First pick
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Park or garden
555 ha15.1 km of path
3 h 20 minto walk all 15.1 km of path
7.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Blue TrailYellow TrailOrange Trail+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Rick Harris from Toronto, Ontario, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.04.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Uxbridge · parks, protected land & trails
Rouge National Urban Park reaches Uxbridge
For walks, 2 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Oak Ridges Trail and Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail. Of the country within 10 km, 4.8% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.
Protected land
4.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
25
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Uxbridge has going for it 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 townA provincial park at the edgeUxbridge Urban Provincial Park reaches the town
Above all, Uxbridge offers Rouge National Urban Park on its doorstep, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Uxbridge, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km4.8%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas3Areas 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
Uxbridge comes 13th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (22,012 to 23,207 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
Uxbridge4.8%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Uxbridge3
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Uxbridge2
Towns its size1
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Uxbridge’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 12 of 39 top it. It trails them for public protected areas, where 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver BC | 26% | 34% | 203 | 11 | 269 |
| 2 | Colwood BC | 19% | 2.3% | 36 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Saint-Lazare QC | 13% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Cornell ON | 12% | 16% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Westmount NS | 11% | 4.8% | 16 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | South End NS | 11% | 4.5% | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Snowdon QC | 10% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Berczy Village ON | 9.3% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Mont-Royal QC | 7.5% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Heights BC | 6.7% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 52 |
| 11 | Du College/Hodge QC | 6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Rivière-Blanche QC | 5.8% | 8.1% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Uxbridge ON | 4.8% | 5.1% | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Cité-Universitaire QC | 4.1% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Brentwood BC | 4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Riverview NB | 2.7% | 2.3% | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Eglinton East ON | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Birchcliffe-Cliffside ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 19 | Cranbrook BC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Flemingdon Park ON | 2.4% | 17% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Church-Wellesley ON | 2.3% | 0% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 22 | East End-Danforth ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 23 | Moss Park ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 24 | Sainte-Lucie QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Steeles ON | 1.9% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bayview Village ON | 1.7% | 16% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bedford Park-Nortown ON | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Joliette QC | 1.2% | 0.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Red Deer County AB | 1.1% | 1.1% | 76 | 1 | 60 |
| 30 | High Park-Swansea ON | 0.9% | 5% | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 31 | Kingsview Village-The Westway ON | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Binbrook ON | 0.9% | 0.2% | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview ON | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | High Park North ON | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| 35 | New Hamburg ON | 0.4% | 0% | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Humber Bay Shores ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 37 | Rockcliffe-Smythe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 38 | Erindale ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cobourg ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Yellowknife NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 7 | 4 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Uxbridge
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
19 named parks and woods to walk in near Uxbridge
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park is the largest, at 555 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
19 named parks and woods, 5,150 ha in all
Parks & gardens 710 haWoods 4,441 ha
Between them, Uxbridge Woodlands and Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park cover 94%.
Uxbridge Woodlands
Wood or forest
4,288 ha153.8 km of path
34 h 10 minto walk all 153.8 km of path
8.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Oak Ridges TrailRed Oak TrailCountryside Preserve Trails+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Brookdale Tract
Park or garden
45 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
3.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Brookdale Tract
Directionsto a point inside
Fields of Uxbridge
Park or garden
34 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
2.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
O'Neill Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Roseville Tract
Wood or forest
87 ha5 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
6.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Zephyr North Tract
Wood or forest
66 ha4.7 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.7 km of path
17 km north-westfrom the centre
Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Elgin Park
Park or garden
14 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
2.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Ewen TrailElgin Pond Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Quaker Common
Park or garden
12 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Uxbridge
Quaker Trail
Directionsto a point inside
All 19 named parks and green spaces
Uxbridge Urban Provincial ParkPark or garden · 555 ha · 15.1 km of path
DirectionsUxbridge WoodlandsWood or forest · 4,288 ha · 153.8 km of path
DirectionsBrookdale TractPark or garden · 45 ha · 2.5 km of path
DirectionsFields of UxbridgePark or garden · 34 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsRoseville TractWood or forest · 87 ha · 5 km of path
DirectionsZephyr North TractWood or forest · 66 ha · 4.7 km of path
DirectionsElgin ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsQuaker CommonPark or garden · 12 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsQuaker HillPark or garden · 13 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsFoxwoodPark or garden · 15 ha
DirectionsHerrema FieldsPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBonner FieldsPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsUxbridge & Area Swimming PoolPark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsTaylor Walter ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsLeaskdale ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsUxbridge Off-Leash Dog ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHodgson ParkettePark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsVeterans Memorial ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
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 5 in 10 of Uxbridge’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 (46%)Further (54%)
Uxbridge46%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 12,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
4.8% of the country within 10 km of Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge5.1%
Within 10 km4.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 3 of the 25; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Biggest of the named areas: Rouge National Urban Park, 4,551 ha. 22 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Rouge National Urban ParkNational urban park · 4,551 ha · reaches Uxbridge
Uxbridge Urban Provincial ParkProvincial park · 532 ha · reaches Uxbridge
Duclos Point Provincial ParkProvincial park · 111 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
Big parks near Uxbridge
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
At the edge5.3 km²since 2024
Provincial park
Duclos Point Provincial Park
8.9 km north1.1 km²since 1985
Within 10 km are 2 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Uxbridge and its edge hold 314 km of footpath
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
314 km
in and around the town (535.3 km²)
Woodland
32%
about 170.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
UxbridgeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
UxbridgeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland32%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 75% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 64% 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 Uxbridge
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalOther waymarked
Oak Ridges Trail272.4 km
Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail13.0 km
The longest of the rest is the Oak Ridges Trail, 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
The best months for walking in Uxbridge: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Udora, 17 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 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 67 | 51 | 50 | 69 | 80 | 103 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 64 |
June is the wettest month (103 mm) and March the driest (50 mm). In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, -3 °C. A typical year sees 167 cm of snow. The climate in Uxbridge →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Uxbridge
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A viewpoint near Uxbridge
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 40 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Blue Mountain1.9 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 6
Countryside Preservein town
DirectionsDurham Region Forest - Timber's Tractin town
DirectionsDurham Regional Forestin town
DirectionsNorth Walker Woodsin town
DirectionsZephyr South Tract0.9 km from town
DirectionsZephyr North Tract1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 40
Plus 40 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Uxbridge Off-Leash Dog Parkin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Uxbridge
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Port PerryStouffvilleUxbridge
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge | 4.8% | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| Port Perry 18 km | 2.9% | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| Stouffville 18 km | 5.9% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
Around Uxbridge, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Uxbridge
Are there protected areas near Uxbridge?
Protected areas cover 4.8% of the land within 10 km.
What walking routes are near Uxbridge?
The Oak Ridges Trail and Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near Uxbridge?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Is there a provincial park near Uxbridge?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When should you visit Uxbridge 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.
What is the nearest national park to Uxbridge?
Rouge National Urban Park begins right at Uxbridge’s edge.
What is the largest protected area near Uxbridge?
It is Rouge National Urban Park, a national urban park covering 4,551 ha.
Sources
Where Uxbridge’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).