Trail

The Upper Grand Trailway

A 10.5 km former rail corridor at Grand Valley, open to walking, cycling, horses and cross-country skiing — the most versatile trail in the west of the county.

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Grand Valley — multiple access points·~25 min west from Orangeville·10.5 km·Four-season

Ten and a half kilometres of former Canadian Pacific corridor running through Grand Valley, and unusually open in what it permits: walking, cycling, horseback riding and cross-country skiing, with snowmobiles allowed on parts of it in winter under the applicable rules.

That mix is rarer than it sounds. Most trails around here pick a lane — the Bruce Trail is a footpath, Mono Nordic is groomed ski track. The Upper Grand takes almost everybody.

Being a rail bed it is flat, which makes it a good introduction for anyone not ready for the escarpment, and it pairs naturally with the Grand River and Luther Marsh for a full day out west.

Details checked August 9, 2026. Fees, hours and closures change — phone ahead for anything that would ruin the trip if it were wrong.

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