THE WATERFRONT TRAIL in Mississauga
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DISCOVER THE 730 KILOMETRE WATERFRONT TRAIL STRETCHES FROM NIAGARA-ON-THE- Find more trails, paths, and neighbourhood destinations you can LAKE AND PASSES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN END OF MISSISSAUGA ALONG bike and walk to at: LAKE ONTARIO TO THE QUEBEC BORDER. www.walkandrollpeel.ca The Waterfront Trail symbolizes a new relationship paved trail and residential streets that serve as to our Great Lake and commitment to its road connections. regeneration. The idea of creating a Waterfront walkandrollpeel.ca is a joint effort between the Trail to connect existing parks, pathways and The Trail connects hundreds of parks and natural Region of Peel, City of Brampton, Town of Caledon natural areas and activity areas along the shores areas along the shores of Lake Ontario and the and the City of Mississauga of Lake Ontario originated in the early 1990s. St. Lawrence River. In Mississauga’s 19 kilometre This was inspired by thousands of people from stretch of trail, there are 11 major parks, including all walks of life who presented the idea at public historic Port Credit Village and one of the last hearings. Since then, 41 waterfront municipalities remaining coastal wetlands along Lake Ontario. have worked together with the Waterfront There are lovely neighbourhoods and several Regeneration Trust to create the Waterfront Trail. industries, many of whom have generously allowed the Trail to pass on their property. The Mississauga portion of the trail extends from www.waterfronttrail.org the Oakville border in the west at Lakeshore Road For information on the complete Waterfront Trail, by Lakeview Park, to Etobicoke Creek and please visit www.waterfronttrail.org Toronto in the east. The trail is a combination of THE WATERFRONT TRAIL in Mississauga With Thanks to The Waterfront Regeneration Trust TPL-0045 10/05 THE WATERFRONT TRAIL 13 | Long Branch Rifle Range –Marie in Mississauga 7 | Rhododendron Curtis Park: On this section of the Gardens: Waterfront Trail you’ll find remnants of the Rhododendron Long Branch Rifle Range including: 5 | Jack Darling Memorial Park: This Gardens is a tribute wooden walls that served as baffles to is one of Mississauga’s most popular to the botanical deflect sound and absorb ricocheting parks for picnicking, swimming and passion of Dr. Joseph bullets and a concrete structure that was sunbathing. This is the largest public Brueckner who envisioned a the backdrop for targets and still bears the beach in Mississauga and includes garden - a place of beauty, scars of off-line shots. many amenities. Access to Rattray peace and reflection. 9 | Port Credit Harbour 3 | Bradley Museum and Marsh is at the eastern boundary of DIAN RD MMISSI CAWTHRC Anchorage : The Bradley Museum IINDIANN RD I A S S W I T T the park. S T ST S S SSAUG H E A E RD E R R O U O O SHO U I I KE 13 A G A LLAKESHORE RD RI dates back to the 1830s and was the R R A RDR RRD A A TA T T D D N N N O O O 10 | St. Lawrence Park R home of United Loyalist settler Lewis R R U U HU Bradley. Visiting the homes you’ll H H The Waterfront E HORE RD LLAAKESHOREKESH RD E 10 Trail Continues see authentic furnishings, fashions 7 11 12 2 | Petro Canada and artefacts from the 1800s. Lubricant Centre 6 9 12 | Lakefront Promenade: D W SHORE R is a massive steel LLAAKKESHOREE RD W 8 A massive waterfront park structure looming 11 | The Adamson Estate: created from landfill and made SOR DDRR AL WWINDSORIND 5 oveRROYArOYtAhe waterfront The estate, acquired from up of three parks connected where millions of 6 | Richards Memorial 8 | Saddington Park: architect Anthony Adamson by by trails: R.K McMillan (mainly litres of “white oil” Park: Dedicated to the A popular spot for the Credit Valley Conservation natural areas); A.E. Crookes is produced. 3 4 memory of a 14-year shore fishing, this Authority in 1975, consists of a (boating and fishing); and boy who died in 1971 park is just a short main house, a folly, a barn, a Douglas Kennedy (playgrounds, D D V V R R B BV B N N L L L L W L W L I IL I and whose heart was walk away from the garden and a maple woodlot. splash pads and O O H H D D C C CH H H R R T T U U U U H H bustling, vibrant Port One of the favourite picnic areas). O O donated to Robert C C S SOUTHDOWN RD SOUTHDOWN S N N CHUR N N O O T TO T S S 4 | Rattray Marsh Speck, then Mayor of Credit Village with its hidden secrets of N N I I W WINS W Conservation Area: Situated Mississauga. unique shops and the estate is its at the mouth of Sheridan great restaurants. little pet Creek, this is the last natural cemetery. RE RD W AKESHO LLAKESHOR waterfront marsh of its kind The Waterfront 1 2 Trail Continues between Niagara and Oshawa. The Conservation Area is 1 | Lakeside Park: On the eastern boundary of the City you’ll find a crucial habitat for fish, Lakeside Park, which is undergoing a major transformation that will birds and wildlife. It is THE WATERFRONT TRAIL in Mississauga turn this quiet park into a recreational hub. Along the water’s edge a sensitive area and you’ll find a red stone beach. These rocks are the remains of a clay easily damaged so Length: 19.2 kilometres Parking: Available at Jack Darling Park and tile company that once occupied the area and dumped the red please stay on the Lakefront Promenade Park. rocks on the waterfront all those years ago. boardwalks. Width: Varies (minimum of 3 metres) Surface: Off-road sections are mostly asphalt Activities: Walking, jogging, cycling (cycling is with some concrete sections. On-road portions prohibited through Rattray Marsh) are asphalt. LEGEND: Paved Multi Use Trail , an off-road asphalt/concrete path that may be used by pedestrians, Season: Year-round Accessibility: All washroom facilities are cyclists, rollerbladers and skate boarders. Amenities: Washrooms are located at Jack Darling handicap accessible. Residential Street for pedestrians, cyclists, rollerbladers and skate boarders/ Signed Bike Route Park, Bruckner Rhododendron Gardens, and Rules/Etiquette: Dogs must be kept on a leash, where cyclists must share the road with motor vehicles Lakefront Promenade Park. and stoop and scoop by-laws apply..