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Trail
2016
Guide Trail Guide
2016
york.ca/cycling Recreational trails of York Region:
1-877-464-9675 ext 75051
#yorkcycling a great way to have fun and be active
Legend Contacts for additional information
Trail Features Regional Municipality of York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-877-464-9675
york.ca
Trail Points of Interest Trail Surface Type www.yorkscene.com
P Parking Asphalt/Concrete
Bark Town of Aurora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-727-3123 x522
Washroom
Boardwalk Town of East Gwillimbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-478-4282 x233
Leash Free Dog Area Crushed Limestone Town of Georgina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-476-4305 x2296
Lookout Natural Township of King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-833-5321
City of Markham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-415-7535
Bridge Other Trail Types
Trail system outside the
Town of Newmarket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-895-5193
U Underpass
Map Focus Town of Richmond Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-771-8870
Trails that are part of the City of Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-832-2281
Oak Ridges Moraine Trail
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-640-1900
Basemap Features Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905-895-1281
Toronto Region Conservation Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-661-6600
Expressways Lake Hike Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-426-7362
Toll Expressways River Oak Ridges Moraine Trail Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-877-319-0285
Interchanges Conservation Area LSRCA and TRCA
Provincial Highway, Provincial Park For interactive mapping on the internet visit york.ca/maps
Regional Road York Region Forests
Arterial Road Municipal Parks
Rural Road Wooded Areas
Urban Road
Access Road
Railway
Municipal Roads
outside York Region
USERS OF THIS MAP ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. The York Region Trail Guide was
created by York Region, local municipalities, and conservation authorities for personal, non-commercial use
to provide the assistance to residents and visitors planning trips along the various trails throughout York
Region. The trails and connections on the map were identified in consultation with York Region’s nine local
municipalities and other trails stakeholders. Although every attempt has been made to ensure its accuracy,
The Regional Municipality of York makes no warranties of any kind concerning the accuracy, reliability or
completeness of the York Region Trail Guide including, but not limited to, the designation of a particular trail.
All routes should be evaluated individually based on their respective level of experience, difficulty, surface
type, weather conditions, and time of day, whether temporary or permanent. The Regional Municipality of
York is not responsible for any unforeseeable or unreasonable acts or offences committed by trail users or
third parties, which may cause a hazard or injury. You can request a Trail Guide by calling 1-877-464-9675 or
emailing accessyork@york.ca. © 2016 The Regional Municipality of York
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This guide was made possible with support from
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© Lucidmap Inc. 2016 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund.
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York Region Trail Guide
Table of Contents
York Region Trail Guide
York Region’s extensive network of trails and forests are one the region’s most
cherished attractions. Born of ancient trails used by the aboriginal people,
the trail network now extends throughout each of the nine municipalities.
Trail explorers can choose between paved, urban trails, rugged forest paths
in the York Regional Forest tracts, and even a wheelchair accessible trail.
Hikers will be amazed at the diverse landscape, wildlife and vegetation
waiting to be appreciated! Explore the geographically significant Oak Ridges
Moraine trail, kettle lakes, wetlands, forests and other surprisingly diverse
points of interest.
Presented here are maps for 50 trails to guide you on a voyage of discovery.
Step out, and follow your own path, right here in York Region!
Table of Contents
Key Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Planning your trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Oak Ridges Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Nokiidaa Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Town of Aurora. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Town of East Gwillimbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Town of Georgina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Township of King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
City of Markham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Town of Newmarket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Town of Richmond Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
City of Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trail Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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Key Map Key Map
York Region Trails
Rd Rd N
! !
Page Name
!
36
6 Oak Ridges Trail 38 42
10 Nokiidaa Trail
M etro
! !
Rd
B Baseline Rd 48 48
14-16 Nokiidaa Trail - Aurora 34 34
Peff e
Me
18 Willow Farm, Lakeview, Wimpey Trails Old Homestead Rd r la
!
22 Simcoe Trail w Rd
24
26
York Regional Forest - Brown Hill Tract
Nokiidaa Trail - East Gwillimbury
SIMCOE 40 Georgina
! 32
Park
28 Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail 48 Legend
32 York Regional Forest - Cronsberry, Lake to Lake Trail
Godfrey, Pefferlaw Tracts
!
24 Ravenshoe Rd Existing
Rd
Rd
St
St
34 Lake Simcoe Trail Proposed
DURHAM
36 York Regional Forest - Metro Road
Eas 28
!
Tline
Tract East Oak Ridges Trail
38 The ROC 404 Gw 04 Gwillimbury
40 Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail
McCowan
Kennedy
Leslie
42 Sibbald Point Provincial Park
! 22
48
Ave
46 Happy Valley Forest
Ave
Ave
11
Ave
48 King City Trail 50 Centennial Park Trail
East
! 26 Mount Mount Albert Rd 52
54
Thornton Bales Conservation
Humber Trails
9 !! 9
Davis Dr W 76
72
Green Lane E
Dav
E
Davis !
106 Dr 56 Cold Creek Conservation
King
! ! 58 Seneca College King Campus
Warden
Warden
e
e
106
Woodbin
52 Mulock Dr Vivia
Woodbin
Vivian Rd 62 Huntington Trail
!27 74 48 64-66 Rouge Valley Trail
! ! !
18
14
!110
68
72-74
Bob Hunter Memorial Park
Nokiidaa Trail - Newmarket
St
46
!
! ! ! Whitchu ! 50
6
16 112
!
112
hitchurch-
76
80
Dave Kerwin Trail
Mill Pond Park
!
10 82 Oak Ridges Corridor Park
! Richmond
Line
Rd
56 Aurora Stouffvil
Bathurst St
58 touffville 48 86 Phyllis Rawlinson Park
! King Rd 48
Bloomington mington Rd 90 Bartley Smith Greenway Trail North
!
92 Bartley Smith Greenway Trail South
Hill 54
!
27 94 William Granger Greenway (Humber Trail)
Vaughan ! 82
Stou ffville108
! !
114 96 Boyd Conservation Area
Weston
e108
Dufferin
! Markham
400 Rd
!
York/Durham
98 86 98 Nashville Conservation
Line
19th Ave 100 Kortright Centre
arkham
St
Ave
102 Maple Nature Reserve
PEEL 50
!! Teston
!! !
Rd 102 106 York Regional Forest - Bendor and Graves,
90 80 48
94 Mitchell, Scout, North Tracts
100 Major Mackenzie kenzie Dr E
St
16th Ave Ave 108 Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area
!
R u therford
! ! 110 York Regional Forest - Clarke, Dainty, Eldred
Keele
96 Rd 64 4 Ninth
27
!
King, Hall, Hollidge, Patterson Tracts
!
Bayview
7
66 7 66 7
!
Yonge
62 407 112 York Regional Forest - Porritt, Robinson
50 14th h Ave
7 7
! 68
Tracts and Pangman Springs, Whitchurch
°
¬ !
