3 Best Hiking Trails in Vaughan

“Boyd Conservation Park is a moderate-sized park that offers facilities for numerous outdoor activities. This park is excellent for exploring trails that wind through the beautiful Humber River valley. The trails offer runners the perfect place for training and competition. Boyd Conservation Area provides an ideal location with many shaded areas, picnic shelters for lunch and snack times, open fields for sports, plenty of washrooms, and picnic sites. Visitors can access the preserve via a concrete walkway and a boardwalk. Boyd Conservation Area is perfect for grabbing your friends and family to enjoy nature. It offers free entry for toddlers (0-3).”

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“Kortright Centre for Conservation provides hiking trails, education programs and seasonal maple syrup festivals. The area covers 325 hectares, combining a natural oasis with some leading-edge sustainable education programs. Kortright Centre hosts 100,000 visitors annually. They offer more than 50 environmental education programs for schools and a selection of 30 different sustainable technology workshops for the public, trades and professionals. The conservation features good trails and picnic areas. Trails are marked, and many maps are around if you get lost. The Kortright Centre for Conservation is also famous for its beautiful autumn foliage.”

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“Humber River Trail (Bindertwine Park) features a long and walkable hiking trail. The trail runs up the eastern bank of the Humber River and splits near Woodbridge. A second arm of the trail runs from the Holland River to the southeast, eventually connecting to the Rouge River Valley. Visitors can explore the different flora and fauna along the way. The river is beautiful, shallow, and clean. Humber River Trail also has a baseball field, tennis courts in a grassy area, and many open spaces for running or hiking. The Humber River Trail has free parking and ample space available. This park is a well-renowned hiking area in Vaughan.”

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