First pick
Rotary Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
3.9 ha0.2 km of path
2.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Rotary Park Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Francine Pallister · CC BY-SA 3.00.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Malahide · parks, protected land & trails
Port Bruce Provincial Park reaches the edge of Malahide
Walkers have 3 mapped routes close by, starting with the Springwater Conservation Area and Yarmouth. Swimmers have 5 beaches within 5 km, Port Burwell Nude Beach the nearest. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
8
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Port Bruce Provincial Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Malahide stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgePort Bruce Provincial Park reaches the townWalking routes3 named routes within 2 kmBeaches5 beaches within 5 kmLittle protected land0.5% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
What Malahide has most to offer outdoors is a provincial park at its edge, with its choice of walking routes close behind. What it lacks is protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Malahide 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.5%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 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
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Malahide has the 14th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,846 to 10,147 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
Malahide0.5%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Malahide2
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Malahide3
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Malahide trails its peers is protected land nearby; 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawnigan BC | 22% | 6.4% | 66 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury QC | 21% | 24% | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Kitimat BC | 20% | 6.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Shediac NB | 18% | 5.4% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Hatchet Lake NS | 14% | 36% | 53 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Lac-des-Fées QC | 14% | 33% | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Amherst NS | 8.7% | 0.2% | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | South Cambie BC | 8.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 49 |
| 9 | M-Section (bramalea) ON | 5.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Argyle North SK | 4.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Elizabethtown-Kitley ON | 4.2% | 1.7% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | The Valleys of Thornhill ON | 3.8% | 12% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mount Pleasant North ON | 3.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Acadia AB | 3.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Mono ON | 3.7% | 6.4% | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Van Kirk ON | 3.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Laurentian Hills ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Saint-Félicien QC | 1.6% | 0.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Blind Bay BC | 1.6% | 1.5% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills ON | 1.5% | 3.9% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ladysmith BC | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Vincent ON | 1.3% | 3.1% | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | Lac-Saint-Charles QC | 1% | 1.6% | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Hinton AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Caledonia-Fairbank ON | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Beckwith ON | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Malahide ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | Stanley MB | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Maple Leaf ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Temiskaming Shores ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Runnymede-Bloor West Village ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 32 | Penbrooke Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Pineridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Springbank Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | River Valley Oleskiw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Mitchell ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Devonshire ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bridgewater NS | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mineola ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 40 | Palmerston ON | 0% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Malahide
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; 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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Malahide
Rotary Park is the largest, at 3.9 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 10 ha in all
Parks & gardens 10 ha
Most of it sits in Rotary Park and Confederation Park: 59% together.
Confederation Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
2.2 ha
17 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Belmont Community Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
1.2 ha0.5 km of path
17 km north-westfrom 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
Most of Malahide is more than a short walk from 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%)
Malahide0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. About 10,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Port Bruce Provincial Park touches Malahide
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Malahide0%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 8, 2 are public land; the others are privately held. Port Burwell Provincial Park leads for size with 239 ha. The figures include 6 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Port Bruce Provincial ParkProvincial park · 7.0 ha · reaches Malahide
Port Burwell Provincial ParkProvincial park · 239 ha · 2.3 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
From the edge of Malahide, Port Bruce 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
Port Bruce Provincial Park
At the edge0.1 km²since 1974
Provincial park
Port Burwell Provincial Park
2.3 km south-east2.4 km²since 1971
For a national park, people in Malahide travel more than 100 km. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
27 km of paths in and around Malahide
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
27 km
in and around the town (519.2 km²)
Woodland
15%
about 80.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MalahideTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MalahideTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland15%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 61% of Canadian towns. For path density, 92% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
3 walking routes near Malahide
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Springwater Conservation Area10.8 km
Archie Coulter Conservation Area5.2 km
Yarmouth5.1 km
For a longer outing, the Springwater Conservation Area runs 10.8 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 Malahide: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from London (34 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 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 |
September is the wettest month (93 mm) and February the driest (63 mm). Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. The climate in Malahide →
Beaches
Malahide has 5 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Port Burwell Nude Beachsand · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsPort Burwell West Beach (Provincial)sand · 3.6 km from town
Directions3 more are mapped without a name. 2 are mapped as sand. 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
29 things to do outdoors near Malahide
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (12).
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Springer's Hill0.8 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 8
Aylmer Provincial Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsAylmer Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsBrown Conservation Areain town
DirectionsCalton Swamp Wetland Complexin town
DirectionsSpringwater Conservation Areain town
DirectionsWard McKenna Conservation Area0.1 km from town
DirectionsIvan Steen Conservation Area0.7 km from town
DirectionsYarmouth Natural Heritage Area1.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Malahide
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
AylmerBayhamCentral ElginSt. ThomasMalahide
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malahide | 0.5% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Aylmer 1.7 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayham 13 km | 0.5% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Central Elgin 15 km | 0.2% | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| St. Thomas 17 km | 0.2% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Malahide doubles its share. Central Elgin has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 7.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Malahide
What is the largest protected area near Malahide?
It is Port Burwell Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 239 ha.
How far is Malahide from a national park?
None within 100 km of Malahide.
When should you visit Malahide for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Are there hiking trails near Malahide?
OpenStreetMap maps the Springwater Conservation Area, Yarmouth and Archie Coulter Conservation Area close by, with others.
Is there a beach near Malahide?
The nearest is Port Burwell Nude Beach, 1.9 km from town.
What is the nearest provincial park to Malahide?
Port Bruce Provincial Park touches the town.
Are there protected areas near Malahide?
Within 10 km, 0.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
The sources behind Malahide’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.
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).