427 Conservation Areas
407
92
N Steeles Ave W Steeles Ave Ave E 114 Stouffville Town Trail
TORONTO
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Planning Your Trip Planning Your Trip
closely woven Poison Ivy Lyme Disease and West Nile
• Wear a large brimmed hat and Poison ivy is an important native Fight the bite! Protect yourself
UV protected sunglasses plant, but it can cause a rash if you against Lyme disease and West Nile
• Use a sunscreen with a SPF of 30 come in contact with it. Poison ivy virus.
or higher is particularly common along trail
edges throughout York Region, so West Nile virus is an illness spread
Bike Safety please stay on the trails. through the bite of an infected
• Ensure your bike is well mosquito and Lyme disease
maintained and safe to ride on is spread through the bite of
the trails: check your brakes, an infected blacklegged tick.
tires, chain and gears. Blacklegged ticks have been found
Before heading out to enjoy one of
• It is the law for children under in York Region.
York Region’s trails, it is important to
the age of 18 to wear a certified,
plan ahead and stay safe.
properly fitted bicycle helmet. Cover up in light colours. Wear long-
• Riders should yield to trail sleeved shirts or jackets, long pants
Planning your trip
walkers and let them know if and socks. Pant legs can be tucked
• Check your local weather
you are intending to pass (bell into socks for added protection. Use
forecast for temperature,
or horn) Giant Hogweed insect repellent containing DEET
humidex or wind chill, UV index
Giant Hogweed is a poisonous, when outdoors. Always follow the
and weather warnings. You
When out on the trails invasive plant that can cause product instructions.
can check your local air quality
• Be alert and avoid distractions skin rashes, burns and blisters. If
health index conditions by
– don’t text or use headphones, you suspect you’ve found Giant Remove attached ticks as quickly
visiting:
so you can hear and see your Hogweed, do not touch any part of as possible to reduce the spread of
www.airqualityontario.com
surroundings. the plant. If you think you have come Lyme disease.
• Bring plenty of water and
• Aim for 60 minutes of physical in contact with Giant Hogweed:
healthy snacks.
activity per day for kids and 150 wash affected areas immediately,
• Know your fitness level and don’t
minutes per week for adults. Do keep the affected areas out of the
overexert yourself.
more if you can!! sun, seek medical attention. If you
• Know where you are and where
find Giant Hogweed immediately
you are going. Unless it is a
notify your local municipality or
route that you’ve walked or
local Conservation Authority.
ridden many times, take a map,
compass and/or GPS unit
Sun Safety and Extreme Heat
For more information about
• Plan outdoor activity during
West Nile virus and Lyme disease,
cooler parts of the day. Limit
including the safe removal of
outdoor time from 11 a.m. to
ticks, contact York Region Health
4 p.m.
Connection 1-800-361-5653, TTY
• Cover up with loose fitting, light
1-866-252-9933 or visit: york.ca/
coloured breathable fabric that is
westnile or york.ca/lymedisease.
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Oak Ridges Trail Overview Oak Ridges Trail Page 1 of 3
Moraine), the Metropolitan Toronto
and Region Conservation Authority
and Hike Ontario and developed
the idea of a system of public
recreational trails along the full
length of the Moraine. They then
formed The Oak Ridges Trail Steering 9 9
10th Conc
Committee which evolved into the
c
12th Con
Rd
Oak Ridges Trail Association (ORTA) Schomberg
Weston
in 1992.
The Oak Ridges Trail is 275 19th Sdrd Lloydtown Lloydtown
The main objective of the /A
ur
kilometres in length extending or Pottageville
Association is to develop and secure a
from Mono Mills in the west to the Rd
the Oak Ridges Trail, “....thereby 18th Sdrd 18th Sdrd
Rd
Northumberland Forest in the east.
7th Conc
promoting an appreciation and
c
Weston
The trail is designed as primarily a
11th Con
8th Conc
respect for the Moraine’s ecological,
hiking trail, but other uses such a 27
mountain biking and equestrian
uses are permitted in sections
cultural and scenic integrity, with
the aim of retaining a trail corridor
17th Sdrd
17th
S drd York 46
Regional
Forest
! 17th Sdrd
10th Co c
17th Sdrd
S
n
c
in its natural state.” - Oak Ridges Trail
12th Con
determined by the land owner.
continued on page 8
Line
Guidebook 1997 Township of King
Signage regarding permitted uses is
16th Sdrd
Rd
provided on the trail.
Town
16th Sdrd
8th Conc
16th Sd rd
Weston
nc
1 1th Co
The trail network was developed
King
27
by and continues to be revised 15th Sdrd 15th Sdrd 15th Sdrd
and maintained, promoted and Cold Slokker
Caledon
Rd
York Regional Forest
c
Creek/Cold
supported by the Oak Ridges Trail
10th Con
7th Conc
Creek Conservation Area (Nobleton
Tract Tract)
Weston
Association (ORTA). As described
on the association’s website King R d 400
(oakridgestrail.org). ORTA is a Sunkist Nobleton
Woods K ing Rd King Rd King Rd
non-profit organization started in
Jane St
* Numbered bullets refer to Laskay
Mill Rd
Humber
1991 by a group of volunteers. They Trails
corresponding pages with more
Rd
gathered through the cooperation
Dr
detail of the Oak Ridges Trail. 27
Weston
of STORM (Save the Oak Ridges
Ave
Nashville/same/Nashville
Valley
Resource
Kirby Rd Management Tract
Kirby Rd
Rd
Kirby Rd
Trail Use: Hiking, Biking, Equestrian
Weston
Jane St
50 400
Pine
Kipling
Trail Difficulty: Moderate Approx Distance X km Nashville/Nashville
Resource Management
Nashvill e Tract Teston Rd
For More Information: Oak Ridges Trail Association
Rd Glassco
Park
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Oak Ridges Trail Page 2 of 3 Oak Ridges Trail Page 2 of 3
Ansnorveldt
Rd
Rd
King St Mount Albert Rd Mount Albert Rd
St
Holt
Tline
Sharon
er
Ninth Line
iv 11
Kennedy
R
and
Ave
Yonge S t
St
H o ll
Miller's Sdrd Green Lane E Herald Rd
Woodbine
McCowan
Davis
Wist R
York Regional Forest Herald Rd
Dufferin
t St
Centre St
(Bendor and
ne
Leslie St
Woodchopper s La Graves Tract) 48
Rd
d
East
Bathurs
Keele
Ave
Davis Dr W York Regional Forest
Yonge St
(North
9 Tract)
Warden
Davis Dr Davis Dr Davis Dr
e
Davis Dr
Ninth Lin
Jane St
York
St
404 Regional Forest
Rd
Ave
400 (Davis Drive Tract)
Pine Orchard Vivian
Weston
Mulock D ck Dr Vivian Rd
e
York Regional
Woodbin
Kettleby
Keele St
19th Sdrd Vivian Rd Forest
York Regional (Hollidge Tract)
Dufferin
Forest York Regional Forest
(Scout Tract) (Mitchell Tract)
Ke ttleby Rd
York/Durham Line
York Regional Forest
Ave
Lloydtown/Aurora Rd St John's ohn's Sdrd
Jane St
St
(Eldred King Tract)
York Regional
St
Bathurst
Warden
e
Leslie St
Leslie St
Keele St
Forest 48
!Ballantrae
Ninth Lin
Dufferin
(Hall Tract) 110
York York Regional
Regional Forest Forest
400 17th Sdrd (Dainty Tract)
(Porritt Tract) York Regional Forest
esto7n Rd
Wesley Co y Corners Aurora Rd (Patterson
! !
