8
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Golf CourseTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland30%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 74% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 69% 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
Trails around Golf Course
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocal
Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section124.0 km
Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail32.1 km
Arteban Road Side Trail3.2 km
Among local routes, the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is longest at 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
Get out in Golf Course in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (11 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) | -1 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 73 | 53 | 69 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 98 | 67 | 74 | 84 | 78 | 67 |
January brings highs of -1 °C, July highs of 27 °C. July is warm and wet, 98 mm; the driest month, February, has 53 mm. The climate in Golf Course →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Golf Course
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Golf Course: 11 and 4
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 24 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 11
Dundas Peak0.3 km from town
DirectionsView of Tew's Falls1.0 km from town
DirectionsDeer run1.7 km from town
DirectionsSydenham Lookout1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 4
Webster's Falls0.6 km from town
DirectionsTew's Falls1.0 km from town
DirectionsSydenham Falls1.2 km from town
DirectionsRomar Falls1.9 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 3
Spencer Gorge Conservation Area0.3 km from town
DirectionsGovernor's Road Conservation Area0.4 km from town
DirectionsSpring Creek Conservation Area0.6 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 24
Basketball Nets1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 23 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
A garden to visit near Golf Course: Royal Botanical Gardens, 7.9 km away
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 · 7.9 km from town
Its pageOne is 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 Golf Course
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TurnballCentral Business DisColborneAinslie Wood WestSulphur SpringsYork RoadGolf Course
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Course | 7.3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Turnball 0.8 km | 6.1% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Central Business Dis 2.3 km | 6.9% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| Colborne 2.4 km | 6.1% | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| Ainslie Wood West 3.3 km | 7.5% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Sulphur Springs 3.4 km | 5.1% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| York Road 3.7 km | 6.1% | 27 | 3 | 3 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Golf Course’s protected share.
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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Golf Course
What is the nearest provincial park to Golf Course?
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 21 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Golf Course?
On the normals, May, June, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Golf Course from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park, 89 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Golf Course?
Farmer, a protected area of 15 ha.
Where can you walk near Golf Course?
OpenStreetMap maps the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section, Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail and Arteban Road Side Trail close by, with others.
Is there a beach near Golf Course?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
How much land around Golf Course is protected?
Protected areas cover 7.3% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Where Golf Course’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).