List of trails in Canada facts for kids
This is a list of all rail trails and major long-distance hiking and cycling routes in Canada.
Contents
National
- Trans Canada Trail
Alberta
British Columbia
- Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail
- Centennial Trail
- Columbia & Western Rail Trail
- Great Divide Trail
- Cowichan Valley Trail
- Galloping Goose Regional Trail
- Interurban Rail Trail
- Kettle Valley Rail Trail
- Kludahk Trail
- Lochside Regional Trail
- Okanagan Rail Trail
- Slocan Valley Rail-Trail
- Vancouver Island Spine Trail
- West Coast Trail
New Brunswick
- Dobson Trail
- Riverfront Trail
- Sentier NB Trail
Newfoundland
- Newfoundland T'Railway
Nova Scotia
- Atlantic View Trail
- Back Harbour Trail
- Barrington Bay Trail
- Beechville-Lakeside-Timberlea Trail
- Blueberry Run Trail
- Bridgewater Centennial Trail
- Chain of Lakes Multipurpose Trail
- Cobequid Trail
- Crowbar Lake Hiking Trails
- Gaetz Brook Greenway
- Jitney Trail
- Jordan Falls Community Trail
- Judique Flyer Recreational Nature Trail
- Kentville Rail Trail
- Lunenburg Front Harbour Walk
- Musquodoboit Trailway
- Old Guysborough Line
- Oyster Pond Trail
- Salt Marsh Trail
- Shearwater Flyer Trail
- Shelburne Rail Trail
- Ship Railway
- St. Margarets Bay Trail
- Trestle Trail
Ontario
- Hamilton-Brantford-Cambridge Trails
- New York Central Recreational Trail, Embrun–Russell
- Riverfront Trail, Windsor, uses some former CN rail lines' right-of-way along the Detroit River
- West Toronto Railpath, Toronto
- Beltline Trail, Toronto
| Trail name | Length in km (mi) | Western/northern terminus | Eastern/southern terminus | Communities served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausable Trail | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) | Arkona | Thedford | Arkona, Thedford | hiking trail |
| Avon Trail | 121 km (75 mi) | Thamesville Trail in St. Marys | Grand Valley Trail in Conestogo | St. Marys, Stratford, Waterloo, Conestogo | hiking trail, provides connection from London to Grand Valley Trail in the Waterloo area |
| Beltline Trail | 9 km (6 mi) | Toronto | Toronto | Toronto | Urban rail trail on the right of way of the former Toronto Belt Line Railway. |
| Bruce Trail | 820 km? | Niagara Recreational Trail at Queenston | Tobermory | Queenston, Niagara Falls, Thorold, Hamilton, Palgrave, Creemore, Owen Sound, Wiarton, Tobermory | bicycles are not allowed on trail; among the longest hiking-only trails in Ontario |
| Caledon Trailway | 35 km (22 mi) | Terra Cotta | Humber Valley Trail in Palgrave | Cheltenham, Inglewood, Palgrave | biking trail; has a newly created overpass over Highway 10 near Sligo Hill, carries Bruce Trail from Inglewood to Palgrave; connected to Elora-Cataract Trail via Bruce Trail and Trans-Canada Trail |
| Cambridge-Paris Trail | 19 km | Galt (in Cambridge) | SC Johnson Trail in Paris | Galt, Paris | biking trail, provides connection from Hamilton to Cambridge via Brantford and Paris |
| Cataraqui Trail | 104 km (65 mi) | Newburgh | Smiths Falls | Newburgh, Harrowsmith, Smiths Falls | former CP Rail line |
| Chedoke Radial Trail | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) | Hamilton | Hamilton | Hamilton | Part of the Bruce Trail. Follows a part of the right of way of the Brantford and Hamilton Electric Railway. |
| Chrysler Canada Greenway | 42 km (25 mi) | Windsor, Ontario | Ruthven, Ontario | Windsor, Ontario, Essex, Ontario, McGregor, Harrow, Kingsville, Ruthven | bicycle-friendly trail; extensions are planned |
| Don Mills Trail | 3 km (1.9 mi) | Toronto | Toronto | Don Mills | Rail trail |
| Elgin Trail | Thames Valley Trail at Talbotville Royal | Port Stanley | Port Stanley, St. Thomas, Talbotville Royal | connects to Thamesville Trail | |
| Elora-Cataract Trail | 47 km | Grand Valley Trail at Elora | Trans-Canada Trail at Cataract | Elora, Fergus, Elmira, Hillsburgh, Erin | |
| Feeder Canal Trail | North of Lowbanks | Welland | Welland | connects to Welland municipal trail network (Welland Canal Parkway East Side Trail) along Welland Recreational Waterway | |
| Friendship Trail | 24 km | Port Colborne | Niagara Recreational Trail at Fort Erie, Ontario | Port Colborne, Fort Erie | provides continuous link from Port Colborne to Trenton, via Fort Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake (Niagara Recreational Trail), Hamilton, Toronto, and Port Hope (Waterfront Trail) |
| G2G Rail Trail | 127 km (79 mi) | Goderich | Guelph | Guelph, Ariss, West Montrose, Elmira, Wallenstein, Linwood, Millbank, Milverton, Monkton, Walton, Goderich | Rail trail composed of three major segments: the Kissing Bridge Trailway at the far east end, the Perth Harvest Pathway in the middle, and the Lake Huron Route in the west. |
