Bruce Trail
The Bruce Trail, Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath, provides the only continuous public access to the magnificent Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. Running along the Escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, it consists of more than 890 km of main trail and over 400 km of associated side trails. The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is a charitable organization committed to establishing a conservation corridor containing a public footpath along the Niagara Escarpment, in order to protect its natural ecosystems and to promote environmentally responsible public access to this UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.
Location: The Bruce Trail begins at the stone cairn in Queenston Heights Park and ends at the cairn in Tobermory. Visitors can pick up the trail at any point along it.
Phone: (905) 529-6821 (Bruce Trail Conservancy)
Visiting Hours: The Bruce Trail is open year round, 24 hours a day. It is highly recommended, however, to only visit during daylight hours.
Targeted Age Group: All ages
Visiting Costs: Hiking the Bruce Trail is free of charge.
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Booking a visit: Reservations are not required to use the Bruce Trail.
Programs Offered: The Bruce Trail does not offer any pre-planned programs but taking your students on a hike along any part of the trail would be an excellent educational experience. Click here to download maps of the trails and here for how to use the trails (trail signs, rules, etc). Use this first-hand experience to teach your students about the Niagara Escarpment and why it exists, its geology, its weather, its old-growth forests, its flora and fauna or any combination of these. Click here to download resource guides to create a customized hike for your class based on your curriculum needs and grade.
All the above information and resources were taken from the Bruce Trail's website. For additional information on the trail's operations please visit http://brucetrail.org.