First pick
Kains Woods
Wood or forest · 120 m outside town
89 ha4.6 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.6 km of path
7.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Thames Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: (c) Andrew Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.01.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Talbot · parks, protected land & trails
A provincial park at Talbot’s edge: Komoka Provincial Park
Named trails close by number 2, the Thames Valley Trail and White Trail among them. Within 100 km there is no national park. Protected areas cover 1.6% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
1.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
15
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Komoka Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Talbot 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km1.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas7Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Talbot is 20th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,965 to 8,212 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
Talbot1.6%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Talbot7
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Talbot2
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Talbot beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 12 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est NB | 27% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Elmvale - Canterbury ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Shaughnessy BC | 13% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | Clare NS | 11% | 5.8% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Rigaud QC | 7.1% | 1.5% | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Lincoln NB | 6.8% | 3.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Secord AB | 6.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kirkland Lake ON | 5% | 9.5% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Holdom BC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 11 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Al Ritchie SK | 4.4% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Haliburton Village ON | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Drayton Valley AB | 3.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Walden AB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Legacy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Rocky Mountain House AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Broadview BC | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 19 | Langstaff ON | 2.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jackson ON | 1.6% | 3.2% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Talbot ON | 1.6% | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | South Pointe MB | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Scenic Acres AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Wolseley MB | 1.5% | 0% | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Alnwick/Haldimand ON | 1.1% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | South Terwillegar AB | 0.8% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Lawson Heights SK | 0.7% | 8.1% | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Silverwood Heights SK | 0.6% | 1.6% | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Southdale MB | 0.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Allard AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 34 | St. Marys ON | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Charlesworth AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 37 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Ponoka AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ottewell AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Talbot
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 Talbot: 18 named parks and woods
The biggest is Kains Woods, 89 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
18 named parks and woods, 154 ha in all
Parks & gardens 43 haWoods 111 ha
Between them, Kains Woods and Lower Dingman Environmentally Sensitive Area cover 72%.
Riverbend Park
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
11 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
6.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lower Dingman Environmentally Sensitive Area
Wood or forest
23 ha1.7 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
2.5 km westfrom the centre
Yellow Blaze
Directionsto a point inside
Lambeth Optimist Park
Park or garden
7.5 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Southwest Optimist Park
Park or garden
6.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lambeth Centennial Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.5 km of path
1.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Summercrest Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 18 named parks and green spaces
Kains WoodsWood or forest · 89 ha · 4.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRiverbend ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLower Dingman Environmentally Sensitive AreaWood or forest · 23 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsLambeth Optimist ParkPark or garden · 7.5 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsSouthwest Optimist ParkPark or garden · 6.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsLambeth Centennial ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsTalbot ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsSummercrest ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsSouthwinds ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsUpperpoint ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsClayton Walk ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsRegiment ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsByron Hills ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsRaleigh ParkettePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSouthwinds Park - NorthPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsVanderlinder ParkettePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsGrand Oak ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsLambeth Veterans ParkPark or garden · 0.3 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
Few people in Talbot 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Talbot0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 8,100 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Around Talbot, protected areas make up 1.6%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Talbot4.3%
Within 10 km1.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 7 of the 15, and private owners the rest. The largest named one is Komoka Provincial Park, at 321 ha. The count includes 8 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Komoka Provincial ParkProvincial park · 321 ha · reaches Talbot
Kains Woods EsaNature reserve · 28 ha · reaches Talbot
Lower Dingman EsaNature reserve · 21 ha · reaches Talbot
Warbler Woods EsaNature reserve · 40 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
The Coves EsaNature reserve · 48 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
Kelly Stanton EsaNature reserve · 5.7 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Meadowlily Woods EsaNature reserve · 60 ha · 9.5 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
From the edge of Talbot, Komoka Provincial Park begins
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
Komoka Provincial Park
At the edge3.2 km²since 1989
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Talbot has its province’s.
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: 71 km in and around Talbot
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
71 km
in and around the town (57.8 km²)
Woodland
20%
about 11.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
TalbotTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
TalbotTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland20%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 67% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 55% 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
Talbot has 2 named walking routes
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocal
Thames Valley Trail141.3 km
White Trail5.8 km
The longest of the rest is the Thames Valley Trail, 141.3 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 Talbot: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from London (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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 79 | 63 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 67 | 93 | 83 | 88 | 79 |
Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -2 °C. September is the wettest month (93 mm) and February the driest (63 mm). Some 152 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Talbot →
Things to do
45 things to do outdoors near Talbot
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
45 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 45
Plus 45 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Talbot
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
WestmountLambethBostwickByronSouthcrestHighlandTalbot
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Talbot has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
Questions about the outdoors in Talbot
How far is the nearest provincial park from Talbot?
Komoka Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Are there hiking trails near Talbot?
Try the Thames Valley Trail and White Trail; more are on the map.
Are there protected areas near Talbot?
Within 10 km, 1.6% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Talbot near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Talbot.
What is the largest protected area near Talbot?
Komoka Provincial Park: 321 ha, a provincial park.
When is the best time for walking in Talbot?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Talbot
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).