Nature Trails near Port Hope, Ontario
The Municipality of Port Hope is one of Ontario's oldest and most appealing communities, offering a unique country lifestyle with urban amenities - all an hour's drive from the heart of Toronto. We are advantageously located on the shore of Lake Ontario bordering both the north and south side of Highway 401 for a distance of approximately 14 kilometres. With a population of over 16,000 - one of our many valuable resources is our people. According to the 2011 Statistics Canada Census approximately 65% of Port Hope's residents are between the ages of 15 and 64, offering employers a skilled and versatile pool of available labour from which to select current and future employees.
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Some of Ontario's best hiking trails and nature trails are near Port Hope.
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The Heaslip Triangle
This is a pleasant little triangular trail which is actually a piece of the huge Ganaraska Hiking Trail which follows a lot of roads. It follows the berm of the old Grand Trunk railroad from the 1800’s. There’s a new trailhead access on the North side of the 5th Line,...The Hollows
The Hollows are a pair of 1.0 km long parallel trails, with loop potential by taking another pair of parallel 0.8 km gravel road walks connecting them. They’re quiet, relatively easy, and wide enough for two or more walkers side by side. They lead through deep...The Morel Trail
The Morel Trail another partial GHT (Ganaraska Hiking Trail) that goes through a particularly lovely piece of private property (with permission, so act accordingly) on an old 1850’s railroad berm. It’s a return trail. This GHT trail continues North across a...The Old Swamp Road Walking Trail
The Old Swamp Road Walking Trail is beautiful at any time of year. It is also called the Leskard trail ‘cause it’s near the village of Leskard and on Leskard Rd North of Concession 8 and west of Highway 35/115. This is a fairly easy walking trail of about 2 kms...