• Federation of Ontario Naturalists
• Long Distance Awards - Hike Ontario's Long Distance Awards Program
• Maps of the Oak Ridges Moraine - Ontario Government site
• Oak Ridges Friends of the Environment
• Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation
• Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust
• STORM - Save the Oak Ridges Moraine - Interesting information about the Moraine
• The Oak Ridges Moraine NATMAP and Hydrogeology Project - Contains photographs, a 3-D animated fly-over of the moraine and a slide show. Click here to go right to the Moraine info.

Local Links of Interest On or Near the Oak Ridges Trail

• Caledon, Town of
• Dorothy's House Museum
• Durham Outdoors Club
• Durham Tourism
• Eaton Hall
• Greenbelt Walks - brochure on hiking in southern Ontario
• Jordash Gallery
• King Tourism
• Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill - a University of Toronto facility offering various nature programs
• Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
• Ocala Winery
• Ontario Trillium Foundation
• Northumberland Tourism
• Project Chirp - (Creating Habitat In Residential areas and Parkland) - a songbird conservation initiative
• Puck's Farm
• Rouge Park - Canada's largest urban natural environment park
• Sharon Temple
• Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
• Toronto, City of
• Town of East Gwillimbury
• Uxbridge Township
• Uxbridge-Scott Museum - The museum has a wonderful exhibit of the natural and human history of the moraine.
• Willow Springs Winery and Vineyard
• York Region Tourism

Back to Top

Hiking Resources & Equipment

• ABC of Hiking- compilation of hiking and camping information
• Active2101 - Ont Govt strategy: See Walking Resources
• Adventure Guide - Waterloo
• American Trails - Trails in Canada & the U.S. plus other resource information
• Banff Designs - Toronto
• Canadian Travel Adventures - a consumer guide for adventure travel
• Campsource - a comprehensive guide to Canadian camping resources on the Internet.
• Durham Region Trail guides - PDF version available
• LittleGeoShop - Geocaching info and resources
• Hiker Mike's Home Page
• Hike Ontario - Resource for hikers and walkers in Ontario
• Manes and Tails - source for Icers- to give you traction on ice, snow, mud and in fast moving water
• Mountain Equipment Co-Op - Toronto, also mail order from Vancouver
• Ontario Hiking Day Trips -Personal site related to hiking destinations in Ontario
• Pitchfork's Outdoor Page
• Taiga Works - Outdoor gear & sports clothing, Vancouver-based
• The Backpacker
• Trent University Trails Study Unit
• Trails Canada - Resources and online support centre for trail users and trail builders

Back to Top

Canada-wide

Trans-Canada Trail - a trail-in-the-making that will stretch from British Columbia to Newfoundland and link all ten provinces.

Alberta

Banff National Park - Self-guided Trails, Hiking and Backpacking - Banff National Park has over 1600 km of trails (not continuous).

Skyline Hikers - Canadian Rockies hiking experience since 1933.

British Columbia

The Galloping Goose Regional Trail - a 60-km trial on Vancouver Island following a former rail line.

West Coast Trail - a continuous 77-km trail from Port Renfrew to Bamfield on Vancouver Island.

Newfoundland

East Coast Trail Association - a continuous 270-km trail from Cape St. Francis to Cape Race on the island.

Northwest Territories

Canol Heritage Trail - a 230-km trial from Macmillan Pass to Norman Wells.

Ontario

Bruce Trail Organization - a continuous 800-km trail from Tobermory to Niagara Falls along the Niagara Escarpment.

Central Ontario Loop Trail - The Central Ontario Loop Trail (COLT) is a shared-use, regional trail initiative that links existing trails in five counties in Central Ontario, Canada

Grand Valley Trails Association - a marked footpath stretching more than 250 km between Rock Point Provincial Park on Lake Erie to the town of Alton

Toronto Bruce Trail Club

Ganaraska Hiking Trial - a continuous 500-km trail from Port Hope to Glen Huron. The Wilderness section is reported to be one of the most challenging blazed trails in Canada.

Humber Valley Heritage Trail - maintains a trail along the Humber Valley from Bolton Ontario to the Caledon Trailway.

Rideau Trail Association - The Rideau Trail is a hiking trail of about 300 km. (186 mi.) in Eastern Ontario, Canada

Voyageur Trail Association - a continuous trail from Manitoulin Island to Thunder Bay along Lake Superior.

Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail - a 325 kilometre trail along the shore of Lake Ontario

Multiple States

American Discovery Trail - a continuous 6356 mile trail from California to Delaware (through Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maryland).

Appalachian Trail - a 2160 mile trail from Katahdin, Maine to Springer Mountain, Georgia (through New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina).

Continental Divide Trail Society - a continuous 3000 mile trail from the Canadian border to Mexico (through Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico).

