First pick
Beverly Swamp
Wood or forest
481 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
14 km northfrom the centre
The Lafarge 2000 Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.03.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lynden · parks, protected land & trails
Lynden has 3 walking routes on the map
For a provincial park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park lies 22 km off. For a swim, Valens Beach is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km. Count 33 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
3.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
33
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
86 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
22 km
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Lynden 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km3.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas9Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Lynden has the 16th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,204 to 10,680 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
Lynden3.1%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lynden9
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lynden3
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Lynden sits near the top of its size group: 10 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanier North ON | 11% | 0.6% | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Markham Village ON | 9.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | New Glasgow NS | 9.2% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Saint-Zotique QC | 7.5% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bassin-de-la-Lièvre QC | 6.2% | 20% | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Notre-Dame-de-Grâces QC | 5.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Corman Park No. 344 SK | 5.4% | 2.7% | 37 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Professors Lake ON | 4.8% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Yarmouth NS | 4.7% | 4.9% | 79 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Stittsville East ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Quesnel BC | 4.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Sacrement QC | 4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Coal Harbour BC | 3.9% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 76 |
| 14 | Upper Thornhill Estates ON | 3.5% | 12% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | East St. Paul MB | 3.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lynden ON | 3.1% | 5.4% | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Greely ON | 2.7% | 0.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Rosemont/Mount Royal SK | 2.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rexdale-Kipling ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Northwood Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Centreville Chicopee ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Masonville ON | 2% | 7.5% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Dutrisac QC | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bois-des-Filion QC | 1.7% | 3.3% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Arbour Lake AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Dover AB | 1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Ponoka County AB | 0.5% | 0.2% | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Weston-Pelham Park ON | 0.5% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 29 | West Hillhurst AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Humber Heights-Westmount ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Falconridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Monterey Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rundle AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Temple AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Markland Wood ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | City Centre ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | South Central ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | McConachie AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Seaforth ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Hidden Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Lynden
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 Lynden: 7 named parks and woods
Largest first: Beverly Swamp leads with 481 ha. Numbers match the map.
7 named parks and woods, 742 ha in all
Parks & gardens 49 haWoods 693 ha
Beverly Swamp and Governor's Road Conservation area together hold 93% of it.
Governor's Road Conservation area
Wood or forest · 130 m outside town
213 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
7.9 km eastfrom the centre
Weir's Lane access trailMcCormack trail
Directionsto a point inside
Ancaster Community Center
Park or garden
20 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
9.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Rockton World's Fairgrounds
Park or garden
7.0 ha
5.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Shaver Estates Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
0.5 ha0.1 km of path
10 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 Lynden 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 (14%)Further (86%)
Lynden14%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. For about 9,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
3.1% of the land around Lynden 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 Lynden5.4%
Within 10 km3.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 9 of the 33; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Hanlon Creek Tributary Lands is the biggest, 74 ha. The figures include 24 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
County of Brant NHSNature reserve · 11 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
FarmerProtected area · 15 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
Jacob’s Woods ParkNature reserve · 3.8 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Cainsville LagoonsNature reserve · 24 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
County of Brant NHSNature reserve · 19 ha · 6.3 km from the edge of town
Mason Forest TractNature reserve · 2.4 ha · 8.3 km from the edge of town
County of Brant NHSNature reserve · 2.7 ha · 9.4 km from the edge of town
Hanlon Creek Tributary LandsNature reserve · 74 ha · 9.7 km from the edge of town
County of Brant NHSNature reserve · 7.4 ha · 9.9 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
86 km to Rouge National Urban Park
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
22 km north-east6.8 km²since 1975
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
86 km north-east46 km²since 2015
Closer to home, Bronte Creek Provincial Park is 22 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
133 km of paths in and around Lynden
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
133 km
in and around the town (446.4 km²)
Woodland
25%
about 111.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LyndenTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LyndenTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland25%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 71% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 72% 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 Lynden
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
At 124.0 km, the Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section is the longest local route.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Lynden: May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Hamilton (17 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 |
Rain peaks with the heat: 98 mm in July, against 53 mm in February. Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -1 °C. The climate in Lynden →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Lynden
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Valens Beachin town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 2 more, nameless. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Lynden 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, 23 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
view of lake Ontarioin town
DirectionsDeer run1.5 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Dundas Valley Conservation Areain town
DirectionsValens Lake Conservation Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 23
Toddler’s Playgroundin town
DirectionsImaginasium0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 21 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 5
Plus 5 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Royal Botanical Gardens, 13 km from Lynden, is the garden to visit
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 · 13 km from town
Its pageOne carries a national designation.
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 Lynden
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Spring ValleyTurnballGolf CourseShaverLeemingSulphur SpringsLynden
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynden | 3.1% | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| Spring Valley 9.8 km | 6.4% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Turnball 11 km | 6.1% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Golf Course 11 km | 7.3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Shaver 11 km | 5.6% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Leeming 11 km | 6.6% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Sulphur Springs 12 km | 5.1% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
Around Spring Valley, Golf Course and Leeming the protected share is at least double.
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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
Questions about the outdoors in Lynden
How far is the nearest provincial park from Lynden?
It is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 22 km away.
How much land around Lynden is protected?
Yes: 3.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest beach to Lynden?
Try Valens Beach, in town, first of several.
Are there hiking trails near Lynden?
Try the Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail, Bruce Trail - Iroquoia section and Arteban Road Side Trail; more are on the map.
When should you visit Lynden for the outdoors?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Lynden from a national park?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 86 km off.
What is the largest protected area near Lynden?
Hanlon Creek Tributary Lands, a nature reserve of 74 ha.
Sources
Where Lynden’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).