Bruce Trail

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The Bruce Trail is Canada's oldest and longest public footpath. The idea for the path began in 1960 by a gentleman named Raymond Lowes. He articulated the vision for the path at the first meeting of the Bruce Trail Committee attended by Norman Pearson, Dr. Robert MacLaren and Philip Gosling - each would eventually become critical to the path's creation. In 1967 a cairn was erected in Tobermory (the northern entry to the Bruce Trail) officially opening the path.

In total the path is 800 kilometers long with over 300 kilometers of associated side trails. The Bruce Trail runs along the Niagara Escarpment which was proclaimed a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations in 1990. It is one of only two such reserves in Ontario and one of twelve in all of Canada.

Every year over 400,000 hikers, cross country skiers, photographers and nature lovers use the trail for outdoor pursuits.

For the top 40 hikes on the Bruce Trail click here .