Jane St
Snowball Tract)
!
16 112
York Regional
continued onWpage
50 York
Van Vandorf Regional Forest Forest Musselman
(Robinson Tract) (Clarke Tract) Lake
16th Sdrd
Keele St
Rd
16th Sdrd
t
Vandorf Sdrd Vandorf Sdrd Hillsdale Dr
Yonge S
48
Leslie St
McCowan
! 58 Eversley Preston
St
Eaton Lake Bloomington Rd Lake Bloomington Rd
Hall 404
Bathurst
Rd
Rd
15th Lake Sdrd Bloomington Rd
Bloomington
Jane St
Weston
Kennedy
Lake St.
e Ave
George Field
Bethesda
Rd
King Rd King Rd Centre/same
Wilcox Bethesda Rd
Lake
McCowan
in
King Rd King City Bethesda Rd Bethesda Rd
Woodb
t
Leslie S
A ve
Bond
Bathurst Lake
Glen Golf
n
Course Stouffv touffville Rd
Warde
Stouffville Rd Stouffville Rd
York/Durham Line
Stouffville Rd Gormley mley
Jane St
Ringwood
St
400 Bruce's Mill
Conservation Area/same
Rd
Bathurst
St
Ave
ve
McCowan
Kirby Rd
Ave
Dufferin
Rd
19th Ave Ave 19th Ave
Warden A
Kirby Rd
W ood bine
19th Ave
Kennedy
Keele St
Bayview
Rd
Leslie St
Dicksons Hill
404
Te ston Rd Teston Rd Cashet 48 Mongolia
°
¬
Reesor
N
Elgin Mills Rd E
8 0 2 km - Average walking time 16 minutes
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Nokiidaa Trail Overview Nokiidaa Trail Overview
Simcoe Queensville Sdrd Queensville Sdrd
Queensville
Rd
Holland Landing
To Prairie Provincial
Holla d Riv r
ll
e
Rd Nature Reserve
East Gwillimbury
n
!
Ave
Graham Sdrd Holland
22 Landing Doane Rd
To Conservation Area
St
e
King ll 404
n
Woodbin
Leslie St
Concessio
Bathurst
Rd
Holland Landing
11 Rogers Reservoir Farr Ave
Conservation Area Mount Albert Rd
Ansnorveldt Morning Sdrd Sharon
Nokiidaa Trail Overview description.
!26
Leslie St
2nd
Rogers Reservoir
Miller's Sdrd Green Lane W Conservation Area
North West Green Lane E Green Lane E
t
Quadrant
Yonge S
Woodlot
St
Mabel Davis
Conservation
Bathurst
D avis Dr W Area Davis Dr
!
Davis Dr
Queen
Davis Dr 72 Street 404
e Ave
Conservation Area
Leslie St
Town of Newmarket
t
Woodbin
Yonge S
Thornton Bales Wesley Brooks
Conservation Conservation
Area
19th Sdrd Area Mulock Dr Mulock Dr Vivian Rd
Bailey
Ecological Pleasantville
Ave
!
Park
St
st 74 Newmarket
ur
Bayview
Bath
e Ave
18th Sdrd
t
St John's Sdrd
Yonge S
St John's Sdrd Aurora
Community St John's Sdrd
Woodbin
* Numbered bullets refer to Arboretum
t
!
Leslie S
corresponding pages with detailed 14
404
trail maps.
Wellington St W Wellington St E Wesley Corners
St
Sheppard's Bush Aurora Rd
Sheppard's Conservation
! Whitchurch-Stouffville
t St
Bush Area
16
Town of Aurora
Ave
Aurora
Bathurs
t
Vandorf
Leslie S
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Biking
Yonge
Woodbine
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance X km Henderson Dr Vandor f Sdrd Vandorf Sdrd
For More Information: ?
! 10
°
¬ N
10 0 1 km - Average walking time 16 minutes
11Town of Aurora Town of Aurora
Aurora Trails Overview Aurora Trails Overview
Thornton Bales Wesley Brooks
Conservation Conservation 404
Area Area
19th Sdrd Mulock Dr k Dr Mulock Dr Vivian Rd
t
Yonge S
Bailey Mulock Dr
Ecological Park
Conservation Area
Ave
Leslie St
Ave
e
Woodbin
Bayview
King Newmarke rket
18th Sdrd
t St
St John's ohn's Sdrd St John's Sdrd St John's Sdrd
t
Yonge S
Bathurs
Aurora Trails overview description. !18 Aurora
Community
Arboretum
t
Ave
Leslie S
!14
e
Woodbin
Yonge St
Wellington St W Wellington St E
Wesley Corners
Aurora
Ave
Rd
Sheppards Bush
Conservation
Bayview
!
Area
16
Town Town of Aurora
St
Yonge St
Bathurst
Aurora
Vandorf
Dr
Dr
16th Sdrd Henderson Vandorf Sdrd Vandorf Sdrd Vandor f Sdrd
!
Leslie St
10
Ave
t
t
Yonge S
Yonge S
e
Woodbin
Eversley Preston
Lake Lake
15th Sdrd Bloomington Rd
St
Bloomington Rd
t
t
Yonge S
Yonge S
Bathurst
Richmond Hill
Ave
Lake St. 404
Leslie St
Bayview
Page Name George Field
10 Nokiidaa Trail Overview Centre/same
14 Nokiidaa Trail - Aurora (1 of 2)
16 Nokiidaa Trail - Aurora (2 of 2) Oak Ridges
°
¬
Rd Whitchurch-Stouffville
18 Willow Farm, Lakeview, King Rd Lake
N Wilcox Bethesda Sdrd N Rd
Bethesda
Wimpey Trails Lake Oak Ridges Corridor
King Rd Park East Swan Lake/same
12 0 2 km - Average walking time 16 minutes
13Town of Aurora Town of Aurora
Nokiidaa Trail - Aurora (1 of 2) Nokiidaa Trail - Aurora (1 of 2)
Newmarket
Pinnacle
Lundy Park
& Open
Space
Rush
Trail
Rd
Trent St
St
Hamilton
St John's Sdrd Park
lmar Cre
St
Ca
s
Atkinson
Park ngham Hts
Billi
Pittypat Crt
Yonge
Isaacson Cres
Dr Turnbridge Rd Valemount Way
Dr
The Holland River Valley Trail
Yonge
P
ks
Twelve Oa Haverhill Terr
Corridor runs north-south through
Aurora between Yonge St. and Raiford St
Hollingshead Dr
Perivale Gdns Pedersen
Bayview Ave. Land of the Holland
e
Dr
g
Attrid
Skipton Trail Blaydon Lane
Old
River Valley was once cultivated u c hanan Cre Aurora
B
s Community
Dr
Earl
by generations of farmers. As the Moorcrest Dr
Arboretum Ste
wa
Bridgenorth Dr
Town of Aurora grew, surrounding q r t
S
Optimist
lands were developed and the valley Park
Ave
C loss
Ba urgon
corridor was conveyed to the Town Dr Lambert
Pl
Willson
n Park
as open space. so
B
t
Steckley St
P
Snedden Ave
s
Ostick
d ale Cre
St
McMaster
The corridor now provides a natural Craddock
Park
valleyland setting of mixed lowland Baywell Cres
Luxton Ave
Avo n
forests, expansive meadows and
St alhalla Crt
odroof Cres
Mugford Blvd
Wo
Hollidge
wetland habitats. The trail passes Rd
s
Cre
through the Aurora Community
V
Arboretum and Lambert Wilson Park, Od i n
Ochalski Rd
Ho
O
and links with the Oak Ridges Trail Aurora
ak Crt
llan
P
dv
and Sheppard’s Bush Conservation Mark St
w
ie
Trail
Area. In the year 2000, the Holland
ar Cres
Spruce
ate
Dr
River Valley Trail was officially P
G
Civic Square
Ced
Ind ustrial Pky N
Scan
designated as Aurora’s section of the Maple St Birch lon
Crt P
Am
Nokiidaa Trail.
