First pick
Forêt du grand coteau de Lorraine
Wood or forest
79 ha6.6 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.6 km of path
1.8 km westfrom the centre
Des TrillesDes PruchesDes Érables+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Louise Montgrain · CC BY 3.01.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lorraine · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Lorraine is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 23 km away
National parks are all over 100 km off. The largest named area nearby is rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat, 40 ha, 4.3 km away. Protected areas cover 1.6% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
1.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
25
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
23 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Lorraine 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km1.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas5Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Lorraine sits 20th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,526 to 9,926 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
Lorraine1.6%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lorraine5
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lorraine0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Lorraine beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 16 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley BC | 22% | 12% | 74 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Shawnigan BC | 22% | 6.4% | 66 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Shediac NB | 18% | 5.4% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Lac-Deschênes QC | 14% | 49% | 32 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Antigonish County, Subdivision A NS | 11% | 9.3% | 128 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | South Cambie BC | 8.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 49 |
| 7 | M-Section (bramalea) ON | 5.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lakelands Village ON | 5.2% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Silverado AB | 4.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Qualicum Beach BC | 4.4% | 1.2% | 24 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Elizabethtown-Kitley ON | 4.2% | 1.7% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Glastonbury AB | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Charlesbourg QC | 3.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Northeast SK | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Shawnessy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Richmond ON | 2.5% | 0.2% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Laurentian Valley ON | 2.4% | 0.9% | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Guildwood ON | 2.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Rosenberg ON | 2.2% | 9.1% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | North London ON | 1.9% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Lorraine QC | 1.6% | 0.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills ON | 1.5% | 3.9% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Daniel McIntyre MB | 1.5% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier QC | 1.4% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 16 |
| 25 | Wiarton ON | 1.4% | 2.4% | 64 | 3 | 55 |
| 26 | Ladysmith BC | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Notre-Dame-des-Prairies QC | 1.2% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Willowgrove SK | 0.8% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Roberval QC | 0.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Thamesford ON | 0.5% | 0.4% | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Rustic ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Aspen Woods AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Springbank Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | River Valley Oleskiw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Plympton-Wyoming ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Devonshire ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mineola ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 38 | Saint-Rémi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Coaldale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Olds AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Lorraine on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
27 named parks and woods to walk in near Lorraine
Forêt du grand coteau de Lorraine is the largest, at 79 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
27 named parks and woods, 149 ha in all
Parks & gardens 37 haWoods 112 ha
67% of the area is in just two places: Forêt du grand coteau de Lorraine and Île Garth.
Parc Lorraine
Park or garden
9.5 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Île Garth
Wood or forest · 120 m outside town
20 ha
2.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc André-Clément
Park or garden
4.7 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Domaine Garth
Wood or forest
10 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
2.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Berge de la Plage-Jacques-Cartier
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
4.8 ha
2.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Des Chênes
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Sorbiers
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.5 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 27 named parks and green spaces
Forêt du grand coteau de LorraineWood or forest · 79 ha · 6.6 km of path
DirectionsParc LorrainePark or garden · 9.5 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsÎle GarthWood or forest · 20 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc André-ClémentPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsDomaine GarthWood or forest · 10 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsBerge de la Plage-Jacques-CartierPark or garden · 4.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Des ChênesPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc des SorbiersPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc André-RufiangePark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de MontaubanPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc HombourgPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc des SaulesPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBerge PerronPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de ChambéryPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc RiverainPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc des ÉpinettesPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Émile-PigeonPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Paul-PerronPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des SapinsPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des NoisetiersPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsÎle De GrandmontWood or forest · 2.7 ha
DirectionsParc des MerisiersPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des LilasPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Adolphe-ChapleauPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Rose-PaquettePark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Diane-HébertPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsParc des HêtresPark or garden · 0.3 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
Almost everyone in Lorraine lives 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 (96%)Further (3.7%)
Lorraine96%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%. About 400 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
1.6% of the land around Lorraine 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 Lorraine0.2%
Within 10 km1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 25, 5 are public and the remainder private. rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat covers 40 ha, the most of any named area. 20 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Île-Garth Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 17 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Wildlife PreserveWildlife area · 24 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 40 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Marais-de-l'Île-des-Juifs Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 4.1 ha · 5.1 km from the edge of town
rivière des Milles Îles (Ile Provost) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 7.3 ha · 8.5 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
23 km to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
23 km east8.1 km²since 1984
For a national park, people in Lorraine travel more than 100 km. Sépaq runs Québec’s parcs nationaux, which are provincial parks under another name.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Lorraine has 53 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
53 km
in and around the town (20.6 km²)
Woodland
21%
about 4.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LorraineTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LorraineTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland21%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 68% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 66% of Canadian towns have fewer.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Lorraine
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
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 Lorraine: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 22 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -5 °C. The wettest month, October, brings 103 mm, against 66 mm in February. Some 217 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Lorraine →
Things to do
3 viewpoints near Lorraine
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 68.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Réserve écologique de l'Île-Garth0.6 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 68
glissade de fontainebleau0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 67 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Parc Caninin town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Lorraine
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Bois-des-FilionRosemèreAuteuilSainte-ThérèseBlainvilleSainte-RoseLorraine
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Bois-des-Filion 1.7 km | 1.7% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosemère 3.4 km | 1.8% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Auteuil 4.8 km | 1.4% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Thérèse 5.4 km | 1% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Blainville 6.4 km | 1.1% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Sainte-Rose 7.3 km | 1.9% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Lorraine’s protected share. More routes are mapped around Sainte-Thérèse (2).
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. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Lorraine
How far is the nearest provincial park from Lorraine?
The closest is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), at 23 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Lorraine?
rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat: 40 ha, a wildlife area.
When is the best time for walking in Lorraine?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there protected land near Lorraine?
Protected areas cover 1.6% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to Lorraine?
None within 100 km of Lorraine.
Sources
Where Lorraine’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).