Master Index to Hikes
HIKES in the UNITED KINGDOM
County Clare (The Burren), Ireland
Walking Across Scotland, 2006
Two Amulrees & The Highland Clearances
Walks in West Wales
The Cotswolds, England, 2012
Hadrian's Wall, England, 2010 - yet to be posted
HIKES in SOUTHERN ONTARIO & CANADA
Transit Hub Trail, Kitchener - connects Iron Horse Trail to Transit Hub at King
& Victoria Streets updated
Kitchener Loop 03 - a 7.0 km in Laurentian Hills area of Kitchener
"Queen Milli" Loop - a 7.3 km walk in Galt, Ontario
Waterloo Park Loop Walks -
5.3 km, 3.5 km or your own; have a look
A Loop Walk from Victoria Park, Kitchener - this 4 km loop has some
indigenous history
Victoria Park to Boardwalk, Kitchener - 6 or 12 km on community
trails
Petersburg Crown
Lands - 4 to 6 km of trails with a bit of history
Rockwood - short walk near
Guelph along Eramosa River with potholes
Iron Horse Trail - a
5.5 km, urban, paved, multi-use rail trail in
Kitchener-Waterloo
Victoria Park
Transit Hub Loop - about 5 km that starts & finishes
in Victoria Park, Kitchener
Bechtel Park Loop - a
short walk in north east Waterloo, Ontario
Dearborn Plaza to
Bechtel Park & Back - a longer walk in north
east Waterloo, Ontario
Forwell Laurel Creeks Loops -
an easy walk starting & finishing at Dearborn Plaza with
an easy drop-out point
Walter Bean Grand River Trail
- with added start in Galt plus added finish to St.
Jacobs Market
Homer Watson Park Plus - a walk during Covid-19
restrictions
Katannilik Territorial Park, Nunavut - a walk in the Soper Heritage River
valley on part of the Itijjagiaq Trail, Baffin Island
Linear Trail, Cambridge, ON - a pleasant, short walk
along the Speed & Grand Rivers
Powerline Road
North Loop - walk 10 or 6 km on parts of the Grand
Valley Trail to Paris, Ontario
Powerline Road
South Loop - walk 14 km on parts of the Grand Valley
Trail North of Brantford, Ontario
Devil's Creek Loop
- an 8 km loop in Cambridge (Galt), Ontario
Airport Walks - choose your
distance & walk to Waterloo Region Airport for lunch &
then walk back
Health Valley Trail - a 5 km trail in St. Jacobs, Ontario
(includes dog park information)
Mill Race Trail - a 2 km in St. Jacobs, Ontario
(includes Mennonite low bridge information)
North Waterloo Woolwich Loop - a 9 km loop on part of the Avon Trail
& Trans Canada Trail
GeoTime Trail - a short loop on part of the Waterloo Moraine
Newfoundland 2017 - easy walks on the East Coast Trail while at the Brown Rabbit Cabins
Stratford, Ontario Loop Walks
- choose one of two 5-km loops or do both (10 km)
Drynan Regional Forest
- a 4+ km walk not to be confused with the Dryden Tract
Loop & Soup Walk, Waterloo
- 13 km using Laurel Creek Trail & other Waterloo City
trails
Huron Natural Area,
Kitchener - choose 5 km or 8 km loop or make
your own
New Aberdeen 1856
- this is a bit of history adjaacent to Huron Natural
Area
Homer Watson & Doon Area Loops, Kitchener
- choose 3.6, 5.1, 6.5, 7.6, 9.2, 9.8 km loops
Homer Watson Loop, Kitchener
- an 8 km loop with description
Spur Line-Ironhorse Loop, Kitchener-Waterloo
- a 9 km urban walk with description
Limehouse Loop (s) - 4 km &
the Hole-in-the-Wall
Niagara Glen/Gorge Loop (7 km) + Niagara River Recreation Trail from The Glen to Fort George (~18 km)
- research well before trying the Glen Gorge
Loop
Petersburg Regional Forest
- about a 4 or 5 km loop with other options
Galt to St. Jacobs Farmers' Market via Walter Bean Trail
- a series of 7 hikes, each one about 10 km
Jesuit Centre-Guelph Dam -
a wonderful 10 or 12 km loop, plan to have lunch at the
dam
Kitchener Loop Walk 01 - an 11 km walk on the east side of the city
Kitchener Loop Walk 02
- 8 or 12 km walk in the Forest Heights/Filsinger Park/Monarch Woods area
Lake Belwood Loop - 18 km on
parts of the Grand Valley & the Elora Cataract Trails
Woolwich Reservoir / Lions Lake Trail
- an easy 7 km loop in Floradale near
Bonnie Lou's Café
F.W.R. Dickson Conservation Area
- about 6 km over to Wrigley's and Bannister Lakes &
back
Mount Nemo Loop(s) - about a 6
km, lovely, easy loop on part of the Niagara Escarpoment
& Bruce Trail
Crawford Lake-Rattlesnake Point
- a variety of easy to harder & short to longer walks
plus the Milton Outlier.
Elora-Fergus Loop Hikes - about three routes
in and between the two scenic towns
Elora Gorge Loop -
coming soon. Check the
Elora Gorge C.A.
website for updates before attending
Toronto High
Park & Waterfront Walk 19 km - travelling to Toronto
& back from Kitchener via weekday GO train
Wildwood Lake, St. Marys - yet to be posted;
link to PDF map
HISTORY RELATED
Two Amulrees & The Highland Clearances
New Aberdeen 1856 -
George Davidson's village that didn't catch on in 1856 (PDF
map)
Strange Street Aboriginal
Settlement, near Berlin ON - a walk through time