A great way to get fresh air, appreciate nature, and to bond with your kids is by going on a hike. Head to one of these local hiking trails with your family.
Durham
Ajax
- Greenwood Conservation Area 905-683-2951
- Ajax Waterfront Trail 416-943-8080
- Trans Canada Trail 800-465-3636
Bowmanville
- Darlington Provincial Park 905 436-2036
- Bowmanville Creek 905 623-3379
- Soper Creek Valley Trails 905 623-3379
- Bowmanville Harbour Conservation Area 905 623-3379
- Bowmanville Westside Marshes Conservation Area 905 579-0411
- Darlington Waterfront Trail 905-623-7122
- Courtice Millennium Trail 905-623-3379
Brock
- Kirk’s Walk 705-432-2355
- Lion’s Loop 705-432-2355
- Beaver River Wetland Conservation Area and Trail 905-895-1281
- MacLeod Park Nature Trail www.geocities.com/cannhort.ca
Brooklin
- Brooklin Lions Trail Brooklin www.lionstrail.org
- Herber Down Conservation Area 905-579-0411
Clarington
- Oak Ridges Trail 877-319-0285
- Samuel Wilmot Nature Area 905 623-3379
- Waterfront Trail 416-943-8080
- Sidney Rutherford Trail 905-623-3379
- Orono Crown Lands 905-983-9785
- Long Sault Conservation Area 905-579-0411
- Enniskillen Conservation Area 905 579-0411
- Ganaraska Forest Centre 905-885-8173
Oshawa
- Oshawa Waterfront Trail 416-943-8080
- Michael Starr Trail 905-436-5636
- Oshawa Creek Trail 905-436-5636
- Second Marsh Wildlife 905-723-5047
- McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve 905-644-1689
- Harmony Creek Trail 905-436-5636
Port Perry
- Port Perry Waterfront Trail 905-985-7346
Pickering
- Seaton Trail 416-327-0459
- East Duffins Headwaters 416-661-6600
- Altona Forest 416-661-6600
- Petticoat Creek Conservation Area 416-661-6600
- Waterfront Trail – Pickering 416-943-8080
- Trans Canada Trail 800-465-3636
Scugog
- Purple Woods Conservation Area 905-579-0411
- Oak Ridges Trail 877-319-0285
- Canterbury Common Loop 905-985-7346
- Perryview Park Loop 905-985-7346
- Durham East Cross Forest Conservation Area 705-328-2271
- Crow’s Pass Trail – Crow’s Pass Conservation Area 905-579-0411
Uxbridge
- Wooden Sticks Trail 905-852-9181
- Oak Ridges Trail 877-319-0285
- Trans Canada Trail 905-852-9181
- South Balsam Trail 905-852-9181
- Quaker Trail 905-852-9181
- Uxbridge Countryside Preserve 905-852-9181
- Maple Bridge Trail 905-852-9181
- Ewen Trail 905-852-9181
- Barton Trail 905-852-9181
- Durham Regional Forest 905-895-1281
- Trans Canada Trail 800-465-3636
Whitby
- Heber Down Conservation Area 905 579-0411
- Lynde Shores Conservation Area 905 579-0411
- Whitby Waterfront Trail 416 943-8080
Northumberland
- Lime Kiln Trail 905 342-2810 Baltimore
- Northumberland County Forest 866 401-3278 Baltimore
- Rice Lake Conservation Area 905 885-8173 Cavan Rd. off Cty. Rd. 9 Bewdley
- Brighton Provincial Wildlife 613 475-0670 Accessible from Cty Rd. 26 Brighton
- Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area 613 394-4829 Brighton
- Presqu’ile Provincial Park 613 475-4324 Brighton
- Proctor Park Conservation Area 613 394-4829 Brighton
- Ganaraska Forest Centre 905 797-2721 Campbellcroft
- Ferris Provincial Park 705 653-1900 Campbellford
- Seymour Conservation Area 613 394-4829 Campbellford
- Russ’ Creek Trail 905 318-5367 x 503 Castleton
- Peter’s Woods Provincial Nature Reserve 905 349-2822 Centreton
- Nawautin Nature Sanctuary & Wetland 905 349-2822 Grafton
- Trans Canada Trail 866 401-3278 Hastings, Campbellford
- Majestic Hills Trail Northumberland
- Oak Ridges Trail 877 319-0285 Northumberland
- Ganaraska Hiking Trail 866 401-3278 Port Hope
- Ganaraska Millennium Trail 905 885-8173 Port Hope
- Spartan Ravine Walkway 888 767-8467 Port Hope
- Waterfront Trail 905 753-2230 Port Hope
- Millennium Trail 705 653-1900 Warkworth
Peterborough
- Silent Lake Provincial Park 613 339-2807 Apsley
- Northumberland County Forest 866 401-3278 Baltimore
- Miller Creek 705 745-5791 Bridgenorth
- Selwyn Conservation Area 705 745-5791 Bridgenorth
- Ganaraska Forest Centre 905 797-2721 10585 Campbellcroft
- Ferris Provincial Park 705 653-1900 Campbellford
- Ennismore Waterfront Park 705 292-8774 Ennismore
- Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park 705 799-5170 Peterborough
- Parkway Trail 705 742-7771 Peterborough
- Petroglyphs Provincial Park 705 877-2552 Peterborough
- Trans-Canada Trail 705 743-0826 Peterborough
- Trent University Otonabee River Loop Peterborough
- Trent University Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Area 705 748-1011 x 1419 Peterborough
- Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground 705 652-3161 Warsaw