Countdown to MS Bike – Niagara! 4 days away!

Get out and enjoy some of the best bike trails Southern Ontario has to offer! With MS Bike – Niagara only 4 days away, check out this list of some great bike trails (both on and off road) for some last minute training.

Off road

1) Waterfront Trail (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Distance: 780 km of beautiful nature and culture.
You’ll love this trail for: The beautiful Canadian Shores of Lake Ontario and the Ontario Shores of the St Lawrence River.

2) Short Hills Trail (St. Catharines)

Distance: 735 Hectares of excellent cycling and hiking.
You’ll love this trail for: Its hilly multi-use trails that wind through forest and meadow.

3) Black Walnut Trail (Power Glen)   

Distance: 735 Hectare day-use park with six side trails that contain two magnificent waterfalls.
You’ll love this trail for: Its relatively easy terrains with a few inclines and of course the two waterfalls!!

On Road

1) Terry Fox Trail (St. Catharines)

Distance: 1.5km path in central St. Catharines that extends from Carlton Street to Geneva Street.
You’ll love this trail for: Its six interspersed exercise stations with posted instructions included at each station.

2) Greater Niagara Circle Route (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Distance: 140km of mostly off-road and paved trails suitable for walking, cycling or rollerblading.
You’ll love this trail for: Its 3 m wide paved trail that passes through urban centres, the Niagara Escarpment, waterfronts and rural/agricultural areas.

3) Steve Bauer Trail (Pelham)

Distance: 6km multi-use trail stretches from Fonthill to Welland.
You’ll love this trail for: Its stone chip rail bed, roads and stone chip path through several developments that ends at the Welland River.

 

For more information on these biking trails and others visit: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trail-regions/niagara/