Nature Trails near Lambton Shores, Ontario
Lambton Shores is home to quaint neighborhoods, thriving businesses and a longstanding farming industry. With beautiful sandy beaches in Grand Bend and at Ipperwash, breathtaking sunsets and popular harbour-marinas in Grand Bend and Port Franks, it is no wonder Lambton Shores is the summer retreat destination of choice for thousands of sun and nature lovers each year. Our 12,000-plus residents include young families, retirees, and everyone in between.
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Ausable River Cut Conservation Area
Owned by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, the Ausable River Cut Conservation Area 32 acre road-side park on the Ausable Cut offers hikers a challenging 2 km loop trail over a high sand-dune – easy short-cuts are available. A wheelchair accessible...
AUSABLE VALLEY TRAILS
AUSABLE VALLEY TRAILS 6km of rugged trail follows Ausable River Valley on the east side. Includes steep ravines and gullies. Mix of deciduous forest, mostly beech and oak. Access: (1) Drive 3km south on Sylvan Road from County Road 7, turn west on Macdonald Drive and...
Forest Trail
Forest Trail Owned by the Municipality of Lambton Shores, the formal 2.8 km (one way) paved Forest Walkway Trail leads south to the Esli Dodge Conservation Area. The Grand Trunk Trail along the old railway track is a 4 km return trip over flat lands. A 1 km Lagoon...
FORESTED DUNES NATURE RESERVE
Home to rare plant species, endangered birds, dry oak-pine woodland and beautiful Karner Blue Butterfly. Meander through wetlands, Forested Dunes Nature Reserve and along the spectacular Ipperwash Dunes and Swales Nature Reserve. The Lambton County Heritage Forest is...GRAND BEND ROTARY NATURE TRAILS
This 9 km paved trail winds through wild flower meadows extending from Pinery Provincial Park to Grand Bend along Highway 21. The nature trail offers opportunities to watch birds and see wildlife such as the white tailed deer of the Pinery. Location: Trail ruins...
IPPERWASH DUNES & SWALES TRAIL
The Carolinian Forest & Dunelands here cover over 500 acres. The Dunes & Swales (‘White’) Trail is 5.5 km and winds through a Carolinian Forest of sand ridges and wet swales passable on boardwalks. A variety of wildflowers makes this trail a feast...JOANY’S WOODS TRAILS
The 367 acre property located in the Ausable River Valley (east side – just north of the bridge on County Rd #7) has a difficult 4.8 km and an easy 3.2 km trail loop through mixed Carolinian-Great Lakes Hardwood Swamp Forest, and a 2.2 km trail along the river...
LAMBTON COUNTY HERITAGE FOREST TRAILS
LAMBTON COUNTY HERITAGE FOREST TRAILS This 570 acre Oak-Savanna & Carolinian Forest offers three trails respectively 3.1 km, 5.2 km & 6.6 km in total length from the Community Centre. A beautiful system of hiking trails that wind through Oak Savannah and...PINERY PROVINCIAL PARK TRAILS
Pinery offers many options for hiking. Explore Pinery’s exceptional natural environment via trails like those along the Old Ausable Channel, to the beach, or through Carolinian Forest or rare Oak Savanna. Some offer viewing platforms and good opportunities to view...
