Hiking Trails

Enjoy a leisurely walk and take in all the natural beauty North Dumfries has to offer!

Grand River Conservation Authority
Tel. 519-621-2761

The Rail Trail
Hwy. 24, Brantford Hwy
Scenic trail along the Grand River from Cambridge to Paris
Launch here for more information and a map with the Rail Trail information.

F.W.R. Dickson Conservation Area
699 Brant Waterloo Rd, Brant
Trails, Cross Country Skiing, Walking

Banister Lake Recreation Area
Wrigley Road (Waterloo Road 49)
Nature Trails, Fishing
For more general information and a map for Banister Lake Recreation Area, click here to launch.

Dryden Tract
1192 Alps Road
Nature Trails, Hiking, Cross Country Skiing, Hunting (permitted in season)



region of waterloo agreement forests

Tel. 519-575-4501

Drynan Tract
1192 Dumfries Road (Waterloo Road 47)
Nature Trails, Hiking, Cross Country Skiing

Sudden Tract
1841 Spragues Road (Waterloo Road 75)
Nature Trails, Hiking, Cross Country Skiing


Trail User's Code

Please respect other trail users as well as private landowners for their kind consent by abiding to the following:

  • Stay on marked routes; do not leave trail
  • Hunting is not allowed on or near the trail
  • Motorized vehicles are not allowed unless otherwise posted
  • Leave plants, flowers and trees for others to enjoy
  • Stay to the right of the trail and allow others to pass to your left
  • Cyclists must ting bell when passing pedestrians from either direction
  • "Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures"