Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park
The Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park (French: Parc-nature du Bois-de-Saraguay) is a large nature park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park | |
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| Parc-nature du Bois-de-Saraguay | |
A path in the park | |
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| Type | Nature park |
| Location | Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°30′53″N 73°44′36″W |
| Area | 97 hectares (240 acres) |
| Created | 2016 |
| Operated by | City of Montreal |
| Open | sunrise to sunset |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | STM Bus: 68, 382, 468 |
| Website | Official website |
It has an area of about 97 hectares. It has about 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) of hiking trails.
The park area had been closed since its acquisition by the City in the early 1980s and almost gave way to a real estate project in the late 1970s. The park was inaugurated as Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park on 2 June 2016.
The park is one of four parts of the Bois-de Saraguay heritage site. It is mainly made up of deciduous trees. Maple groves, ash groves, poplar groves, and oak groves constitute the forest. There are several large, century-old trees. In addition, the forest includes plants designated as vulnerable, vulnerable to harvesting, or likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable.
On 7 December 2020, the City of Montreal announced a plan to create a green corridor between the park and Angrignon Park. It is to have a walking path, a bicycle link, and landscaping.