First pick
Swan Lake Park
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
13 ha2.9 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.9 km of path
1.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: ChadPerez49 · CC BY-SA 3.012%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Upper Cornell · parks, protected land & trails
Upper Cornell borders Rouge National Urban Park
49% of the neighbourhood lies within a protected area. Of the country within 10 km, 12% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. 15 km from town is Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.
Protected land
12%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
9
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Upper Cornell apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Next to a national parkRouge National Urban Park starts at the edge of townProtected land all round12% of the land within 10 km, more than 90% of Canadian townsProtected land in town49% of Upper Cornell itself lies in protected areas
For someone who likes to get outside, Upper Cornell’s draw is Rouge National Urban Park on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Upper Cornell, set against 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 km12%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town49%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Upper Cornell ranks 5th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,190 to 8,419 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
Upper Cornell12%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Upper Cornell1
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Upper Cornell2
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Upper Cornell’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 4 of 39 top it. On public protected areas it is behind: 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Malbaie QC | 27% | 0.5% | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Argyle NS | 21% | 22% | 136 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Alta Vista ON | 13% | 0.7% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Old Ottawa East ON | 13% | 4.2% | 39 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Upper Cornell ON | 12% | 49% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Crestview-Tanglewood ON | 12% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Mount Joy ON | 10% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Secord AB | 6.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul QC | 5.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Norton Park ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Saint-Roch QC | 5.1% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | G-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Somerset AB | 4.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Electoral Area A, Comox Valley BC | 4% | 4.1% | 97 | 2 | 19 |
| 15 | Electoral Area G, Nanaimo BC | 3.2% | 7.5% | 32 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Walden AB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Deer Lake BC | 2.9% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 18 | McNab/Braeside ON | 2.7% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | Rocky Ridge AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Douro-Dummer ON | 2.3% | 1.4% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Torbay NL | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 22 | Goderich ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Alnwick/Haldimand ON | 1.1% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | St. Norbert MB | 0.6% | 1.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | South-West Oxford ON | 0.5% | 0.3% | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 26 | Bayfield ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 27 | Vermilion River County AB | 0.5% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Southdale MB | 0.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Springfield North MB | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Plattsville ON | 0.4% | 0.1% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Clinton ON | 0.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| 32 | Valley Gardens MB | 0.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kildare-Redonda MB | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Marlborough Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | St. Marys ON | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | King Edward Park AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Strathcona AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 39 | Aylmer ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ponoka AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Upper Cornell
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
19 named parks and woods to walk in near Upper Cornell
Largest first: Swan Lake Park leads with 13 ha. Numbers match the map.
19 named parks and woods, 64 ha in all
Parks & gardens 64 ha
The green is scattered, with no place over 21%.
Benjamin Marr Park
Park or garden
8.2 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mintleaf Park
Park or garden
8.2 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Reesor Park
Park or garden
5.8 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.6 km southfrom the centre
Woodlot path
Directionsto a point inside
Country Glen Park
Park or garden
4.6 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Upper Cornell
Directionsto a point inside
Fincham Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
5.6 ha0.3 km of path
2.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
John Stegman Woods Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
3.0 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 19 named parks and green spaces
Swan Lake ParkPark or garden · 13 ha · 2.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBenjamin Marr ParkPark or garden · 8.2 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsMintleaf ParkPark or garden · 8.2 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsReesor ParkPark or garden · 5.8 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsCountry Glen ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsFincham ParkPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGreensborough PondPark or garden · 4.6 ha
DirectionsJohn Stegman Woods ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsUpper Cornell ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsAlfred Paterson ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsPeter Bawden ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsHarold Humphreys ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAbraham Iredell ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWilmot ParkettePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGreensborough Town CentrePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLLoyd Roberston ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBlake Lazenby ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsChristian Ressor ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsThe Mews 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
About 8 in 10 of Upper Cornell’s residents are 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 (77%)Further (23%)
Upper Cornell77%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 1,900 residents live further than 400 m from one. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
12% of the country within 10 km of Upper Cornell 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 Upper Cornell49%
Within 10 km12%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 9, 1 are public and the remainder private. 8 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Rouge National Urban ParkNational urban park · 4,551 ha · reaches Upper Cornell
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
Big parks near Upper Cornell
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
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
At the edge46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
15 km north-east5.3 km²since 2024
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Upper Cornell has 67 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
67 km
in and around the town (27.4 km²)
Woodland
7.7%
about 2.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Upper CornellTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Upper CornellTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland7.7%
0%50%100%
53% of Canadian towns are more wooded. It has more footpath per km² than 63% 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
2 mapped routes to walk from Upper Cornell
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
LocalOther waymarked
Seaton Hiking Trail12.5 km
Villages & Valley (foot)12.4 km
The longest of the rest is the Seaton Hiking Trail, 12.5 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Upper Cornell: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Toronto Buttonville (Airport) (12 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 64 | 51 | 52 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 85 | 72 | 83 | 71 | 77 | 63 |
The wettest month, June, brings 87 mm, against 51 mm in February. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. Snow totals about 146 cm a year. The climate in Upper Cornell →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Upper Cornell
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Upper Cornell has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 66 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 66
Plus 66 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Cornell Community Dog Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Upper Cornell
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CornellGreensboroughMount JoyMarkham VillageWismer CommonsBox GroveUpper Cornell
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Cornell | 12% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Cornell 1.2 km | 12% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Greensborough 1.8 km | 8.5% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| Mount Joy 2.7 km | 10% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Markham Village 2.8 km | 9.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Wismer Commons 3.6 km | 11% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Box Grove 5.0 km | 10% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
Upper Cornell is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
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. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Upper Cornell
What is the biggest park or reserve near Upper Cornell?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, a national urban park covering 4,551 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Upper Cornell?
Rouge National Urban Park begins right at Upper Cornell’s edge.
How much land around Upper Cornell is protected?
Protected areas cover 12% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Upper Cornell?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Where can you walk near Upper Cornell?
The Villages & Valley (foot) and Seaton Hiking Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there a provincial park near Upper Cornell?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 15 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Upper Cornell?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
The sources behind Upper Cornell’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).