Etobicoke Valley ParkĮtobicoke Valley Park features a trail that runs along Etobicoke Creek and connects to Marie Curtis Park and the Lake Ontario waterfront. One of Toronto’s premier birding destinations, this naturalized area features plants, such as red osier dogwood, blue wood aster/heart-leaved aster, goldenrod, evening primrose and big bluestem grass. In the fall these maples, oaks and ash put on a spectacular show of colour. In the summer the canopy provides shade and cools the area. Not only does Earl Bales Park have a ski hill and band stage, but it also has well-maintained trails running through a lovely deciduous forest of tall trees.

This former quarry has been transformed into a flagship restoration site and natural environment park featuring a wide variety of native plant, tree and wetland species. The trail is 2.5 m wide and classified as a multi-purpose beginner trail with one 100 m steep section. This 1.3 km granular surfaced trail in the heart of Crothers Woods encircles the old landfill site which is being restored to a thriving forest ecosystem. Its industrial heritage dates back to the early 1800s, but today trails and lookouts provide access to restored natural features including a songbird meadow and native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. In Crother Woods, you will find Cottonwood Flats. Crothers WoodsĬrothers Woods is a unique and extensive forest habitat in the Don River Valley with approximately 10 kilometres of natural surface trails ideal for hiking or mountain biking. One of Toronto’s most popular birding destinations, Colonel Samuel Smith Park features a network of paths and the city’s longest ice skating trail. You’ll fall in love with this trail and even get to walk through the famous “Rainbow Bridge” that you see when driving north on the DVP. You won’t even think you’re close to the highway in this natural area with its calm meadows and lush canopy that turns radiant in fall.

Just east of the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) and north of Eglinton Avenue, Charles Sauriol Conservation Area has a paved trail that can be used year-round for hiking, biking and walking. A beautiful natural area, the Bluffs found at Bluffer’s Park were formed over thousands of years of glacial activity and erosion by the currents of Lake Ontario.

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