First pick
Parc Prévost
Park or garden · 400 m outside town
0.3 ha
4.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.03.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Piedmont · parks, protected land & trails
Voyageur Provincial Park, 40 km away, is the closest provincial park to Piedmont
The largest is Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve: 2,963 ha, 7.2 km from the edge of town. Named trails close by number 2, the Tour du Massif 25km and Pandora 10km among them. Swimmers have 3 beaches within 5 km, Plage Jean-Guy-Caron the nearest.
Protected land
3.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
40 km
Voyageur Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Piedmont 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km3.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town15%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Piedmont ranks 14th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,617 to 3,713 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
Piedmont3.1%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Piedmont2
Towns its size7
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Piedmont2
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Piedmont sits near the top of its size group: 13 of 39 have more. On public protected areas it is behind: 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baie-D'Urfé QC | 49% | 0.1% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Pemberton BC | 41% | 34% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 4 | Colebrook BC | 28% | 14% | 145 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Parkland AB | 3.4% | 39% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Quinndale ON | 2.9% | 0% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | Hudson AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | South Tuxedo MB | 1.2% | 50% | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Lawson Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.7% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Two Hills County No. 21 AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Eaglemere MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dunham QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Piedmont
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
A named park or wood to walk in near Piedmont
The biggest is Parc Prévost, 0.3 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on 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
Few people in Piedmont 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Piedmont0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 3,700 people more than a short walk away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.1% of the land near Piedmont
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Piedmont15%
Within 10 km3.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
2 of the 17 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. The largest named one is Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve, at 2,963 ha. The figures include 15 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 2,963 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
Station-de-Biologie-des-Laurentides Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 89 ha · 7.2 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
Voyageur Provincial Park is 40 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
Voyageur Provincial Park
40 km south-west15 km²since 1966
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Piedmont 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: 102 km in and around Piedmont
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
102 km
in and around the town (55 km²)
Woodland
68%
about 37.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PiedmontTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.9
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PiedmontTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland68%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 91% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 54% 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
Piedmont has 2 named walking routes
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Tour du Massif 25km37.6 km
Pandora 10km14.1 km
At 37.6 km, the Tour du Massif 25km is the longest local route.
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 Piedmont: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Lachute (31 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
About 218 cm of snow falls in a year. February is the driest month at 72 mm; October the wettest at 120 mm. January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The climate in Piedmont →
Beaches
Plage Jean-Guy-Caron, 2.9 km away, is the beach near Piedmont
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Jean-Guy-Caronsand · 2.9 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 2 more, nameless. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Piedmont: 12 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Among the peaks, Mont Olympia is highest at 430 m. Most numerous: hills and peaks (13).
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 13
Mont Avila380 m · in town
DirectionsMont Belvédère300 m · in town
DirectionsMont Olympia430 m · in town
DirectionsMont Molson325 m · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsMont Saint-Sauveur390 m · 0.3 km from town
DirectionsMont Shaw285 m · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsMont Gabriel340 m · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsMont Sainte-Anne1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 9
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Piedmont
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-SauveurSainte-Anne-des-LacsSainte-AdèleMorin-HeightsPrévostSaint-HippolytePiedmont
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont | 3.1% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| Saint-Sauveur 3.6 km | 2.3% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 4.9 km | 2% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Sainte-Adèle 6.4 km | 4.8% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Morin-Heights 7.4 km | 2.2% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Prévost 7.6 km | 2.1% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Saint-Hippolyte 10 km | 4.2% | 21 | 2 | 5 |
Around Piedmont, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Piedmont
Are there protected areas near Piedmont?
Within 10 km, 3.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Piedmont?
None within 100 km of Piedmont.
Are there hiking trails near Piedmont?
The Tour du Massif 25km and Pandora 10km, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Piedmont?
Plage Jean-Guy-Caron, 2.9 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
When should you visit Piedmont for the outdoors?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Which is the biggest protected area near Piedmont?
It is Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve, a nature reserve covering 2,963 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Piedmont?
It is Voyageur Provincial Park, 40 km away.
Sources
Where Piedmont’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).