Crt
be
r h ill
Walton
Catherine Ave Way
Centre Cres
Ave
Wells St N
Holland
Centre St Valley
Trail North
Trail Use: Walking, Biking
St
S
St
St
St
Bayview
Holland
Trail Difficulty: Easy Approx Distance: 4 km Town
Mosley Park St Valley Cir
In d
°
¬
Trail South
y
For More Information: Town of Aurora, Parks Division
Pk
Larmont
Millcliff
Berczy
ustry St
Wells
ustrial ry N
Ma
Ind
continued on page 17
P
14 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
15Town of Aurora Town of Aurora
Nokiidaa Trail - Aurora (2 of 2) Nokiidaa
Aurora
Trail - Aurora (2 of 2)
Centre St Communitycontinued on page 15
Holland
Arboretum
East Holland River. Wellington St
Valley
E Trail North
St
Sheppard’s Bush Conservation Area
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provides residents of Aurora, as well Mosley St St Holland
Larmont
as visitors from across York Region Valley
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Trail South
and beyond various recreational and M ar y Ch
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educational opportunities including
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hiking, nature appreciation, soccer,
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fitness trail and a summer camp for
youth. Town of Aurora
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Sheppard’s Bush Conservation Area
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Sheppards Bush c to
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Wells
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n
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is a 26.2 hectare (65 acre) green oasis
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be
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Area P
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larger network of public lands and
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in an urban setting in Aurora, owned Cousins Dr Pr
Bayview
recreation trails along the East Royal Rd im
ea R d
by the Ontario Heritage Trust (OHT) James
Lloyd u
Holland River – you can travel as far
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and managed by the Lake Simcoe Dunning Ave Park
Lane
as Holland Landing on the Nokiidaa
Industrial Pky S
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Region Conservation Authority Iber
rly Dr
Cr t
Trail or from Palgrave to Rice Lake on
(LSRCA). This property was donated St
on
de
the Oak Ridges Trail. e
Edward
Wen
to the Province in 1971 by Reginald Rd
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Sheppard, who wanted to ensure Jack
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the property and its natural Park Engelhard
Strawbrid
environment were preserved for
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future generations of Canadians.
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Sheppard’s Bush has five kilometres
of hiking trails, thirteen soccer
Pl
A rch
fields, two picnic pavilions and
Vines
e rh
several historic buildings including
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the original Sheppard family home Aurora
which was built in the early 1920’s. Vandorf Sdrd
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Av
The majority of the property is ell Cres Monkman
Bonn
forested, and includes mature pine
Cr t
plantations, mixed forest, an old
Lo aris
Jarvis
ng b r
Ave
sugar bush, and a ravine along the
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Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance: 5 km
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16 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
17Town of Aurora Town of Aurora
Willow Farm, Lakeview, Wimpey Trails Willow Farm, Lakeview, Wimpey Trails
King
Newmarket
Black Cr t
Woodland
Hills B
ton Wood Cres lvd
Dunc
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Tra
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St John's Sdrd
Cir
Treegrove
Lane
Hillary Pl Klaimen Crt
The Willow Farm, Lakeview and Wil
k in
Kar
Willodon Crt
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Wimpey Trail System is an urban trail
in
on Pl
Cr
w
linking neighbourhoods, parks and Hodgk inson Farm
St
linear open space corridors within Tribbling
Gowan Lane
Cr
es
the forested hills of St. Andrews in Aurora
Heights Dr
north-west Aurora.
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He a t h wo
t
Lanewood
Bathurs
Vegetation consists of remnant Dr
il
Tra
conifer forest patches within a y's Fore Timbertrail
Cyp
Hill Dr drews
Mend
St An
le
st
Cres
eed
Crt
predominantly deciduous forest
ress
Dr
n
ne
area. There are a few valleys of more Pi
Crt
Orchard Heights Bl vd
Fiel d in
Pine
Moffat
open meadow habitat, however, P
Laurentide Ave
Parkl an
Dr
Cres
Valley
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Dr
B igwin Dr
some of these have been naturalized Devins
Summit
r
d Crt
over the years and are developing Cr e
Baycroft Lane
Park s
Banff
Cr t
Kemano
into pioneer forests. Machell
pering
Sioux Gate
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De Park
Foreht d ns
Cab
lay Cre
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A pril
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The topography very undulating
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as the trail rises up to one of the n
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Aurora Heights Dr
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highest points of elevation in Aurora.
t
Dr
Copland Tec
Mc L eo
Hi umseh
Park l ls
Wildlife is consistent with forested ide Boulding Cres Fleury
Ba y d Dr
Collins
fair Rd Park
areas in urban settings, mostly small
Dr
Haida
Dr
Dr Sunray P
M
Cres
Ave
urdo Navan Cres l
mammals and birds.
