First pick
Millbrook Conservation Area
Park or garden
18 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
3.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · Public domain0.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Millbrook · parks, protected land & trails
3 mapped walking routes pass Millbrook
For a provincial park, Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park lies 5.8 km off. 53 km separate the town from Rouge National Urban Park, its nearest national park. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
0.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
9
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
53 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
5.8 km
Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Millbrook stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Walking routes3 named routes within 2 kmLittle protected land0.6% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Above all, Millbrook offers its choice of walking routes. What it lacks is protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Millbrook 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%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
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
Millbrook has the 12th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,309 to 11,715 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
Millbrook0.6%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Millbrook2
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Millbrook3
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Millbrook trails its peers is protected land nearby; 28 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banff AB | 100% | 100% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Montmagny QC | 26% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Chapel Hill North ON | 14% | 1.2% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Williams Lake BC | 14% | 8.3% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Cardinal Creek ON | 11% | 0% | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ramara ON | 8.6% | 0.5% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Sechelt BC | 7.5% | 2% | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Milton-Parc QC | 7.5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | New Kleinburg ON | 7.5% | 12% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | La Tuque QC | 7.4% | 7.5% | 372 | 0 | 140 |
| 11 | Katimavik-Hazeldean ON | 6.8% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ebenezer West ON | 6.8% | 11% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Estevan SK | 6.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Coldstream BC | 6.2% | 0.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Hochelaga QC | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Provinceton BC | 5.3% | 5.9% | 160 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Pont-Rouge QC | 5.1% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Arnprior ON | 3.9% | 1.3% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Hawkesbury ON | 3.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Casa Loma ON | 2.3% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | North Riverdale ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 22 | René-Goupil QC | 2.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Selkirk MB | 1.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Fort Richmond MB | 1.6% | 2.3% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Bridgwater Trails MB | 1.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Pelmo Park-Humberlea ON | 1.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | William Whyte MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Bowness AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Millbrook ON | 0.6% | 0.1% | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Keelesdale-Eglinton West ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Long Branch ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 32 | New Toronto ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 33 | Jefferson MB | 0.3% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | West Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Farnham QC | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Fontainebleau ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Dundalk ON | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Morden MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Drayton ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Beddington Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Millbrook
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Millbrook
Largest first: Millbrook Conservation Area leads with 18 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 42 ha in all
Parks & gardens 42 ha
Millbrook Conservation Area plus Bowers Park account for 85% of the green.
Bowers Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
17 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
12 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Millbrook Fair Grounds
Park or garden
5.6 ha0.1 km of path
4.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mapleridge Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
0.6 ha0.2 km of path
12 km northfrom 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
Few people in Millbrook 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%)
Millbrook0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. About 11,500 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
9 protected areas lie within 10 km of Millbrook
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Millbrook0.1%
Within 10 km0.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 9, 2 are public and the remainder private. Emily Provincial Park is the biggest, 113 ha. 7 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Mark S. Burnham Provincial ParkProvincial park · 39 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Emily Provincial ParkProvincial park · 113 ha · 6.6 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
The nearest big park: Rouge National Urban Park, 53 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
Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park
5.8 km north-east0.4 km²since 1955
Provincial park
Emily Provincial Park
6.6 km north-west1.1 km²since 1957
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
53 km west46 km²since 2015
Closer to home, Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park is 5.8 km away. 2 provincial parks lie 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
128 km of paths in and around Millbrook
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
128 km
in and around the town (404.6 km²)
Woodland
32%
about 129.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MillbrookTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MillbrookTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland32%
0%50%100%
For path density, 71% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 75% 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 Millbrook
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocal
Oak Ridges Trail272.4 km
Ganaraska Trail243.6 km
Victoria Rail Trail - hiking82.6 km
For a longer outing, the Oak Ridges Trail runs 272.4 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Millbrook in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Peterborough, 8.2 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light 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 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 67 | 42 | 54 | 73 | 79 | 88 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 64 |
Expect 88 mm in June, the wettest month, and 42 mm in February. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -3 °C in January. Snow totals about 158 cm a year. The climate in Millbrook →
Beaches
3 unnamed beaches near Millbrook
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Near Millbrook: 46 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 43.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 43
Plus 43 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Millbrook
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Otonabee-South MonaghanPeterboroughMillbrook
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook | 0.6% | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Otonabee-South Monaghan 16 km | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterborough 16 km | 0.6% | 6 | 1 | 2 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Millbrook.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
Questions about the outdoors in Millbrook
What is the nearest provincial park to Millbrook?
The closest is Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park, at 5.8 km.
Where can you walk near Millbrook?
The Ganaraska Trail, Oak Ridges Trail and Victoria Rail Trail - hiking, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near Millbrook?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
How much land around Millbrook is protected?
Within 10 km, 0.6% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Millbrook?
It is Emily Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 113 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Millbrook?
The nearest is Rouge National Urban Park, 53 km away.
When should you visit Millbrook for the outdoors?
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 Millbrook’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).