First pick
Parc Saint-Pierre
Park or garden
19 ha6.7 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.7 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom the center
Chemin de Halage
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Paul.schrepfer · CC BY 4.03%woodland
Outdoors in Amiens · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Amiens has more footpaths per km² than 8 in 10 French towns
193 km of footpaths cross Amiens (3.8 km per km²). 3% of Amiens is mapped woodland. No protected area reaches Amiens; the nearest, Marais de la moyenne Somme entre Amiens et Corbie (Natura 2000), is 1 km from the town center. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
0.7%
of the commune’s land
Nearest: Marais de la moyenne Somme entre Amiens et Corbie, 1 km
Woodland
3%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
193 km
3.8 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
18 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
30
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Parc Saint-Pierre
Throughout this page, the Somme median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
What kind of place
What kind of outdoors place is Amiens?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths3.8 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyMarais de la moyenne Somme entre Amiens et Corbie (Natura 2000) is 1 km from the town center.Little mapped woodland3% of the land, against 13% for the median compared town.
What sets Amiens apart: its footpaths, then protected land close by. It is shorter on woodland.
Against French towns
How Amiens compares with French towns
Each figure against the 3,798 compared French towns (communes with an overall grade): the marked bar is the town’s, the line the median. Described, not graded.
Protected areas0.7%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
55out of 100
Woodland3%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
15out of 100
Footpaths3.8 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
83out of 100
Hiking routes0.4 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
52out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Amiens has the 12th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (100,679 to 185,140 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Paris 12e (16.7 km per km²) to Nîmes (1.3 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris 12e Paris | 16.7 | 30% | 0% | 153 km |
| 2 | Paris 16e Paris | 11.9 | 25% | 0% | 147 km |
| 3 | Grenoble Isère | 11.6 | 4.6% | 0% | 204 km |
| 4 | Paris 19e Paris | 11.1 | 2.1% | 0% | 148 km |
| 5 | Paris 20e Paris | 10.9 | 0.1% | 0% | 151 km |
| 6 | Paris 14e Paris | 10.6 | 0.4% | 0% | 151 km |
| 7 | Paris 13e Paris | 9.2 | 0.4% | 0% | 152 km |
| 8 | Caen Calvados | 8.1 | 2.4% | 0% | 14 km |
| 9 | Tours Indre-et-Loire | 7.8 | 6.3% | 4.7% | 184 km |
| 10 | Villeurbanne Rhône | 7.4 | 2.8% | 0.3% | 253 km |
| 11 | Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis | 7 | 2.4% | 1.8% | 142 km |
| 12 | Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 6.9 | 2.7% | 0% | 366 km |
| 13 | Metz Moselle | 6.8 | 8% | 0% | 329 km |
| 14 | Angers Maine-et-Loire | 6.3 | 5.6% | 17% | 118 km |
| 15 | Orléans Loiret | 6.3 | 5.4% | 4.3% | 206 km |
| 16 | Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine | 6 | 2% | 0% | 147 km |
| 17 | Dijon Côte-d'Or | 6 | 6.5% | 0% | 402 km |
| 18 | Brest Finistère | 5.9 | 6.7% | 0% | On it |
| 19 | Lyon 3e Rhône | 5.9 | 0.5% | 0% | 251 km |
| 20 | Mulhouse Haut-Rhin | 5.7 | 4.3% | 0% | 441 km |
| 21 | Le Mans Sarthe | 5.5 | 6.6% | 0% | 135 km |
| 22 | Paris 11e Paris | 5.4 | 0% | 0% | 150 km |
| 23 | Besançon Doubs | 5.3 | 37% | 0.6% | 402 km |
| 24 | Montreuil Seine-Saint-Denis | 5.2 | 1.8% | 4.7% | 153 km |
| 25 | Rouen Seine-Maritime | 5.1 | 6.2% | 0% | 53 km |
| 26 | Paris 17e Paris | 5.1 | 0.2% | 0% | 145 km |
| 27 | Reims Marne | 4.8 | 2.1% | 1.1% | 199 km |
| 28 | Annecy Haute-Savoie | 4.6 | 29% | 0.2% | 260 km |
| 29 | Paris 18e Paris | 4.4 | 0.5% | 0% | 146 km |
| 30 | Amiens Somme | 3.8 | 3% | 0.7% | 55 km |
| 31 | Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-Dôme | 3.7 | 4.6% | 0.7% | 258 km |
| 32 | Le Havre Seine-Maritime | 3.6 | 5.8% | 3.3% | On it |
| 33 | Toulon Var | 3.6 | 23% | 26% | On it |
| 34 | Saint-Étienne Loire | 3.5 | 31% | 33% | 210 km |
| 35 | Limoges Haute-Vienne | 3.3 | 15% | 0% | 163 km |
| 36 | Argenteuil Val-d'Oise | 3.2 | 5.5% | 0% | 136 km |
| 37 | Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales | 2.2 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 12 km |
| 38 | Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône | 2.1 | 18% | 9.1% | 21 km |
| 39 | Saint-Denis Réunion | 1.6 | 62% | 73% | On it |
| 40 | Saint-Paul Réunion | 1.4 | 20% | 64% | On it |
| 41 | Nîmes Gard | 1.3 | 29% | 4.6% | 37 km |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park or wood. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is the commune’s boundary.