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Gilba D u nh
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m
nk Ke a
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Machell
C rt
Marksb Dr Lace y n
McD
ur y lea Crt Bell Dr Jasp er
Ha r
m on Ave
Wellington St W
Dr
Rd
Mill St
St
an
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Biking
m
rri
Elizabeth
Ha
n
e
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance 3.5 km pso
Trail
nc
Pl D Hader Park
Tim
r
Sisman Ave
Tyler St
Tempera
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For More Information: Town of Aurora, Parks Division
d ham
s
Hillview Rd
C re
Lan
a nnery N
Cr e e k
T
Win
18 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
19Town of East Gwillimbury Town of East Gwillimbury
East Gwillimbury Trails Overview East Gwillimbury Trails Overview
Baldwin
S
Rd
Rd
Keswick
McCowan
Baldwin
nsway
Kennedy
Pond
Ave
S
Ave
Glenwoods Ave
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Qu
Mount Pleasant
Dr
Woodbin
Warden
Carley Rd
R d
Simcoe st
The
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nc
Lak
ve
Georgina 48
Ravenshoe Rd Ra
Ravensho enshoe Rd
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Ravenshoe Rd
Leslie St
East Tline
Brownhill
Rd
24
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York Regional Forest
(Brown Hill Tract)
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Ca
Boag Rd Boag Rd Boag Rd
East Gwillimbury overview East Gwillimbu mbury
description. Cole Rd
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lan
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Holborn Rd Forest
Holbo Holborn Rd
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(Zephyr Tract) Holborn Rd
Hol Holborn Rd
Yonge St
Ave
e
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Bathurst
Woodbin
Rd Kenn
Warden
n Rd
King River Drive Park
Queensville Sdrd
McCowa
To
Queensv ensville Hornes Rd
East Tline
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Leslie St
Kennedy
Centre St
Rd
Holland Landing Town of East Gwillimbury 48
Prairie Provincial
Ho Nature Reserve
Ave
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t lla Doane Rd ne Rd Doane Rd
22 Doane Rd
S
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Bathurst
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La
Warden
Woodbin
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Mount Albert R t Rd Farr Ave 404 Mount Albert
East Tline
Rd
n Rd
Rd
Mount Albert Rd Mount A lbert Rd
Leslie St
Leslie St
Ninth Line
Morning Sdrd Sharon Holt
!
McCowa
Kennedy
26
Ave
Ave
Rogers Reservoir ir
Conservation Area rea Herald Rd Herald Rd Herald Rd
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Warden
Green Lane E Green reen Lane E
East Tline
York Regional Forest
Woodbin
(Bendor and Graves
Newmarke rket
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Tract)
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Mabel Davis
Conservation
Bathurst
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Davis Dr W
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Ninth Lin
Conservation Area
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Line
McCowan
24 York Regional Forest - Brown
Town of Newmarket Whitchurch-Stouffville
Hill Tract Wesley Brooks York Regional
t
e Ave
26 Nokiidaa Trail - East Conservation 404 Cedar Valley Forest
Yonge S
York/Durham
Mulock Dr Vivian Rd Vivian
Leslie St
Leslie St
Area (North Tract)
Ave
Gwillimbury Bailey Ave
Ecological Mulock Dr r Vivian Rd
Woodbin
28 Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail
Bayview
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Kenned
106 York Regional Forest - Bendor York Regional Forest York Regional
(Eldred King Tract) Forest N
and Graves Tract (Hollidge Tract)
20 0 2 km - Average walking time 16 minutes
21Town of East Gwillimbury Town of East Gwillimbury
Simcoe Trail Simcoe Trail
Queensville
Sdrd W
Within Holland Landing Queens Cr t
Queensville Sdrd
Conservation Area a network of
formal and informal hiking trails
rk Ave
Rd
wind through both pine plantation
Pa
and native forest, including a section
St
of the Town of East Gwillimbury’s
Willow
Sand
Simcoe Trail. East Gwillimbury
Holland Landing
Prairie Provincial
Nature Reserve
This area was reforested by LSRCA Bowers Rd
in the 1960s to reduce erosion of
the sandy soils, however in the Maple St
The 9 hectare (22 acre) Holland Theresettlement;
was already
days before European
t
Yonge S
Landing Conservation Area is
situated in the Town of East a Lake
at least part of this Simcoe
property was a
tallgrass prairie. Even now, remnant
Gwillimbury immediately adjacent Trail, shorted this
species including big bluestem and
to the town owned Anchor Park. one to along
avoid
bergamot can be found some
The property is accessible from the H olland River
Cedar St
of the trails. confusion. Cres Lepard
Ave
north side of Doane Road east of
St
Delta
Cres
Yonge Street and has a parking lot Wright Dr
Ramsay
Walnut
Cotto
that is open most of the year except
n Crt
Parkside Dr
in mid-winter.
Anchor Park gets its name from the Anchor
Holland
giant anchor on display here, which Park
Landing
P Conservation Area
was abandoned near here on its Oriole Dr
journey to Lake Simcoe when the
C rt
Doane Rd
war of 1812 ended. Anchor Park hor
c
has several amenities including a
An
St
tRd
picnic shelter, a playground and en
Yonge
Br e
Av
washrooms (open in summer only).
r n s Dr
There are also sports fields and an
adventure bike park. B e ck e
tt
Kea
McQ u aid
O
live
P
Cr t
Holland Landing
To
Thompson
St
ll Rd
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking Bradford St Dr
Oakri d
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approx Distance 4 km ge
Crt
For More Information: Town of East Gwillimbury
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Tra
(contact information at back of book) East St il
Hill St
Blv
N
West St d
22 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
23Town of East Gwillimbury Town of East Gwillimbury
York Regional Forest - Brown Hill Tract York Regional Forest - Brown Hill Tract
Rd
Rd
Georgina
McCowan
Carley
The Brown Hill Tract contains an Ravenshoe Rd
extensive system of trails that P
provide excellent mountain biking
opportunities and is known as
one of the best mountain biking
destinations in the Greater
Toronto Area. The Region works
with organizations such as the
International Mountain Biking
Association to ensure trails are
developed in a safe and sustainable York Regional
Forest
manner. Trail Legend (Brown Hill Tract)
Access Road P
All trails are natural surface. Bell Ringer - 2.1km
Big Meany Loop - 3.3km
Cry Baby - 1.3km
Rd
Mccowan - 0.7km
Old Jay - 0.9km
One Gee - 0.8km
Pines - 1.1km
n
McCowa
Skunk Loop - 2.7km
li
Tra
Stinky - 1.2km
Manor
Stumpy - 1.7km
R i dg e
East Gwillimbury
Trail Use: Biking
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance: X km
For More Information: www.york.ca/forestry
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24 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
25Town of East Gwillimbury Town of East Gwillimbury
Nokiidaa Trail - East Gwillimbury Nokiidaa Trail - East Gwillimbury
P
Olive St
For history buffs, or the just plain
curious, the concrete locks and
swing bridge found along the East
Rd
Holland River are timeless remnants
B lv d
cession
of a ‘Ghost’ Canal System that was
East St
Colony
St
built and abandoned in the early Nor th
t St
St
St Tra
il
2nd Con
Peter
Newmarke
1900’s - without ever having been
Stonehill
School Hillcrest Dr
St
used. The Newmarket Canal was
Blvd
Church
Hill
St
initially proposed in 1904 by Sir P Summerhill Rd Mount Albert Rd
Mount Albert Rd Cres
William Mulock - with a vision to
The Holland River Trail is part of the
Plank Rd
Tyson Dr Stegma
Mill Rd
P egg's
convert the East Holland River into
n
Rogers Reservoir Conservation area.
Red Mills Dr
a shipping canal that would provide Rogers Reservoir
The Rogers Reservoir Conservation
Rd
Conservation
an alternate transportation route
Gris t
Area is an 84 hectare (208 acre) Area
Hill
from Aurora to Lake Simcoe and the op
conservation area located in the
t
Dr
Trent-Severn Waterway.
Town of East Gwillimbury.