| Ganaraska Hiking Trail | 500 km (310 mi) | Victoria Rail Trail at Feir Mill | Waterfront Trail at Port Hope | Port Hope, Omemee | hiking trail, indirectly connected to "other" Ganaraska Hiking Trail segments via Victoria Rail Trail |
| Ganaraska Hiking Trail (Midland Section) | Highway 12 at Old Fort/Midland | Victoria Rail Trail north of Burnt River | Midland, Orillia, Kawartha Lakes | hiking trail | |
| Ganaraska Hiking Trail (Wasaga Section) | Tiny Trail at Wyevale | Ganaraska Hiking Trail (Midland Section) at Copeland Forest REsources Management Area near Martinville | Wasaga Beach, Creemore, Angus, Midhurst | giant loop hiking trail, has a 5-km spur linking it to Bruce Trail | |
| Georgian Bluffs Trail | 16 km (9.9 mi) | Park Head | Bruce Trail at Benallen, Ontario | Park Head, Benallen | bicycle-friendly trail |
| Georgian Trail | 34 km (21 mi) | Meaford | Collingwood | Meaford, Thornbury, Collingwood | connects to Collingwood municipal trail network |
| Goderich-Auburn Trail | Goderich | Auburn | Goderich, Auburn | bicycle-friendly trail | |
| Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway | Cambridge-Paris Trail at Paris | Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail at Brantford | Brantford | entirely urban bike trail constructed by the City of Brantford as a link between the SC Johnson Trail and the Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail | |
| Grand Valley Trail | 275.3 km (171.1 mi) | Alton | Port Maitland (East) | Dunnville, Cayuga, Caledonia, Brantford, Paris, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Elora, Fergus, Elmira, Alton | very long hiking trail; biking segments are concurrent with Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway, SC Johnson Trail, Cambridge-Paris Trail, and Elora-Cataract Trail |
| Grey County CP Rail Trail | Owen Sound | Dundalk, Ontario | Dundalk, Flesherton, Markdale, Chatsworth, Owen Sound | former CP Rail line, bicycle-friendly trail | |
| Haliburton County Rail Trail | 35 km (22 mi) | Victoria Rail Trail at Kinmount | Haliburton | Haliburton | long cycling trail; combined with its extension (Victoria Rail Trail), the total distance from one end to the other is 89 km; former CP line, abandoned in 1981 |
| Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail | 32 km | Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway in Brantford | Hamilton, Ontario | Brantford, Hamilton | longest of the Cambridge-Brantford-Hamilton Trail network |
| Howard Watson Trail | Sarnia | Camlachie | Sarnia, Brights Grove, Errol, Camlachie | bicycle-friendly trail | |
| Humber Valley Trail | Palgrave | Bolton | Palgrave, Cedar Mills, Bolton | hiking trail, connects to Bruce Trail and Caledon Trailway | |
| Iron Horse Trail | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) | Uptown Waterloo | Kitchener | Kitchener and Waterloo | Urban rail trail between the two adjacent cities. |
| Kissing Bridge Trailway | 44 km (27 mi) | Millbank | Guelph | Guelph, Ariss, West Montrose, Elmira, Wallenstein, Linwood, Millbank | The trail surface is stone chip for much of the trailway. Because the trailway runs along former rail lands, it is largely flat and even and is well-suited for a number of uses: hiking, running, cycling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing. Snowmobiling is permitted certain sections, otherwise no motorized vehicles or horses. It is a part of the G2G Rail Trail. |
| K&P Rail Trail | 40 km | Central Frontenac Trail at Sharbot Lake | Renfrew | Snow Road Station | very remote, has nearby swamps, bike trail serves as a driveway to residences in remote areas |
| La Cloche Silhouette Trail | 78 km (48 mi) | Killarney Provincial Park | Killarney Provincial Park | (Wilderness trail) | Steep grades |
| Lang-Hastings Trail | 33 km | Peterborough | Hastings | Peterborough, Assumption, Keene, Hastings | Multi-use trail that is a section of the Trans-Canada Trail. Mostly flat with a crushed limestone surface. |
| Lynn Valley Trail | 11.8 km (7.3 mi) | Simcoe | Port Dover | Simcoe, Port Dover | bicycle-friendly trail |
| Maitland Trail | Goderich | Auburn | Goderich, Auburn | hiking trail | |
| Merritt Trail | 45 km | Waterfront Trail at St. Catharines | Friendship Trail at Port Colborne | St. Catharines, Thorold, Welland, Port Colborne | closely follows Welland Canal Trail |
| Niagara Recreational Trail | 56 km | Waterfront Trail at Niagara-on-the-Lake | Friendship Trail at Fort Erie, Ontario | various segments have separate names, such as "General Brock Trail", biking trail | |
