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Greater Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt, Orangeville View full photo

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Greater Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt

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1.5 hr
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The Greenbelt is a protected area of green space, farmland, forests, wetlands, and watersheds, located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It surrounds a significant portion of the Golden Horseshoe. Created by legislation passed by the Government of Ontario in 2005, the Greenbelt is considered a prevention of urban development and sprawl on environmentally sensitive land in the province. According to the Greenbelt Foundation, the Greenbelt includes 2,000,000 acres (810,000 ha; 8,100 km2) of land. That includes 721,000 acres (292,000 ha; 2,920 km2) of protected wetlands, grasslands, and forests.

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Getting there

Orangeville, ON

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Around this place

Named places within a few minutes' walk, from OpenStreetMap. We hold a name, an address and a distance for each and nothing more, so opening hours and prices are worth checking with them.

Places to eat and drink

  • Inaka 2380 m · 31 min walk Japanese
  • McDonald's 2460 m · 32 min walk Burger
  • Subway 2580 m · 34 min walk Sandwich
  • Dolce Family Ristorante 2610 m · 34 min walk Italian
  • Tim Hortons 2630 m · 34 min walk Coffee Shop
  • Country Style 3100 m · 40 min walk Coffee Shop
  • Highpoint Restaurant & Cafe 3510 m · 45 min walk

Places to stay

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