Rogers Reservoir Conservation
The conservation area is situated
Area is situated along the Nokiidaa
along the banks of the East Holland Valley Trai
Trail between the communities of l
River and consists of a mix of
Newmarket and Holland Landing.
deciduous forest, pine plantation,
Main entrances to the conservation
wetland and meadow habitats. The
area are from Green Lane Road at Rogers Reservoir
most significant built feature of the Conservation Area
the south end and Old Yonge Street
conservation area is a two kilometre
and Mt. Albert Road at the north
section of the Nokiidaa Trail, which
Rd
end, both of which have parking Rogers Rd
connects the Towns of Aurora,
cession
lots. Secondary entrances, without
Newmarket and East Gwillimbury.
parking lots, are also available from
2nd Con
Thomas Shepperd Drive and Holland
The trail provides great vantage
River Boulevard in Holland Landing.
points to encounter great blue
herons, American coots and sora East Gwillimbury
rails, as well as a variety of other
waterfowl and animals.
Green Lane E
P
U
N
Green Lane E
St
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Biking
Main
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance: 4.5 km
Pky
Ashworth Dr
Cres Malvern Cres
St
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For More Information: Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority r
Newmarket
view
Forsyth Rd ste Dr
Traviss
e
ol Rd N
Dorch
t
Bay
s
Bri
26 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
27Town of East Gwillimbury Town of East Gwillimbury
Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail
Miles Rd
continued on page 41
smaller animals. Bordered by a Georgina
Ravenshoe Rd
marshland and a forested area, the P
Ravenshoe Rd
trail provides a peaceful easy walk
Rd
in a sparsely populated part of the York St
ion
Region.
Concess
Eighth
The rail trail’s southern end
is at Holborn Road, located
approximately 1 km east of Highway
48. Here you can find the parking lot
on the north side of the road.
This now abandoned rail line was
originally constructed as a part of
the Lake Simcoe Junction Railway, Boag Rd
and over the years became a part of
48
the Grand Trunk Railway and then
finally taken over by the Canadian
Durham
National Railway. The trail begins in East Gwillimbury
a reforested area and heads several
metres west before turning north
for its remaining 4 km stretch to the
Brown Hill Station Park.
East Tline
Parking is also available here. As
a result of this trail’s serenity and
proximity to water, an abundance
of wildlife can be spotted along
the trail, including deer and other York Regional
Forest
(Zephyr Tract)
P
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Biking Holborn Rd
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approx Distance 4 km
For More Information: Ministry of Natural Resources
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28 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
29Town of Georgina Town of Georgina
Georgina Trails Overview Georgina Trails Overview
Simcoe Fox
Island Georgina
Island
Georgina Trails Overview Snake
description. Island
La k e Dr E Dr E Lake Dr E Jacksons Point
rN
ke D Wil Willow Beach
Conse Conservation Area
! Sibbald Point
La
36 He Provincial Park
dg e Rd Duclos Point
! ! !
N York Regional Forest
Ave
(Metro Road Tract) 42 Provincial
38 38 Nature Reserve Holmes Point
Baseline Rd Sutton Conservation
ro Rd
Virginia
e
Area
Baseli Baseline Rd
Rd
Woodbin
! 48 48
M et
Park Rd
34
Ave
Ave
Kennedy
Pef f erl
Bel Belhaven Georgina
Warden
Warden
Vachell York Regional Forest aw
Church St (Cronsberry Tract)
Rd
! Old Homestead Rd
Sdrd
To Town of Georgina 40
Pollock Rd
Ave
d Smith Blvd Smith Blvd
Egypt ! 32
Park Rd
Baldwin
Weir's
Snoddon Rd York Regional
Keswick Mount Pleasant
e
Ave Forest
Woodbin
Rd
48 Baldwin
(Pefferlaw Tract)
Pond Zephyr Creek Wetlands
rS
Warden
Carley Rd
Conservation Area
Ri ver
Kennedy
eD
Miles Rd
k
Cedarbrae Udora
La
nd
Ravenshoe Rd Ravenshoe Rd
Ke
H o lla
Ravenshoe Rd Rd Ravenshoe Rd
York Regional Forest
Ave
Boag Rd (Brown Hill Tract)
Boag Rd ag Rd
n Rd
East Gwillimbury
e
Ave
Cole Rd e Rd
Rd
Woodbin
McCowa
Page Name
Kennedy
Warden
East Tline
32 York Regional Forest -
Leslie St
York Regional
Cronsbury - Godfrey - Pefferlaw Forest
Durham
K
Tracts (Zephyr Tract)
34 Lake Simcoe Trail Hornes Rd
Queensville Sdrd
Rd
Rd
36 York Regional Forest - Metro
n Rd
Ave
Queensville 48
Road Tract 404
Ave
Kennedy
Kennedy
Holland Landing
McCowa
e
38 The ROC Prairie Provincial
Woodbin
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Nature Reserve
Warden
40 Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail
42 Sibbald Point Provincial Park Mount Albert N
30 0 2 km - Average walking time 16 minutes
31Town of Georgina Town of Georgina
York Regional Forest - Cronsberry, Godfrey, Pefferlaw Tracts York Regional Forest - Cronsberry, Godfrey, Pefferlaw Tracts
Ri
ve
rba
nk
Rd
r k Rd
Dr
Halmar P a
Pefferlaw
Pefferlaw
Morning Glory Rd Georgina
Joh
n sto
n St
Weir's Sdrd
Cronsberry Tract
James St
Griffith Ave
Pefferlaw Dam
d
R Conservation
The Cronsberry Tract contains a York Regional Area
Forest Regent St
Hydro One transmission corridor. (Godfrey Tract)
Lane
Within one of the hydro tower
n
io
Stat
structures a pair of breeding osprey York Petes
Regional Forest
have constructed a large stick nest. Klimek Blvd
Dr
(Cronsberry Tract)
Routley Ave
es
Brook Cr
Dr
Pefferlaw Tract
Go dfrey
Be
a ver d
The Pefferlaw Tract contains large
a l e Cres
wetlands including treed swamps Creek Dr
Rd
Forestry
and open marshes. Pefferlaw Brook
is the largest water feature found in
P
es t
the York Regional Forest and divides
Pinecr
the tract.