| North Simcoe Railtrail | 31.7 km (19.7 mi) | Elmvale | Minesing Wetlands | Elmvale, Phelpston, Anten Mills | hiking, cycling, snowmobiling, ATV-ing, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing |
| Saugeen Bluffs Trail | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | ||||
| Rideau Trail | 387 km (240 mi) | Ottawa | Kingston | Partially overlaps the K&P Rail Trail, Cataraqui Trail, and Trans Canada Trail | |
| Saugeen Rail Trail | 11 km (6.8 mi) | Southampton | Port Elgin | Port Elgin, Southampton | former CN Rail line, bicycle-friendly trail |
| SC Johnson Trail | 18 km | Cambridge Rail Trail at Paris | Gordon Glaves Pathway at Brantford | Paris, Brantford | inter-urban cycling trail, sponsored by SC Johnson, CKCO-TV and others; part of the Hamilton-Brantford-Cambridge Trails |
| Seguin Trail | 61 km (38 mi) | Rose Point | Fern Glen | Rose Point, Parry Sound, Fern Glen | former Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway segment, closely follows Highway 518 |
| Spurline Trail | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) | Uptown Waterloo | Kitchener | Kitchener and Waterloo | Urban rail with trail corridor between the two adjacent cities. The trail runs alongside a freight-only section of the CN Waterloo Spur. |
| Thornton-Cookstown Trail | Thornton | Cookstown | Thornton, Cookstown | bicycle-friendly trail, terminates at Georgian Downs near Innisfil Heights and Highway 400 | |
| Thames Valley Trail | 110 km (68 mi) | Elgin Trail at Talbotville Royal | Avon Trail at St. Marys | Talbotville Royal, Delaware, London, St Marys | hiking trail, provides link between Thames Valley Trail and Avon Trail, and London's municipal bike trail network |
| The Crack | 7.5 km | Killarney Provincial Park | Killarney Provincial Park | (Wilderness trail) | hiking trail, known for the view at the top and the cliff creating what appears to be a crack in the mountain filled with boulders |
| Upper Canada Heritage Trail | 10.6 km (6.6 mi) | Waterfront Trail at Niagara-on-the-Lake | St. David's Golf and Country Club, St. David's | Niagara-on-the-Lake | former Michigan Central Railway/New York Central Railroad passenger line until abandonment in 1973, purchased by Niagara-on-the-Lake in 1979, and turned into a trail in 1984 |
| Victoria Rail Trail | 85 km (53 mi) | Bobcaygeon Historic Colonization Road/Kawartha Lakes–Haliburton County boundary at Kinmount (Continues as Haliburton County Rail Trail) | Ganaraska Hiking Trail, near Bethany | Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Kinmount | long biking trail; combined with its extension (Haliburton County Rail Trail), the total distance from one end to the other is 89 km; former CP line, abandoned in 1981 |
| Wainfleet Rail Trail | 13 km (8.1 mi) | Lowbanks | Port Colborne | Port Colborne | former CN Rail spur, biking trail |
| Walter Bean Grand River Trail | 76 km (47 mi) | Waterloo | Cambridge | Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo | Runs alongside the Grand River. Connects to the Trans Canada Trail at its southern end in Cambridge. Forms a component of the Grand Valley Trail. |
| Waterfront Trail | 1300+ km | Windsor | Quebec border (east of Cornwall) | Leamington, Port Stanley, Dunnville, Port Colborne, Fort Erie, Niagara Falls (CA), Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Catharines, Grimsby, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville, Newcastle, Port Hope, Cobourg, Brighton, Trenton, Picton, Kingston, Gananoque, Cornwall | one of the longest trails in Ontario, the longest single inter-urban trail in the province |
| Welland Canal Trail | 60 km | Waterfront Trail at St. Catharines | Friendship Trail at Port Colborne | St. Catharines, Thorold, Welland, Port Colborne | travels along Welland Canal |
Prince Edward Island
- Confederation Trail
Quebec
- Route Verte trails
Route 1:
- La Cantonière
- Cycloparc PPJ
- L'Estriade
- Montérégiade
- Parc linéaire de la MRC de Lotbinière
- Parc linéaire des Bois-Francs
- Parc linéaire Le Grand Tronc
- Sentier Massawippi
- La Vagabonde
Route 2:
- Ligne du Mocassin
- Parc linéaire des Basse-Laurentides
- Parc Linéaire Le P'tit Train du Nord
- Parc linéaire Rouyn-Noranda–Taschereau
Route 4:
- La Campagnarde
Route 6:
- Corridor des Cheminots
- Piste Jarcques-Cartier/Portneuf
Route 8:
- Parc linéaire interprovincial Petit-Témis
Regional trails:
- Corridor Aérobique
- Corridors Verts d'Asbestos
- Parc linéaire de la Vallée de la Gatineau
- Route des Champs
- Sentier Nature Tomifobia
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