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If life is a journey, we have your trail
Did you know Ontario boasts over 88,000 km in trails? Whether you’re in the Hamilton-Burlington area or located in our outlying areas*, there’s a trail for everyone. You’ll find something for every enthusiast: gentle walking, jogging, cycling, rollerblading, hiking, rock faces for climbing and water routes to fish, canoe and kayak. Many of the trails along rivers will take you through picturesque and charming towns. Whatever calls you to the trail, it’s good for the soul.
Chippawa Trail
When completed, this 15-kilometre abandoned rail corridor will link Hamilton with Caledonia and will become part of the Niagara branch of the Trans Canada Trail. It will also be connected to the Caledonia-to-Dunnville rail trail. Approximately 12 kilometres have been completed and work is proceeding as funding permits.
Cootes Drive Trail
The Cootes Drive Trail is a multi-use asphalt trail extending between Sanders Blvd.(Hamilton) and Dundas/Thorpe Street (Dundas). The trail is 2.5 kilometres long and can be accessed from Sanders Blvd. (where there is a signed level crossing of Cootes Drive to McMaster University), just south of the McMaster University bridge across Cootes Drive, Olympic Drive, King/East Street and Dundas/Thorpe.
Dundas Valley Trail
A 40-km multi-use trail network extends through this 1,200-hectare natural area that comes complete with Carolinian forests, fields, cold-water streams, stunning geological structures, and an array of rare plants, birds and wildlife.
Dofasco 2000 Trail
The second Millennium project of the Hamilton Conservation Authority, this 11.5-kilometre trail will link the 1812 Battlefield House Museum, Devil’s Punch Bowl Conservation Area, Vinemount South Swamp and Bruce Trail. The Dofasco 2000 Trail will eventually continue on road to link with the Waterfront Trail at the Fifty Point Conservation Area and Marina on Lake Ontario.
Desjardins Recreational Trail
The Desjardins Recreational Trail is a 1 kilometre long trail extending from Kay Drage Park access road, along the Chedoke Creek to Cootes Paradise, across the creek then on to the Desjardins Canal.
Woodlot Nature Trail – Rock Point
This trail travels through a variety of different environments within the park, along the top of a lakeside bluff, through old fields and into a Carolinian Woodlot. Stairs lead down the side of the bluff to the beach or limestone shelf with many fossils. Viewing platforms overlook Lake Erie and nearby Mohawk Island and lighthouse.
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