Lake Ridge Rd
The Brook is home to a variety of fish York Regional
Forest
Weir's Sdrd
and turtle species. During the winter, (Pefferlaw Tract)
select trails in this tract are utilized
by the Ontario Federation of
Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC). r
R ive
aw
f rl
P e fe
Rosslyn Dr
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Biking
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance: X km
For More Information: www.york.ca/forestry
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32 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
33Town of Georgina Town of Georgina
Lake Simcoe Trail Lake Simcoe Trail
Simcoe
Snake
Island
Sibbald Point
M Metro Rd N P Provincial
P P P Park
Ave
Ave
tre Rd
H Rd
d
e dge
R
Rd
e
e
P York Regional
Kennedy
Civic Cen
Woodbin
Woodbin
The Lake Simcoe Trail is a signed Forest
(Metro Road Tract) Black River Rd
Dalton
route in the Town of Georgina that Deer Park Dr Sutton
winds along Lake Drive and Hedge
Base Baseline Rd
Rd
Road adjacent to the shores of Lake Baseline Rd
Hi
Rd
Ave
gh
McCowan
Boyer Boyer's Sdrd ing
l ack River
Simcoe through a typical urban/ 48
N
Rd
S
er
Lockie Sdrd
N
Warden
t
Cat
ay
cottage landscape, past Willow and
eensw
Kennedy
De La Salle beach parks, the historic B
Dr
Belhaven
Park Rd
d
Briars Resort, and offering travellers Metro R Latimer Rd
Valley View
The Qu
Bethel Sdrd
visual access to Lake Simcoe. Old Homestead ad Rd
Town of Georgina
Ave
Keswick North
For a portion of its length, the Lake Watercourse
Conservation Area
e
Rd
Simcoe Trail follows the bed of the
Woodbin
Church St
Georgina
Kennedy
Lake Simcoe Junction Railway that
Ave
in 1907 connected Jackson’s Point Pollock llock Rd Smith Blvd
P Pollock Rd
to Toronto. Migrating waterfowl and Egypt
Warden
Rd
S
other wildlife can be found along Baldwin
ne
McCowan
Keswick Baldwin Dam
Lasher La
the trail. Conservation
Area Frog St
s way
Ave
Glenwoods A oods Ave Baldwin
It is approximately 28 kilometres in
Park Rd
Pond
een
Mount Pleasant
e
length, extending from its western P
Woodbin
Qu
Carley Rd
border at Cook’s Bay to its eastern
Miles Rd
d
limit at Park Road and the historic St. P tR
es
n cr
The
George’s Anglican Church property ve 48
Ravenshoe Rd e Rd Ra
on the shore of Lake Simcoe. P Ravenshoe Rd
Ravenshoe Rd
Ravenshoe Rd
Rd
Rd
Brownhill
St
Tline
Rd
Ave
York
g
ng
Rd
ri n
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Biking Regional Forest
Ave
(Brown Hill Tract)
te
Kennedy
Warden
Ca
Trail Difficulty: Easy
Durham
e
Approx Distance 28 km Boag Rd
n
Woodbin
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Boag Rd Boag Rd
McCowa
For More Information: Town of Georgina
Leslie
East
N
(contact information at back of book)
404 East Gwill willimbury
34 0 2 km - Average walking time 16 minutes
35Town of Georgina Town of Georgina
York Regional Forest - Metro Road Tract York Regional Forest - Metro Road Tract
Odell Lane
Cres
Dr
Ave
Ave
Cir
Huntley
Shore
Montsell
Fairbank
Farley
P
The Metro Road Tract, unlike many
other Regional Forests, contains no
human planted forest communities.
All the forest communities present
are of natural origin and include
upland hardwood, bottomland
hardwood, bottomland conifer and
bottomland mixed wood.
York Regional
Forest
(Metro Road Tract)
Georgina
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Biking
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance: X km
For More Information: www.york.ca/forestry
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36 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
37Town of Georgina Town of Georgina
The ROC The ROC
Sina St
La
ke Lake
D r Simcoe
nd Dr
Dr
Isla E
Lagoon
Metro Rd N
tre Rd
Civic Cen
The ROC description.
Georgina
P
P
P
P
tre Rd
Civic Cen
Baseline Rd
Ave
Trail Use Symbols or List: O O O
Trail Difficulty (Easy, Moderate, Difficult) and Approx Distance X km
Warden
For More Information: City of Markham (contact information at back
of book) °
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38 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
39Town of Georgina Town of Georgina
Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail
King St
Baseline Rd Hig t
tS
rke
h
D ams el
Ma
St
C ir
P
No
We t
S t St
s
rth
Burke St 48
Mile Lane r
Georgina
ive
ry la ck R
Co u nt
Dr
B
Rd Latimer Rd
Rd
Ellisview
The former CN Rail bed runs from
Catering
Sutton, 9km south to Ravenshoe
View
Road/Brownhill hamlet and into the
East Gwillimbury section of rail trail.
The hard packed gravel trail follows
the Black River watershed through
Rd
wooded areas, near rolling farmers’
Valley
McCowan
Baldwin
fields. The primary use is a walking
Rd
trail, and in winter it is popular as a
snowmobile route. Smith Blvd
ubo
n
Aud
P Baldwin
Wa y
Baldwin Dam
Lane
Conservation Area
Rd
Baldwin
McCowan
Pond
Lasher
ek
r Cre
48 Z Frog St
ep
hy
r
iv e
Old Shiloh Rd
kR
Rd
Rd
Blac
McCowan
Miles
Trail Use: Walking York Regional Forest
(Brown Hill Tract) Ravenshoe Rd
Trail Difficulty: Easy Approx Distance 9 km P
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40 0 1 km - Average walking time 16 minutes
41Town of Georgina Town of Georgina
Sibbald Point Provincial Park Sibbald Point Provincial Park
Lake
Simcoe
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St
Felix
Within the provincial park, gravel
and asphalt paved roadways Carolyn St
and trails connect tree canopied beth St
Eliza
campgrounds with sandy beaches
and waterfront concessions. The dirt
off-road trails wind through 4.6km of Sibbald Point
Provincial
forested park property. Park
Bedford Rd
There is no cost for pedestrians or
cyclists to access the Park.
Evans Ave
Park Rd
Mums Ave
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Black River Rd
Trail Use: Walking Georgina
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approx Distance 4.6 km
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43Township of King Township of King
King Trails Overview King Trails Overview
Scanlon Creek
Conservation
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Area
Holland R
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Bathurst
River Drive Park
Holland Landing
Sim Simcoe Prairie Provincial
Nature Reserve
King Trails Overview description. Holland Landing
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Jane St
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Town of Aurora
Keele St
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8th Conc
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Happy Valley Forest
King City Trail
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Nashville/same/Nashville
King Rd
N Nobleton
King Rd
Laskay
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Oak Ridges
Lake St.
George Field
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50 Centennial Park Trail Management Tract 54 Lake Oak Ridges
Rd
Humber Bathurst
52 Thornton Bales Conservation Trails Corridor
Vaughan n Glen Golf
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Weston Course Park East
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Jane St
Dufferin
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58 Seneca College King Campus
Kirby Rd Kirby R rby Rd Kirby Rd Richmond Hill
Kirby Rd 19t h N
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44 0 2 km - Average walking time 16 minutes
45Township of King Township of King
Happy Valley Forest Happy Valley Forest
authorities, the Township of 18th Sdrd
King, York Region, the Nature
Conservancy of Canada and Private
Land Owners.
In addition to the Oak Ridges Trail,
York Region’s property, and number
Conc
of other informal trails have been
historically used for equestrian King
riding. Some of these trails pass onto
private property and ownership is
Located at the center of King
not clearly identified when following
7th
Township is the Happy Valley
these trails.
Forest. It is one of the largest intact
hardwood forests on the Oak Ridges
Moraine. The Forest is classified as
a provincially significant Area of
Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI)
by the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources and is protected by the
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation
Plan. It is over 1000 ha in size
consisting of an upland forest on York
Regional
steeply rolling topography, old Forest
field habitats, several creek valleys,
various wooded swamps and
wetland areas.
