First pick
Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy
Park or garden
137 ha11 km of path
2 h 25 minto walk all 11 km of path
2.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Roncanada · CC BY-SA 4.03.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in L'Ancienne-Lorette · parks, protected land & trails
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 31 km away, is the closest provincial park to L'Ancienne-Lorette
The Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge is the one mapped walking route close by. The largest is Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering Area: 346 ha, 9.3 km from the edge of town. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
3.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
29
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
31 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
L'Ancienne-Lorette 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km3.9%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 areas9Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
L'Ancienne-Lorette has the 12th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (17,391 to 18,399 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
L'Ancienne-Lorette3.9%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
L'Ancienne-Lorette9
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
L'Ancienne-Lorette1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, L'Ancienne-Lorette sits near the top of its size group: 11 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fallingbrook ON | 14% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Central Saanich BC | 9.2% | 3.3% | 35 | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | Sainte-Catherine QC | 7.9% | 6.3% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Unionville ON | 7.5% | 0% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Yorkton SK | 6.4% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lake Country BC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Schmidtville NS | 5.9% | 0% | 16 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Iberville QC | 5.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fraser Heights BC | 4.1% | 24% | 129 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Royal Oak BC | 4.1% | 0% | 27 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux QC | 4% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | L'Ancienne-Lorette QC | 3.9% | 0% | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Centre ON | 3.8% | 12% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Parc-Laurier QC | 3.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Morningside ON | 3% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | McKenzie Towne AB | 3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 17 | Auburn Bay AB | 2.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Bay-Cloverhill ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| 19 | Downtown Yonge East ON | 2.3% | 0% | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| 20 | Victoria Village ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Credit Valley ON | 2.2% | 5.5% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Thornhill ON | 2.1% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Greater Napanee ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Cold Lake AB | 1.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Port Elgin ON | 1.6% | 6.2% | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 26 | Mahogany AB | 1.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 27 | Clanton Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Downsview ON | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Oakbank MB | 0.8% | 0.8% | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 30 | Collingwood BC | 0.8% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Edmundston NB | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Swift Current SK | 0.6% | 0.2% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Listowel ON | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sylvan Lake AB | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Brookhaven-Amesbury ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mimico-Queensway ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 38 | DT Fairview ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Taradale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Coventry Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around L'Ancienne-Lorette
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
Walk in L'Ancienne-Lorette: 11 named parks and woods
Largest first: Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy leads with 137 ha. Numbers match the map.
11 named parks and woods, 187 ha in all
Parks & gardens 187 ha
Add Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy to Parc de la Rivière and you have 97% of it.
Parc de la Rivière
Park or garden
44 ha5.3 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of L'Ancienne-Lorette
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Hauts Clochers
Park or garden
1.9 ha
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Beaumont
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
1.0 ha
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Cyrille-Gauvin
Park or garden
0.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Joseph-Olivier-Chauveau
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
0.5 ha0.2 km of path
2.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Lola
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
0.3 ha0.1 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Base de plein air de Sainte-FoyPark or garden · 137 ha · 11 km of path
DirectionsParc de la RivièrePark or garden · 44 ha · 5.3 km of path
DirectionsParc des Hauts ClochersPark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsParc de BeaumontPark or garden · 1.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Cyrille-GauvinPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Joseph-Olivier-ChauveauPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc LolaPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du PassantPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsPlace de la FamillePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc des ChevaliersPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc FénélonPark or garden · 0.2 ha
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
9 in 10 people in L'Ancienne-Lorette 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 (86%)Further (14%)
L'Ancienne-Lorette86%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better. That leaves about 2,400 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
3.9% of the country within 10 km of L'Ancienne-Lorette 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 L'Ancienne-Lorette0%
Within 10 km3.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
9 of the 29 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering Area leads for size with 346 ha. The figures include 20 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Cap-Rouge Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 94 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
Plage Saint-Laurent Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 250 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Saint-Nicolas (Anse Méthot) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 250 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Saint-Romuald Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 194 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
Île à Gagnon Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 118 ha · 7.4 km from the edge of town
Saint-Nicolas (Anse Ross) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 139 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Baribeau Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 130 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 346 ha · 9.3 km from the edge of town
Marina de Lévis Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 181 ha · 9.4 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
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 31 km off
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
Québec national park (provincial)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
31 km north671 km²since 1981
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, L'Ancienne-Lorette has its province’s. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
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: 44 km in and around L'Ancienne-Lorette
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
44 km
in and around the town (22.9 km²)
Woodland
15%
about 3.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
L'Ancienne-LoretteTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.9
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
L'Ancienne-LoretteTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland15%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 55% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 61% 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
One mapped route to walk from L'Ancienne-Lorette
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge3.3 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
L'Ancienne-Lorette is best on foot in May and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Quebec Jean Lesage (Airport), 2.2 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 87 | 66 | 78 | 94 | 92 | 115 | 119 | 109 | 111 | 116 | 91 | 96 |
January brings highs of -7 °C, July highs of 25 °C. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 119 mm; February sees 66 mm. About 299 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in L'Ancienne-Lorette →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of L'Ancienne-Lorette
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near L'Ancienne-Lorette: 2 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (38).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 9
Plus 9 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near L'Ancienne-Lorette: Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden, 4.1 km off
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Roger-Van den Hende botanical gardenGarden or park · 4.1 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to L'Ancienne-Lorette
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
L'AéroportDuberger—Les SaulesDes ChâtelsPlateauPointe-de-Sainte-FoyNeufchatel Est—LebourgneufL'Ancienne-Lorette
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Ancienne-Lorette | 3.9% | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| L'Aéroport 3.1 km | 4% | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| Duberger—Les Saules 3.5 km | 3.7% | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| Des Châtels 4.1 km | 1.3% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| Plateau 4.4 km | 4.1% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy 5.1 km | 4.8% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf 5.3 km | 3.2% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice L'Ancienne-Lorette’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in L'Ancienne-Lorette
Which is the biggest protected area near L'Ancienne-Lorette?
It is Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 346 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from L'Ancienne-Lorette?
It is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 31 km away.
When is the best time for walking in L'Ancienne-Lorette?
May and August, 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 L'Ancienne-Lorette?
No national park lies within 100 km of L'Ancienne-Lorette.
Are there protected areas near L'Ancienne-Lorette?
Protected areas cover 3.9% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you walk near L'Ancienne-Lorette?
The Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge, mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near L'Ancienne-Lorette?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Sources
Sources for this page on L'Ancienne-Lorette
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).