First pick
Parc La Fontaine
Park or garden
37 ha17.5 km of path
3 h 55 minto walk all 17.5 km of path
1.0 km southfrom the centre
Allée RoyaleRoute Verte
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Philippe Du Berger from Montréal · CC BY 2.04%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lorimier · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 7.6 km from Lorimier
The largest named area nearby is Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 903 ha, 9.1 km away. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage de l'Horloge. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 8 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
7.6 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Lorimier 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km4%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 areas8Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Lorimier has the 20th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (19,512 to 20,377 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
Lorimier4%
Towns its size4.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lorimier8
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lorimier0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Lorimier beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 12 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkland QC | 41% | 0.2% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Overbrook ON | 14% | 1.1% | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Esquimalt BC | 12% | 1% | 31 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Vinegar Hill ON | 8.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Westmount QC | 8.5% | 0.3% | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Lower Sackville NS | 8.5% | 14% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Laflèche QC | 7.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | North End NS | 7% | 0% | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Sacré-Coeur QC | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Longue-Pointe QC | 6.3% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Purpleville ON | 6.2% | 13% | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Louis-Riel QC | 6.1% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Kanata Lakes ON | 6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Evergreen AB | 5.9% | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Windsor NS | 5.7% | 2.2% | 153 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Quispamsis NB | 5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 | Riverside South - Leitrim ON | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Maple ON | 4.3% | 1.2% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Heart Lake South ON | 4.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Stittsville ON | 4.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lorimier QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Cranston AB | 2.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Tuscany AB | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Pelham ON | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Mount Pleasant Village ON | 2.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Westmount ON | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Père-Marquette QC | 2.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Mitchell MB | 2.3% | 0% | 65 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Rosedale-Moore Park ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| 30 | Highland ON | 2.2% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Kemptville ON | 2.1% | 1.7% | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| 32 | Petawawa ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 33 | Henry Farm ON | 1.9% | 3.8% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Port Alberni BC | 1.8% | 2.8% | 11 | 31 | 4 |
| 35 | Yonge-Doris ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Fort York-Liberty Village ON | 1.7% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 37 | Loyalist ON | 1.2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Stony Plain AB | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Niagara-on-the-Lake ON | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Lorimier
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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 Lorimier: 20 named parks and woods
The biggest is Parc La Fontaine, 37 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
20 named parks and woods, 76 ha in all
Parks & gardens 76 ha
Between them, Parc La Fontaine and Parc du Père-Marquette cover 69%.
Parc du Père-Marquette
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
16 ha4.1 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.1 km of path
1.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Pélican
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
5.6 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Baldwin
Park or garden
4.0 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lorimier
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Jean-Duceppe
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
2.5 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Médéric-Martin
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
2.0 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
1.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Compagnons-de-Saint-Laurent
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lorimier
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Rosemont
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
1.4 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 20 named parks and green spaces
Parc La FontainePark or garden · 37 ha · 17.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du Père-MarquettePark or garden · 16 ha · 4.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du PélicanPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 1.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc BaldwinPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-DuceppePark or garden · 2.5 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Médéric-MartinPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 1.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des Compagnons-de-Saint-LaurentPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc RosemontPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des RoyauxPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Saint-Pierre-ClaverPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc linéaire du Réseau-VertPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc De LorimierPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Persillier-LachapellePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Annie-MontgomeryPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJardin communautaire De LorimierPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc La FontainePark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc BaldwinPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc du Père-MarquettePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc des RoyauxPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc du PélicanPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
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
Every resident of Lorimier 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Lorimier100%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
4% of the country within 10 km of Lorimier 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 Lorimier0%
Within 10 km4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 8 of the 17. Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area covers 903 ha, the most of any named area. 9 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Parc-du-Mont-Royal Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 3.0 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Verte) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 320 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
Couvée Islands Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 15 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 389 ha · 7.0 km from the edge of town
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 814 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
Fleuve Saint-Laurent (Iles de Boucherville) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 26 ha · 8.4 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 9.1 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: Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 7.6 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
Québec national park (provincial)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
7.6 km north-east8.1 km²since 1984
No national park lies within 100 km of Lorimier; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Lorimier and its edge hold 66 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
66 km
in and around the town (10.7 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LorimierTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6.2
048 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LorimierTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 93% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 97% 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
No named walking route passes Lorimier on the map
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 route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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 Lorimier in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Montreal Trudeau (Airport) (16 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little 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 | 15.3 | 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 |
Winter brings about 217 cm of snow. For dry weather, February is best (66 mm); October gets 103 mm. The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-5 °C). The climate in Lorimier →
Beaches
Lorimier has 3 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage de l'Horlogemixed · 2.3 km from town
DirectionsPlage Jean-Dorésand · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds one unnamed beach. 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
Near Lorimier: 5 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
158 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Belvédère Léo-Ayotte0.7 km from town
DirectionsPont Jacques Cartier2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 16
Parc Drolet-Rachel1.3 km from town
DirectionsEspace vert de la ruelle Desjardins-Pie IX1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 14 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 158
L'Île aux Volcans0.9 km from town
DirectionsPark Jean-Jacques Olier1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlay Hill1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 155 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 10
Parc à chiens du parc Baldwinin town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc La Fontaine0.1 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc du Pélican0.3 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc des Royaux0.3 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc du Père-Marquette0.4 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier0.7 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Lafond1.2 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Lalancette1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
8 gardens and historic parks to visit near Lorimier
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
La Fontaine ParkGarden or park · 0.3 km from town
DirectionsParc Sir-Wilfrid-LaurierGarden or park · 0.6 km from town
DirectionsParc de l'EspoirGarden or park · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsParc Jeanne-ManceGarden or park · 2.1 km from town
DirectionsMontréal Botanical GardenNational Historic Site · 2.2 km from town
Its pageJarry ParkGarden or park · 3.3 km from town
DirectionsAhuntsic ParkGarden or park · 6.5 km from town
DirectionsParc AngrignonGarden or park · 10 km from town
DirectionsOne is a National Historic Site.
Sources: 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 Lorimier
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Parc-LaurierParc-LafontaineSainte-MariePetite-CôteVieux-RosemontLouis-HébertLorimier
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorimier | 4% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Parc-Laurier 1.1 km | 3.5% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Parc-Lafontaine 1.2 km | 5.4% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| Sainte-Marie 1.4 km | 6.3% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Petite-Côte 1.6 km | 4% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Vieux-Rosemont 1.8 km | 3.7% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis-Hébert 1.9 km | 2.5% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Lorimier’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Lorimier
What is the nearest national park to Lorimier?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Lorimier.
Where can you swim near Lorimier?
The nearest is Plage de l'Horloge, 2.3 km from town.
How much land around Lorimier is protected?
Yes: 4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Lorimier?
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 903 ha, a wildlife area.
Is there a provincial park near Lorimier?
The closest is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), at 7.6 km.
When should you visit Lorimier for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Sources for this page on Lorimier
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).