The Forest is divided between
two conservation authorities,
Lake Simcoe Region to the north
and the Toronto and Region to
the south. Landowners within the
forest include both conservation
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Biking, Horseback Riding
Trail Difficulty: Moderate Approximate Distance: 6.5km
For More Information: Township of King (contact information at back
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46 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
47Township of King Township of King
King City Trail King City Trail
15th Sdrd
15th Sdrd
Keele St
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The King City Trails are located in the
d Lane
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valleyland area west of Keele Street, Carmichael
Kin Cres
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between McClure Drive on the
Curran Cr
ss
Dr
north, Norman Drive on the south,
and east from Keele Street following Dr es Tr
ail
Curtis
Taw
Mc
the route of the Humber River.
Clu
re
The King City Trail is ideal for King
s
Cre
walking, hiking, jogging or cross- Dr lley
Manitou Humber Va
country skiing. Young and old can P
enjoy bird watching in a setting St
Ave
abundant with wild flowers, plant
Martin
Cres St U
r
Hambly
Humbe
life, trees and waterways. Bridges, Dennison
boardwalks and stepping stones
King Blvd
Charles St
William St
Melrose Ave
allow for safe marsh and river
John St
James St Dew St
crossings. King Rd King City
Cr
es
St
Fisher
St
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Bri
Ber
Wa B
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anner
Hollingsworth Bennet Dr
Dr
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Kingslynn Dr Forde C r
Keele St
Patton
Ro rt Rd
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Crt
Langdon Warren
Elizabeth Grove
Lane
Crossley Crt
Tiero Crt
McBride Cres
Dr
Dr
Wa lkington
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Way Ho g a
West St
Patricia
Trail Use: Walking Dennis
Dr
Station Burton Grove
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance: 2.4 km Rd
Ave
For More Information: Township of King
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(contact information at back of book) Bu
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48 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
49Township of King Township of King
Centennial Park Trail Centennial Park Trail
Dearbourne
Ave
A well-established system of
Dr
trails exists in Centennial Park. An d
woo
information sign is posted and K ings
outlines the trails available, and
colour markings on the trees help
hikers and cyclists find their way. P
In addition to existing plant and
animal life, many trees and shrubs
have been planted to establish an King
Jane St
arboretum and wildlife habitat. An
excellent cross-country ski area, the
Centennial Park Trail provides several Cavell Ave
loops with varying degrees of
challenge for beginner, intermediate Rd
or expert. King's Summit
16th Sdrd
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking, Cross-country Skiing
Trail Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult Approximate Distance: X km
For More Information: Township of King
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50 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
51Township of King Township of King
Thornton Bales Conservation Area Thornton Bales Conservation Area
Woodpeckers and White-tailed Deer.
St
St
Vast arrays of wildflowers bloom
each spring including Hepatica, Dufferin
Trilliums, Violets, Lily of the Valley,
Bathurst
Wild Ginger and Spring Beauty.
Numerous ferns, such as Christmas
and Rattlesnake, can also be found
in the summer. Thornton Bales
Conservation Area provides a large
contiguous block of wildlife habitat
on the margins of Newmarket and
Thornton Bales Conservation Area
Aurora.
is a 19.6 hectare (48 acre) “Area
of Natural and Scientific Interest”
Thornton Bales is approximately 1.5
located along the northern margin
km west of the Town of Newmarket
of the Oak Ridges Moraine, and has
and 2 km northwest of the Town of
an elevation that drops 54 metres
Aurora. The main entrance to the
from its south-west corner to its
property is from the 19th Sideroad Thornton Bales
northern boundary. Nicknamed Conservation
in King Township. The mixture of Area
“The 99 Steps”, Thornton Bales
earthen trails, rolling topography,
trails are best fitted for the fit and
and the “99 steps”, as well as its lock
adventurous. The most significant Mu
Dr
linkage to the University of Toronto
feature of the Area is the kame Sdrd
Koffler Scientific Reserve along P
moraine (a ridge or mound of sand
“Koffler-Bales Side Trail” provides 19 t h
O ld
and gravel deposited during the
excellent opportunities for hiking
melting of glacial ice), that has Ba
and nature appreciation.
thu
formed an extremely steep slope
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along this small section of the Oak
Ridges Moraine.
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This conservation area is heavily
forested with Sugar Maple and King
rst
American Beech and is home to a
Bathu
variety of wildlife including Pileated
St
Old
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance: 1.5km
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For More Information: Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
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53Township of King Township of King
Humber Trails Humber Trails
Conc
King Rd
8th
Humber Trails Conservation
Area is 19.4 hectares in size with
approximately 4.5 kilometres of trails
meandering through the property.
A number of unique features exist
within the property including a
King
il
180 year old Burr oak tree and two Tra
Humber
tributaries of the Humber River, a Humber
M ill R d
Canadian Heritage River. Trails
Elmp
ine
Tra il
Vaughan
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approximate Distance: 4.5km King Vaughan Rd
For More Information: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
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54 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
55Township of King Township of King
Cold Creek Conservation Cold Creek Conservation
River). A portion of the property lies
within the “Natural Linkage” policy
area of the Oak Ridges Moraine.
The Conservation Area is significant
due to its unique natural features.
Existing mixed conifer swamp forest
contains black spruce which is rare
in Southern Ontario and is home
to a wide array of plant and animal
species.
Visit Cold Creek to enjoy the 6.6
km marked nature trail. Gates are King
open from 8:30 to 4:30 Monday to
Saturday, and during special events.
Outside open hours you can park
your vehicles at the main gate and
follow the trail arrows for hours of
enjoyment.
P
P
Cold Creek Conservation Area is an
Cold Creek/Cold
ecologically diverse and sustainable Creek
Conservation Area
natural area. It is a model of
sustainability that can be achieved 15th Sdrd
by protecting and enhancing the
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area’s natural environment while
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providing outdoor education,
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cultural and heritage experiences
and recreation.
The Cold Creek Conservation Area
consists of 190 hectares within
the Humber River watershed (a
designated Canadian Heritage
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approx Distance 6.6 km
For More Information: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
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56 0 500 m - Average walking time 8 minutes
57Township of King Township of King
Seneca College King Campus Seneca College King Campus
Keele St
Cavell Ave
St
Dufferin
16th Sdrd King 16th Sdrd
The trails at Seneca College have
been described as “one of the best
kept hiking secrets in Ontario”.
They allow hikers to experience
old growth forests, rolling hills,
meadows, wetlands and the historic
pathways of Eaton Hall.
Keele St
The Oak Ridges Trail also passes
St
Fairfield
through the campus. In addition Eaton Dr
Dufferin
Hall
to the ORTA trail, Seneca has Lake
approximately 14 km of hiking
trails, including one that meets
accessibility standards.
P P
Eversley
Lake
There is a series of hiking trails
and pedestrian routes through the
campus.
15th Sdrd
St
Keele St
Dufferin
Di Nard
o Crt
Cres
Trail Use: Walking, Hiking Carmichael
Trail Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Approx Distance 14 km
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Curran Cr
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