Hiking in Greater Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula

Hiking Greater Toronto & Niagara Peninsula

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Albion Hills Glen Haffy Conservation Area 8 Conservation Area 26 Ball’s Falls Humber Valley Trail 27 Conservation Area 9 Cataract Trail 10 McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve and Second Twenty Mile Creek Valley Trail 10 Marsh Wildlife Area 28 Bruce Trail Side Trail 11 The McLaughlin Bay Second Cootes Paradise, Royal Marsh Shoreline Trail 28 Botanical Gardens 11 McLaughlin Bay Loop 29 Captain Cootes, Marshwalk, Dogwood Trail 29 Macdonell, Pinetum Trails 12 Mountsberg Hopkins Trail, North Shore 12 Conservation Area 29 Arnotts Walk and Chegwin Trails, South Shore 12 Wildlife Walkway 30 Ravine Road and Calebs Nature Trivia Trail 30 Walk, South Shore 13 Sugar Bush Trail 30 Ginger Valley Trail, South Shore 13 Lakeshore Lookout Trail 30 Sassafras Point Trail, South Shore 13 Pioneer Creek Trail 30 Crawford Lake Conservation Niagara Glen 31 Area and Iroquoian Village 13 Cliffside Path 32 Crawford Lake Trail 14 Eddy Path 32 Woodland Trail 14 Woodland Path 32 Pine Ridge Trail 14 Terrace Path 32 Escarpment Trail 15 Trillium Path 32 Nassagaweya Trail 15 Cobblestone Path 32 Snowshoe Trail 15 River Path 33 Bruce Trail 15 Niagara River Darlington Provincial Park 15 Recreation Trail 33 Burk Trail 18 Rouge Trail 34 McLaughlin Bay Trail 18 Robinson Creek Trail 18 St. Catharines Trail System 35 Waterfront Trail 18 Port Dalhousie Harbour Walkway Waterfront Trail 36 Dufferin Islands, Merritt Trail 36 Niagara Falls 18 Green Ribbon Trail 37 Dundas Valley and Tiffany Participark Trail 37 Falls Conservation Areas 19 Welland Canals Parkway Trail 37 Durham Regional Forest 24 Seaton Hiking Trail 37

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ulyssesguides.com Hiking in Greater Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula, ISBN 978-2-89665- 422-2 (PDF version), is a chapter taken from Ulysses guide Hiking in Ontario, ISBN 978-2-89464-827-8 (printed version), published and legally deposited in 2010.

Author: Tracey Arial Editor: Pierre Ledoux Copy Editors: Pierre Daveluy, Matthew McLauchlin Computer Graphics: Pascal Biet, Marie-France Denis, Philippe Thomas Editing Assistance: Annie Gilbert

This work was produced under the direction of Olivier Gougeon.

Acknowledgements: Author: Thanks so much for all of the outdoors enthusiasts who’ve shared Ontario’s natural wonders with me over the last several years. In particular, I’d like to thank the people who answer the phone and greet visitors at parks and conservation areas. These unsung heroes share their passion for a place with everyone who visits and many of them helped me discover highlights I might have overlooked. Thanks also to the staff at great local bookstores, who really care about their customers, including Terry Needham from Novack’s and Nan- cy Frater at Booklore. Thanks also to three exceptional high school teachers: John Nephew for introducing me to glaciers, Hal Babcock for helping me ap- preciate history and the late Ina Healey, for inspiring my love of words. Thanks also to mom, dad, Lorrey, Kimm, Keelan, Chloe, Manny, Pedro, Paul and Arial for exploring the trails with me. Publisher: Thank you to Lori Waldbrook of Ontario Parks, Jeff Truscott and Guy Thériault of Parks Canada and Suzanne McFarlane of the Morris Island Conservation Area for their help in updating this guide’s maps. We acknowled- ge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Pu- blishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for ur publishing activities. We would also like to thank the Government of Québec – Tax credit for book publishing – Administered by SODEC.

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