Canada’s “trail capital” is in Ontario with 300 km through historic rural forested land

You won’t have to venture far outside of the city to find Canada’s “trail capital”. Uxbridge, Ontario is just an hour outside of Toronto and boasts over 300km of trails winding through historic communities and rural forested lands.

Ready to explore? Here’s what to know.

Getting there

Getting from Uxbridge to Toronto takes about one hour by car.

There are 12 trails to explore spanning over 300 of land across the town!

The trails of Uxbridge, Ontario

Let’s start with the Trans Canada Trail.

This widely-known trail winds across the country through every province and territory. The trail enters Uxbridge via an abandoned rail line from Lindsay then crosses the Uxbridge urban area, heads south through Durham Forest lands, the Glen Major Forest and to the Uxbridge-Pickering Townline!

Once you’ve explored that, it’s time to discover the Uxbridge Town Trail System, a “captivating network of pathways nestled within the urban landscape”.

The 12 main trails range in length and difficulty with some as short as 1 km.

The Town of Uxbridge makes it easy to decide which trail to check out as each one lists the length, level of difficulty, activities that can be done on the trail, accessibility, and what the surface of the trail is made up of (ex. compacted soil, gravel, etc).

Not sure where to start? The Countryside Preserve in the Oak Ridges Moraine has 6 km of marked trails, a popular spot that includes 140 acres of meadowland, woodlands, wetlands, and ponds.

This time of year when the leaves are changing, these trails are all the more beautiful (if that’s even possible).

Grab a friend or loved one and head out to Uxbridge, Ontario this autumn for a day of adventuring!

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