Simcoe County Nature Trails
Welcome to Simcoe County!
"Simcoe District" was established in 1843 by the Legislature of Upper Canada. Today, the Corporation of the County of Simcoe is comprised of sixteen towns and townships.
The County has an estimated population of 465,000 people and is the second largest County based upon population and third largest based upon physical size in Ontario.
As an "upper tier" municipality, the County of Simcoe is responsible for a range of municipal services which include social housing, land ambulance and emergency planning, environmental services (solid waste management), a County road system, Ontario Works, children's services, homes for the aged, a library co-operative, museum, archives, County forest management, tourism, a Geographic Information System (computer mapping), and land use policy planning.
The local, or "lower tier" municipalities are responsible for water and sewer services, local roads, public libraries, recreation services, fire and police services, land use development control, licensing, and permitting services.
The cities of Barrie and Orillia, although separate politically and administratively from the County, are geographically and economically part of the County. The County of Simcoe provides services such as long term care, social services, and social housing to residents of the cities and the cities participate in funding for the archives and museum. City representatives serve on the County committees that oversee matters that relate to these departments.
You will find some of the best hiking and nature trails in Ontario right here in Simcoe County.
For more information please visit: https://www.simcoe.ca/
Clearview Collingwood Train Trail
Spanning from Collingwood to Stayner, the Clearview Collingwood Train Trail is a crushed gravel, linear trail connecting to the Collingwood Train Trail. It follows an abandoned rail line which used to be part of the Ontario Simcoe and Huron railway system connecting...COLLINGWOOD URBAN TRAILS
The trails are four-season, multi-use paths for walkers, joggers, cyclists, skiers, and snowshoers. Crushed stone, concrete, wooden walkways and dirt-paths join street bicycle routes to help get you around town. Most surfaced trails are flat terrain and generally...Collingwood Waterfront Trail
Historically, the waterfront has been a focal point for the shipbuilding industry. To-day a series of interconnected waterfront trails offer a fascinating walking displaying the history of Collingwood through wetlands, parks and an arboretum. Enjoy the views over...COPELAND FOREST TRAILS
COPELAND FOREST TRAILS The Copeland Forest is a 4,400 acre Resource Management Area in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, owned by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests. The size, beauty, and unfettered use of the forest by a wide variety of recreational users...DUNTROON VIEW SIDE TRAIL LOOP – BRUCE TRAIL
This loop starts at the parking lot on the north side of County Rd 91, west of Duntroon, and west of Concession 10 N road, and 200 metres west of where the main Bruce Trail leaves County Rd 91. The Duntroon View side trail crosses to the south side of the road and...EARL ROWE PROVINCIAL PARK TRAILS
Fletcher’s Mill Pond Trail – 1.5 km (linear) – 30 minutes to complete This trail is paved for accessibility and is an easy walk around Earl Rowe Lake. Cyclists are reminded to yield to pedestrians and wheelchairs. Rainbow Run – 11 km – approximately 3 – 4 hours...EAST COULSON SWAMP RESERVE
Margaret Atwood donated this special property set within the forested hills of the Oro Moraine to the nature Conservancy of Canada. An additional 7 hectares were purchased to consolidate a large block of forest habitat around the Reserve by linking to adjacent...ELLIOTT WOODS
One of the Oro Moraine properties surveyed by Conservancy ecologists belonged to Don Elliott and his brother. Several years later, Don and his wife, Heather, decided to donate this 7 hectare section of forest to the Conservancy for safekeeping in perpetuity. This is a...GANARASKA HIKING TRAIL
The trail begins at a boulder opposite the town hall in Port Hope, located on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The trail passes through a variety of scenery from Lake Ontario, north through the Ganaraska Forest on the sand hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine and past the...