Bruce County Nature Trails
Welcome to Bruce County!
Bruce County is a county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising eight lower-tier municipalities and with a 2016 population of 66,491. It is named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, sixth Governor General of the Province of Canada. The Bruce name is also linked to the Bruce Trail and the Bruce Peninsula. It has three distinct areas. The Peninsula is part of the Niagara Escarpment and is known for its views, rock formations, cliffs and hiking trails. The Lakeshore includes nearly a hundred kilometers of fresh water and soft sandy beaches. Finally, the Interior Region has a strong history in farming.
You will find some of the best hiking and nature trails in Ontario right here in Bruce.
For more information please visit: https://explorethebruce.com/
John Appleton Side Trail – Bruce Trail
This side trail goes through two properties managed by the Bruce Trail Association. It is named in honour of a long-time volunteer and former Trail Director with the Peninsula Club. The trail passes a beaver pond, meanders through scenic hardwood forests and fracture...JUNIPER FLATS SIDE TRAIL LOOP
This loop trail starts at the point on Lindsay Rd 40 where the main Bruce trail emerges onto Lindsay Rd 40. Follow the white blazed main Bruce Trail south from Lindsay Rd 40 until you come to the start of the Juniper Flats Side trail. Turn right onto this blue blazed...KINCARDINE TRAILS BOARDWALK
The wheelchair accessible boardwalk runs south of the harbour and features planted gardens, marine heritage interpretation and sand dunes, Kincardine’s growing trail system is centred on the Penetangore River and can be accessed from the Kincardine lighthouse...LINDSAY TRACT TRAILS
The Lindsay Tract is Bruce County’s largest managed forest boasting more than 7000-acres of mixed hardwood and softwood. Trail development began on the property in 2008 and will continue over the next five years. After the park is completed they hope to have...MacGREGOR POINT PROVINCIAL PARK TRAILS
The trails of MacGregor Point provide opportunities to explore many trail systems on a glacial lake plain including Deer Run Bike Trail, Nipissing Bluff Ski Trail, Tower Trail, Huron Fringe Trail (boardwalk, handicapped accessible, walking only), Old Shore Road Trail...Malcolm Bluff Shores Nature Reserve
Malcolm Bluff Shores Nature Reserve The 423-hectare Malcolm Bluff Shores property is located on the Niagara Escarpment on the north shore of Colpoys Bay, an embayment of Georgian Bay, and includes four kilometres of undeveloped Great Lakes shingle beach shoreline as...MALCOLM BLUFF SIDE TRAIL LOOP – BRUCE TRAIL
Start this loop by heading south along the blue-blazed Purple Valley access trail for .5 km. Here it meets the main Bruce Trail. Turn left on the white blazed main trail and follow this main trail for 2.3 km. SHORT LOOP: At this point it meets with the Bob Light side...MCIVER SIDE TRAIL LOOP – BRUCE TRAIL
From the Pit Rd parking area head north, following the blue blazes of the McIver Side Trail. Follow the blazes until you meet the white blazes of the main Bruce Trail. At this point there is an amazing lookout. You turn right and follow the main trail’s white...OLIPHANT FEN
This short wide boardwalk with bumper boards on both sides was built by local field naturalists groups and intended for wheelchair access as well as for walkers. It winds through the fen across the road from the Lake Huron shoreline allowing views of lady slippers in...