First pick
Norwood Community Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Derek Hatfield from Peterborough, Canada · CC BY 2.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Norwood · parks, protected land & trails
Norwood is on the The Great Trail (Northumberland)
A provincial park, Serpent Mounds Provincial Park, lies 8.9 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Count 4 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
94 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
8.9 km
Serpent Mounds Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Norwood, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe The Great Trail (Northumberland) passes within 2 kmLittle protected land0.3% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Norwood is strongest on the The Great Trail (Northumberland). Less going for it: protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Each figure for Norwood, 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.3%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 areas1Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Norwood is 11th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,215 to 5,393 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
Norwood0.3%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Norwood1
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Norwood1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Norwood lags towns its size: 29 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC | 43% | 33% | 45 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Inverness County, Subdivision A NS | 29% | 40% | 156 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay BC | 25% | 28% | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Oliver BC | 19% | 0.8% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Lake Echo NS | 16% | 33% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Upper Tantallon NS | 13% | 19% | 157 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Billings Bridge - Heron Park ON | 11% | 2.4% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton QC | 9.4% | 1.6% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Electoral Area L, Cariboo BC | 9.1% | 9.1% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Central Frontenac ON | 8.2% | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | The Ravines of Rainbow Creek ON | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Trumpeter Area AB | 5.4% | 1.6% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay BC | 4.5% | 7.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Woodlands AB | 3.9% | 9.6% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Aldergrove AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Crown Point East ON | 3.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | West Meadowlark Park AB | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Waverley Heights MB | 1.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Normand Park MB | 1.5% | 3.1% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | South West Industrial SK | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Mount Royal SK | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Windsor QC | 1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Headingley MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | Westdale MB | 1% | 1% | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 28 | St. Boniface Industrial Park MB | 0.6% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Deer Lake NL | 0.4% | 3.8% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | Norwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Ogilvie Ridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Belmont AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover QC | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Edmonton Energy And Technology Park AB | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Chisasibi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Carstairs AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Westlock AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belvedere AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Norwood on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Norwood
Largest first: Norwood Community Park leads with 2.1 ha. Numbers match the map.
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
1 in 10 people in Norwood 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 (11%)Further (89%)
Norwood11%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. That leaves about 4,700 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Norwood has 4 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Norwood0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 4 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. 3 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Serpent Mounds Provincial ParkProvincial park · 135 ha · 8.9 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, 94 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
Serpent Mounds Provincial Park
8.9 km south-west1.4 km²since 1957
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
94 km south-west46 km²since 2015
Serpent Mounds Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 8.9 km.
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: 17 km in and around Norwood
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
17 km
in and around the town (232.8 km²)
Woodland
28%
about 65.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
NorwoodTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
NorwoodTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland28%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 73% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 89% 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 Norwood
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
The Great Trail (Northumberland)39.3 km
Of the The Great Trail (Northumberland)’s 39 km, 4.8 km passes close to town.
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 Norwood in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Peterborough, 35 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 | 14.8 | 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 |
Snow totals about 158 cm a year. For dry weather, February is best (42 mm); June gets 88 mm. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -3 °C in January. The climate in Norwood →
Things to do
Near Norwood: 6 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.
Count 3 campsites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Plus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Norwood
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
HavelockCampbellfordDouro-DummerNorwood
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Havelock 11 km | 5.7% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbellford 14 km | 0.8% | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| Douro-Dummer 16 km | 2.3% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
For protected land, Havelock and Douro-Dummer have twice as much or more. Campbellford has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 7.
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.
- 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.
- 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. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Norwood
What is the nearest provincial park to Norwood?
Serpent Mounds Provincial Park, 8.9 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Norwood?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Norwood?
It is Serpent Mounds Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 135 ha.
How much land around Norwood is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Norwood from a national park?
Rouge National Urban Park is closest, at 94 km.
Are there hiking trails near Norwood?
The The Great Trail (Northumberland), mapped within 2 km.
Sources
Where Norwood’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).