First pick
Greenway
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
4.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Dom Cardillo Trail
Directionsto a point inside
1.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Heritage Park · parks, protected land & trails
Within 10 km of Heritage Park: 20 public protected areas
One named trail is close: the Grand Valley Trail. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The largest named area nearby is Huron Natural Area, 96 ha, 5.5 km away.
Protected land
1.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
22
within 10 km, 20 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
51 km
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Heritage Park apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Many protected areas20 public areas within 10 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Trillium Woods Provincial Park, is 51 km off
What Heritage Park has most to offer outdoors is the number of public protected areas close by. What it lacks is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Heritage Park 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
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 areas20Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Heritage Park comes 19th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,267 to 6,468 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
Heritage Park1.9%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Heritage Park20
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Heritage Park1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Heritage Park beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 6 of 39 do better.
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 | South Surrey BC | 22% | 28% | 130 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Hubley NS | 20% | 37% | 32 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Hautes-Plaines QC | 19% | 9.8% | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Peachland BC | 18% | 0.4% | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Fitzroy ON | 16% | 1.7% | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Pineview ON | 15% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | City View ON | 12% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Fisher Heights ON | 11% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Lac-Brome QC | 6.8% | 1.7% | 55 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Les Coteaux QC | 6.7% | 0.2% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cachet ON | 6.6% | 0% | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Mount Royal ON | 6.5% | 2.6% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Turnball ON | 6.1% | 39% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Beasley ON | 5.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Port-Cartier QC | 5% | 1% | 44 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Woodhill ON | 4.1% | 16% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Electoral Area C, Peace River BC | 1.9% | 1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Heritage Park ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Munster - Ashton ON | 1.6% | 1.1% | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Osgoode - Vernon ON | 1.6% | 0.8% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Mcquesten West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | Cherry Hill ON | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Highland ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Valley Park ON | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Greystone Heights SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Neepawa MB | 1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Royalwood MB | 0.7% | 9.6% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Lanark Highlands ON | 0.5% | 0.3% | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | Beechborough-Greenbrook ON | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | St. Paul County No. 19 AB | 0.4% | 0.7% | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 32 | Mission AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | The Orchards At Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Bay Roberts NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
The map
The green map of Heritage Park
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
14 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Heritage Park
Greenway is the largest, at 4.1 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
14 named parks and woods, 28 ha in all
Parks & gardens 28 ha
No one place dominates; the largest has 18%.
Rosenberg Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Idlewood Greenway
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
2.2 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eby Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
2.5 ha0.4 km of path
1.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Expressway Trail
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
1.3 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Expressway Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Heritage Park
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.1 km of path
0.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Midland Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
2.3 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Dom Cardillo Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Tecumseh Park
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Heritage Park
Directionsto a point inside
All 14 named parks and green spaces
GreenwayPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRosenberg ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsIdlewood GreenwayPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsEby ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsExpressway TrailPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHeritage ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsMidland ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsTecumseh ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCrosby ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsForfar ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDenlow TrailPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsShantz ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsCasey ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsRanderson GreenPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: 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
Every resident of Heritage Park lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Heritage Park100%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Heritage Park, 1.9% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Heritage Park0%
Within 10 km1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 20 of the 22. The others are private conservation land. Huron Natural Area leads for size with 96 ha. 2 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Natchez WoodsNature reserve · 23 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Springmount Park - Idlewood CreekNature reserve · 27 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
Idlewood ParkNature reserve · 48 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
Lackner WoodsNature reserve · 31 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
Kolb ParkNature reserve · 8.7 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Briarfield ParkNature reserve · 3.3 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
Grand River Natural Area - Sims EstateNature reserve · 12 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Carisbrook Drive Natural AreaNature reserve · 12 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
Lakeside ParkNature reserve · 9.2 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Steckle WoodsNature reserve · 30 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
10 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
Trillium Woods Provincial Park is 51 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
Trillium Woods Provincial Park
51 km south-west0.1 km²since 1969
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Heritage Park, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Heritage Park has 42 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
42 km
in and around the town (12.3 km²)
Woodland
9.7%
about 1.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Heritage ParkTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.5
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Heritage ParkTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland9.7%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 77% of Canadian towns have fewer. It is more wooded than 52% 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 Heritage Park
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Grand Valley Trail218.5 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 Heritage Park: May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Kitchener/Waterloo (5.3 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 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 66 | 46 | 57 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 96 | 67 | 75 | 71 | 75 | 55 |
The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (96 mm), while February is driest at 46 mm. Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. The climate in Heritage Park →
Things to do
67 things to do outdoors near Heritage Park
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
51 playgrounds top the list. Natchez Hill, 356 m, is the high point nearby.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Natchez Hill356 m · 0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 13
Stanley Park Conservation Areain town
DirectionsKolb Valley0.1 km from town
DirectionsGeorgian Park0.1 km from town
DirectionsBlue Spring Woods0.8 km from town
DirectionsNatchez Woods1.0 km from town
DirectionsSpringmount Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsIdlewood Park Natural Area1.4 km from town
DirectionsLackner Woods1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 nature reserves more.
Playgrounds 51
Plus 51 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.
Next door
Next to Heritage Park
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Grand River NorthRosemountStanley ParkIdlewoodAuditoriumCentral FrederickHeritage Park
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Park | 1.9% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand River North 0.9 km | 1.8% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosemount 1.0 km | 1.8% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Stanley Park 1.5 km | 2.5% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Idlewood 1.8 km | 2.8% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Auditorium 2.5 km | 1.9% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Frederick 2.8 km | 1.7% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Heritage Park 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
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Heritage Park
How much land around Heritage Park is protected?
Within 10 km, 1.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
Are there hiking trails near Heritage Park?
The Grand Valley Trail, mapped within 2 km.
How far is Heritage Park from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Heritage Park.
When should you visit Heritage Park for the outdoors?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Heritage Park?
The closest is Trillium Woods Provincial Park, at 51 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Heritage Park?
It is Huron Natural Area, a nature reserve covering 96 ha.
Sources
Where Heritage Park’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).