Green: parks, gardens and woods mapped on OpenStreetMap, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · INPN / PatriNat · IGN
Places to walk
Parks and woods to walk in, in and around Amiens
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc Saint-Pierre leads, at 19 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Marais des Trois Vaches
Park or garden
28 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
3.7 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Hotoie
Park or garden
24 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
1.4 km westfrom the center
Allée de Tivoli
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Grand Marais
Park or garden
21 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
3.8 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Château Blanc
Park or garden
8.6 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
2.9 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Plaine Saint-Ladre
Park or garden
5.8 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
2.8 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
plaine Abderahmane Rabah
Park or garden
3.7 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
3.1 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Bois Bonvallet
Park or garden
3.3 ha0.9 km of path
15 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks, gardens and woods
Parc Saint-PierrePark or garden · 19 ha · 6.7 km of path
DirectionsMarais des Trois VachesPark or garden · 28 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de la HotoiePark or garden · 24 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc du Grand MaraisPark or garden · 21 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsParc du Château BlancPark or garden · 8.6 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsPlaine Saint-LadrePark or garden · 5.8 ha · 1.5 km of path
Directionsplaine Abderahmane RabahPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsBois BonvalletPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de MontièresPark or garden · 5.1 ha
DirectionsParc du Petit MaraisPark or garden · 4.8 ha
DirectionsPlaine BrossolettePark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsPlaine DebussyPark or garden · 2 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsJardin des PlantesPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsLe bois CodevelleWood or forest · 5.3 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean RostandPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsSquare LemerchierPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de l'EvêchéPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc DelpechPark or garden · 2.3 ha
DirectionsParc de la SalamandrePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBarques des Hortillonnages - Le Jardin des VertueuxPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsSquare Friant les Quatre ChênesPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsSquare Germaine DulacPark or garden · 1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsSquare Saint-DenisPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsSquare de la Rose des SablesPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSquare Aimé CésairePark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsSquare des Quatre-LemairePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSquare Jules BocquetPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc MunicipalPark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside
DirectionsLe Jardin d'AnnaPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsLe Clos AlexandrePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Marais de la moyenne Somme entre Amiens et Corbie is the nearest protected area, 1 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Natura 2000 site
Marais de la moyenne Somme entre Amiens et Corbie
0.7% of the commune1 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Étangs et marais du bassin de la Somme
0.7% of the commune1 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area0.7%
Natura 2000 site0.7%
Designations overlap (a regional park can hold a Natura 2000 site), so the rows don’t add up; the first counts each piece of land once.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
Footpaths and woods in Amiens
Paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, and waymarked hiking routes, mapped on OpenStreetMap inside the commune; woods are mapped forest and woodland, private woods included.
Footpaths
193 km
3.8 km per km²
Hiking routes
18 km
waymarked: 0.4 km per km²
Woodland
3%
about 1.5 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
AmiensSomme medianFrance median
Footpaths3.8
Hiking routes0.4
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AmiensSomme medianFrance median
Woodland3%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 83% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 85% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. Every home in Amiens is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
6 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 1233.5 km
Amiens - Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme10 km
Chemin d'Amiens à Compiègne8.9 km
Amiens - La Houssoye8.4 km
Péronne - Amiens6.3 km
Molliens-au-Bois - Amiens6.1 km
GR 123 passes within 2 km of Amiens.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Amiens: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Amiens-Glisy, 6.5 km away, and the daylight at the town’s latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 15 to 30 °C and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 49 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 60 | 48 | 58 | 60 | 72 |
April is the driest month (39 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 24 °C). 72 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 45 nights a year. The climate in Amiens →
Gardens
3 gardens to visit in Amiens
Named gardens in the commune.
Clos AlexandreIn Amiens
DirectionsJardin des plantes d'AmiensIn Amiens
DirectionsSquare Saint-Denis d'AmiensIn Amiens
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata.
Neighbors
Next to Amiens
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
RiveryCamonSalouëlLongueauSaleuxAilly-sur-SommeAmiens
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
Camon has at least twice as much protected land. Saleux and Ailly-sur-Somme are more wooded.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected areas. National-park cores, national parks’ outer areas, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites, from INPN. A national park’s core is strictly protected; its outer area and a regional park are charters between communes, not bans. Designations overlap, so the total counts each piece of land once.
- Woodland. Forest and woods as OpenStreetMap maps them, private woods included: woods nobody has mapped are missing, and a mapped wood isn’t necessarily open to walkers.
- Footpaths and hiking routes. Footpaths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, then waymarked hiking routes (GR and others) measured apart. A route often follows a path or lane already counted: the two overlap. Paths nobody has mapped are missing.
- Green space nearby. The share of residents (INSEE’s 200 m grid) within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or wood edge. It measures nearness, not a way in. Guadeloupe and French Guiana have no grid: their pages say whether the town center is within 800 m.
- The coast. The straight-line distance from the town center to OpenStreetMap’s coastline, which follows the tide line into estuaries. A commune is on the coast when the coastline crosses its boundary.
- No grade yet. U.S. and UK towns have an Outdoors Grade; French towns don’t yet. Each figure is set beside the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade) in the département and in France, each figure its own median.
Questions about the outdoors in Amiens
Is Amiens in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Marais de la moyenne Somme entre Amiens et Corbie, 1 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Amiens?
OpenStreetMap maps 193 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 3.8 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 18 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Amiens is woodland?
3% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Amiens near the sea?
No: the coast is 55 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Amiens?
April to September: long days, mild highs and little rain, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at the nearest suitable station.
Why is there no Outdoors Grade for French towns?
TownRatings grades the outdoors in the U.S. and the UK; the French figures are new and not graded yet. This page sets each one beside the median compared French town instead.
Sources: INPN / PatriNat (protected areas 2026, Natura 2000 2024) · © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (paths, hiking routes, woods, coast, gardens) · INSEE, Filosofi 2021 200 m grid (residents) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Météo-France normals 1991–2020 · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.