Montrose’s biggest
Kenny Park
Playing field
7.3 ha (18 acres)0.2 km of path
10 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Adrian Diack · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Montrose · parks, paths & countryside
Montrose is on the coast
The sea makes up 41% of the area within 5 km. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 94% of residents. Parks and playing fields in Montrose add up to 2.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Montrose has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
2.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
94%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
53 km
2.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Cairngorms National Park
The sea
41%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Montrose’s locality.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Montrose
The biggest is Kenny Park, 7.3 ha (18 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 4 named parks by size: 13 ha (32 acres)
Parks & gardens 3.6 haPlaying fields 9.6 ha
The two biggest, Kenny Park and Green Park, are 75% of the named green space.
Green Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha (6 acres)0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Montrose
Academy Square, Statue Robert Burns Grade II* +2 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Union Park
Playing field
2.3 ha (6 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
West End Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha (3 acres)
0.5 mi southfrom the centre
West End Park and Western Road, Fragments of Old Town Walls Grade II*
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
9 in 10 Montrose residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (94%)Further (6%)
Montrose94%
Angus towns86%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 24 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 468 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The Cairngorms National Park is 18 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
Cairngorms National Park covers 4,528 km² and has been a National Park since 2003.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Montrose
53 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Montrose and the kilometre around it, 2.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Local
Tayock0.9 km
Wigeon Hide0.8 km
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
History inside Montrose’s parks
Historic Environment Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Montrose’s named parks.
Park with listed buildings
Green Park
2.5 ha. 3 listed structures and monuments stand inside it or at its edge.
II*Academy Square, Statue Robert BurnsIIAcademy Square, Dean's LampIIMid Links, Monument to Provost Scott
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic Environment Scotland designations.
When to get out
The best walking months in Montrose: June to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.4 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 70 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 86 | 77 | 71 |
April is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 86 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 32 nights a year. The climate in Montrose →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Montrose
41% of the area within 5 km of Montrose is sea. 6 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 2 with a name.
Montrose BeachIn town
DirectionsSands of St Cyrus2.6 mi from town
DirectionsSea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by SEPA; check it before swimming.
Things to do
2 viewpoints and 24 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Dryleys Brick Pit1.9 ha · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsMontrose Basin Local Nature Reserve1,011 ha · 0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 24
Astroturfin town
DirectionsScallywagsin town
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
BrechinLaurencekirkArbroathMontrose
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose | – | 2.8 | 94% | 0% |
| Brechin 7.2 mi | – | 2.8 | 74% | 0% |
| Laurencekirk 8.0 mi | – | 2.0 | 60% | 0% |
| Arbroath 11.5 mi | – | 3.7 | 86% | 0% |
None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Montrose
What is the biggest park in Montrose?
Kenny Park, 7.3 ha (18 acres). Green Park (2.5 ha) is second. 4 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Montrose near a National Park?
Yes. Cairngorms National Park begins 18 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 4,528 km² and has been a National Park since 2003.
What are the best walks near Montrose?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Tayock and Wigeon Hide.
How many people in Montrose live near a park?
94% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Montrose?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Montrose’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Montrose’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
- Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
- Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.