About Trails

CVC, along with our partners, manage over 52 km of trails, which includes parts of the Bruce, and Trans-Canada trail networks.

Trails in the Credit Valley Watershed cover a wide variety of geographical features, including the Oak Ridges Moraine and the Niagara Escarpment, providing picturesque settings where numerous activities can be enjoyed. You can take a leisurely stroll or a challenging, rugged hike. You can walk, bicycle, horseback ride, snowmobile or ski. But please ensure that the trail you are using is designated for whatever activity you choose to pursue.

Trail Etiquette

• Give the right-of-way to smaller and slower users.
• Stay right when approaching oncoming users.
• Stay on the trail surface.
• Keep pets on a leash and clean up after them.
• Obey signs.
• Do not climb fences or take shortcuts.
• Respect the privacy of landowners bordering the trails.
• Leave wildlife and plants for others to enjoy.
  

Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail

The Waterfront Trail extends 325 kilometres from Trenton to Hamilton along Lake Ontario 's shoreline, and will eventually span 650 km from Gananoque to Niagara-on-the-Lake. The City of Mississauga 's 21.5 km section of the trail provides walking and cycling routes through parks, green spaces and scenic streetscapes.

A portion of the trail passes through Rattray Marsh, where platforms have been constructed to protect this sensitive area. Please note that the Rattray Marsh section may be accessed by pedestrians and wheelchairs only; bicycles are not permitted.

Trail guides can be purchased from bookstores or from the Waterfront Regeneration Trust at (416) 943-8080. Visit their website at www.waterfronttrust.com.

Culham Trail

This 18 km trail is nearing completion. It is designed to provide pedestrians and cyclists with a route from Erindale Park up the Credit River Valley to the City of Brampton and offers them the chance to enjoy the area's natural and human history. The trail passes by remnants of old homesteads, orchards, dams, rail and mill sites, and connects many green spaces in the City of Mississauga .

This is only one of many trails operated by the City of Mississauga . For further information visit their website at www.city.mississauga.on.ca or call their Parks & Recreation Department at (905) 615-4100.

Glassford Trail

Surrounding CVC's Offices, this trail takes visitors around Meadowvale Conservation Area and is linked to the Culham Trail. It is well-used by local residents in the newly settled communities surrounding the historic village of Meadowvale and it is a great way to explore floodplain habitats and cultural heritage features.

Bruce Trail

The Bruce Trail is a footpath that threads its way across the CVC watershed along the Niagara Escarpment affording the user a variety of special interest side trails and spectacular scenery and outlooks. Users are advised to obtain a trail guide before venturing out.

The Bruce Trail Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and maintenance of over 800 kilometers of main trails and an additional 200km of side trails along the Niagara Escarpment between Niagara Falls , Ontario ( Queenston Heights ) and Tobermory , Ontario (Little Tub Harbour).

The Bruce Trail Association can be contacted at PO Box 857 , Hamilton , ON L8N 3N9 or visit their website at www.brucetrail.org.

Caledon Trailway

This trail follows the route of a railway line built in the 1870's by the Northwestern Railway to transport stone, brick, timber and agricultural goods. In 1989 the Town of Caledon purchased the 22 miles of railway spanning the Town from the Village of Terra Cotta on the west to Highway 9 east of Palgrave. The trail provides non-motorized users an opportunity to view rivers, creeks, forests and agricultural landscapes. For further information contact the Town of Caledon at (905) 584-2272.

Grand Valley Trail

The Grand Valley Trail is a marked footpath stretching 250 km from Rock Point Provincial Park on Lake Erie to the Village of Alton in the Town of Caledon . The section of trail within the Credit River watershed is predominantly road based. For more information visit http://www.gvta.on.ca.

Trimble Trail

Located within the Belfountain Conservation Area and Willoughby Estate, the Trimble Trail is a side trail of the Bruce Trail and is therefore marked with blue paint blazes. Named in the memory of Roy and Eleanor Trimble, a life long resident and historian of the Village of Belfountain , the 1.5 kilometre trail routes along the steep slopes of the West Credit River Valley to the Forks of the Credit. In the late 1800s this valley was the site of extensive quarrying operations that saw the removal of the brownstone used to construct the Ontario Legislature and Old City Hall in Toronto .

This is not a loop trail and users must retrace their steps to return to the conservation area.

Elora-Cataract Trailway

The 47 km long former section of the Canadian Pacific Railway has been developed into a recreational trail running from Cataract in the east through Belwood Lake Conservation Area and the communities of Fergus and Elora. It links the watersheds of the Grand and Credit River and provides users the opportunity to explore their natural and cultural heritage. In addition to walking and hiking, the Trailway includes sections that can be used by cross-country skiers, cyclists, snowmobiles and people on horseback.

For a map or further information visit their website at www.trailway.org or contact them c/o Box 99 , Fergus , ON N1M 2W7.

Links

Elora-Cataract Trailway

Bruce Trail Association

Hike Ontario

Ontario Trails Council

Trans Canada Trail