This Downtown Toronto Discovery Walk leads you through the dense core of the City. Hidden among the skyscrapers, you will discover a rich variety of parks, gardens and streetscapes. Since the 1960s, most of these parks and gardens have been created through building demolition, land exchanges, street closures, lease agreements, land purchases and through the City’s development approval process for major projects.
These parks and gardens have design features ranging from traditional to contemporary, from pastoral to urban. Cloud Gardens, Simcoe Park and Olympic Gardens are a few of the many parks noted for their unique design. Other open spaces include a Victorian garden, a sculpture garden, a cloud forest in a greenhouse, a historic railway round-house park and ceremonial squares, all within the core of Canada’s largest City.
Link to trail brochure & map:
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/8aaa-Discovery-Walk-Downtown-Toronto-route-map.pdf
The Downtown Toronto Discovery Walk is just one of the many nature trails and hiking trails you can find throughout Ontario by using the search features of OntarioNaturetrails.com
Region(s): TorontoNearby towns and cities: Toronto - Old Town
Downtown Toronto Discovery Walk characteristics
Length: 6 km, which should take over 2 hours.Difficulty: Easy (Trail classifications)
Trail surface: Paved
Trail use: Hiking
Fees: None
Flora & Fauna:
Not reported yet.
Amenities: Washrooms
Attractions: None
Contact:
Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation 416-338-5058
Find it: Union Station
GPS Coordinates (main trailhead):
Latitude: 43.6458580
Longitude: -79.3797830