First pick
Parc de la rivière Missisquoi Nord
Park or garden
7.6 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
2.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Promenade du parc de la Rivière Mississquoi-NordPromenade Riveraine
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jean-Pierre Guillet · CC BY-SA 3.07.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Potton · parks, protected land & trails
A national route near Potton: the Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Singer
The protected share within 10 km is 7.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 16 km. For a swim, Plage de Mansonville is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land
7.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
62
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
16 km
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
10
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Potton, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Singer passes within 2 kmWalking routes10 named routes within 2 kmProtected land all round7.5% of the land within 10 km, more than 80% of Canadian towns
Potton’s best card is the Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Singer, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
Potton 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 km7.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town16%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 routes11Named 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
Potton comes 6th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,201 to 2,587 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
Potton7.5%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Potton3
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Potton11
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Potton beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 5 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Potton QC | 7.5% | 16% | 62 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Potton
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Potton
The biggest is Parc de la rivière Missisquoi Nord, 7.6 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 12 ha in all
Parks & gardens 9.3 haWoods 3.0 ha
Parc de la rivière Missisquoi Nord and Île Ronde together hold 86% of it.
Parc de la rivière Missisquoi-Nord - Secteur nautique
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.3 km of path
3.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Promenade Riveraine
Directionsto a point inside
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
Most of Potton is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Potton0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,200 people more than a short walk away. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
Around Potton, protected areas make up 7.5%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Potton16%
Within 10 km7.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
3 of the 62 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Proposed Michael-Dunn Biodiversity Reserve is the biggest, 118 ha. 37 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Vallée-du-Ruiter Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 117 ha · reaches Potton
Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 3.2 ha · reaches Potton
Proposed Michael-Dunn Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 118 ha · 3.6 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
16 km to Mont-Orford 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)
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
16 km north-east59 km²since 1979
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Potton 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: 97 km in and around Potton
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
97 km
in and around the town (343.9 km²)
Woodland
77%
about 264.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PottonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PottonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland77%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 73% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 94% 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
Walks near Potton
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
NationalRegional
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Sutton22.8 km
Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Singer12.4 km
Sentier de l'Estrie Zone Glen5.8 km
Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Écho3.5 km
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Glen, Accès1.4 km
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Écho1.0 km
Sentier des Sommets (nord)6.4 km
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Écho, Accès chemi de la Falaise2.2 km
Sommet Singer2.2 km
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Écho, Point de vue Mont Écho0.5 km
The Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Singer is 12 km long on the map, and 12.4 km of it lies within 2 km of town. Among local routes, the Sentier des Sommets (nord) is longest at 6.4 km. 5 are short walks under 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
Walking season in Potton: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Sutton, 21 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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 84 | 100 | 111 | 115 | 114 | 128 | 123 | 119 | 127 | 112 | 111 |
January brings highs of -4 °C, July highs of 25 °C. Expect 128 mm in July, warm and wet, and 84 mm in February. About 321 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Potton →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Potton
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage de Mansonvillein town
DirectionsPlage municipalesand · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlage Weir3.7 km from town
DirectionsFor 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 Potton: 20 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
20Viewpoints19Hills and peaks1Waterfalls1Nature reserves4Picnic sites2Playgrounds4Campsites4Slipways
Mont Écho tops the hills nearby, 810 m. Viewpoints lead the count with 20.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 20
Point de vue sur le lac Fullertonin town
DirectionsPv étang de castorin town
DirectionsPv Etang-aux-Castorsin town
DirectionsPv km 11 estin town
DirectionsPv km 11 ouestin town
DirectionsPv Singer 1in town
DirectionsPv sur les collinesin town
DirectionsPv étang0.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 12 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 19
Colline Clark460 m · in town
DirectionsHawk Mountain536 m · in town
DirectionsMont Bear608 m · in town
DirectionsMont du Pevee640 m · in town
DirectionsMont Éléphantin town
DirectionsMont Hawk530 m · in town
DirectionsMont Hog's Back530 m · in town
DirectionsMont Owl's Head747 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 11 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Chutes de Mansonvillein town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Réserve écologique de la Vallée-du-Ruiterin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Camping Havre-des-Ilesin town
DirectionsCamping Nature Plein-Airin town
DirectionsCamping rustique de l'Etang-aux-Castorsin town
DirectionsCamping rustique Westfield0.0 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 4
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Potton: Le Jardin Pionnier Bigelow, 2.1 km away
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Le Jardin Pionnier BigelowGarden or park · 2.1 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 Potton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Bolton-EstSuttonPotton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potton | 7.5% | 62 | 11 | 3 |
| Bolton-Est 15 km | 13% | 71 | 9 | 4 |
| Sutton 16 km | 6.6% | 47 | 14 | 0 |
For walking routes, Sutton leads the area with 14. No neighbouring place reaches twice Potton’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Potton
How far is Potton from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Potton.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Potton?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Are there protected areas near Potton?
Yes: 7.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the largest protected area near Potton?
Proposed Michael-Dunn Biodiversity Reserve, a nature reserve of 118 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Potton?
The closest is Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), at 16 km.
Are there hiking trails near Potton?
OpenStreetMap maps the Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Singer, Sentier de l'Estrie Zone Glen and Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Écho close by, with others.
What is the nearest beach to Potton?
The nearest is Plage de Mansonville, in town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Potton
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).