North Country Trail - a footpath that one day will stretch more than 4,000 miles to link communities and wilderness areas across seven northern states. More than 1,700 miles have been completed. When completed it will be the longest hiking trail in the United States.

Nez Perce National Historic Trail - a continuous 1170 mile trail from Mallowa Lake, Oregon to the Bear Paws Mountains in northern Montana (through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana).

Pacific Crest Trail Association - a continuous 2665 mile trail from the Canadian border to Mexico (through Washington, Oregon, and California).

Pacific Northwest Trail - from Montana to Washington along the Canadian border.

Arizona

Arizona Trail Association - a continuous 750-mile trail from the Utah border to the Mexico border. A very topographically diverse trail.

Arkansas

Ozark Highlands Trail Association - a continuous 180-mile from Lake Fort Smith State Park to the Buffalo National River.

Florida

Florida Trail Association - a continuous trail from west of Miami to the Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Minnesota

Kekekabic Trail Club - a continuous 40-mile trail through northern Minnesota wilderness.

New York

Finger Lakes Trail - a continuous 552-mile trail from the Catskill mountains to the Pennsylvania border. Also contains a number of branch and loop trails totalling another 279 miles.

Ohio

Buckeye Trail Association - a 1200 mile trail that encircles Ohio.

Washington

The Iron Goat Trail - a short yet historic trail following the Iron Goat railway.

Wisconsin

Ice Age Trail - a continuous trail-in-development that when completed, will follow the terminal moraine of the last glacier for 1000-miles.

Back to Top

• Eaton Hall Inn & Conference Centre,
  13990 Dufferin Street, King City L7B 1B3
  905-833-4500
  King section of ORT
• Oak Motel
  13100 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill L4E 1A6
  905-773-3333, 1-866-540-0625.
  Richmond Hill section of ORT
• Howard Johnson Inn
  15520 Yonge Street, Aurora, L4G 1P2
  905-727-1312, 1-800-446-4656 
  Aurora section of ORT

Back to Top

• Cataract Inn
  1498 Cataract Road, RR #2, Alton
  (800) 928-3033
  ½ - 1 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Elora Mill Country Inn & Restaurant
  Box 218, 77 Mill St West, Elora
  (519) 846-9118
  ½ - 2 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• High Fields Country Inn and Spa
  11568 - 70 Conc 3, RR # 1, Zephyr
  (905) 473-6132
  1/4 -1 ½ hr Uxbridge, Aurora, Scugog, Ganaraska
• Metcalfe Restaurant and Inn
  59 Metcalfe St, Elora
  (519) 846-0081
  ½ - 2 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Millcroft Inn
  55 John Street, Alton
  (800) 383-3976
  ½ - 1 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Sir William Mackenzie Inn
  Box 255B, Kirkfield, K0M 2B0
  (705) 438-1278
  1 - 1 ½ hr drive from Uxbridge, Scugog, Ganaraska
• The Briars Inn
  55 Hedge Road, Jackson’s Point, L0E 1L0
  (800) 465-2376
  ½ - 2 hour drive from all sections
• Victoria Inn,
  Gore’s Landing, K0K 2E0
  (905) 342-3261
  In Hamilton section of ORT

Back to Top

• Bethany Hills
  8 Ski-View Drive, Bethany, L0A 1A0
  (705) 277-1435
  1/4 - 1 ½ hr from Ganaraska, Scugog, Uxbridge
• Cedarbrook
  462 Bush St, Belfountain
  (519) 927-5559
  1/4 - 1 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Humber House
  10555 Islington Ave, Kleinburg, L0J 1C0
  (905) 893-9108
  1/4 - 1 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Plantation House
  982 Porter Road, Bethany, L0A 1A0
  (705) 277-9431
  1/4 - 1 ½ hr from Ganaraska, Scugog, Uxbridge
• Toadhall B & B
  225 Lakeland Cres., Richmond Hill, L4E 3A5
  (905) 773-4028
  Situated on Lake Wilcox on the Oak Ridges Moraine
• Trailside B & B
  8243 Patterson Sd Rd., Palgrave, L0N 1P0
  (905) 880-0943
  In Caledon section of ORT

Back to Top

• Balsam Lake
  RR #1, Kirkfield, K0M 2B0
  (705) 454-1077
  1 - 2 hrs from Aurora, Uxbridge, Scugog, Ganaraska
• Bass Lake
  PO Box 2178, Orillia, L3V 6S1
  (705) 326-7054
  1 - 2 hrs from Aurora, Uxbridge, Scugog, Ganaraska
• Darlington
  RR #2, Bowmanville, L1C 3K3
  (905) 436-2036
  ½ - 1 hour drive from Ganaraska, Scugog, Uxbridge
• Earl Rowe
  PO Box 872, Alliston, L9R 1W1
  (705) 435-4331
  ½ - 2 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Sibbald Point
  RR #2, Sutton West, L0E 1R0
  (905) 722-8061
  ½ - 1 hr from Uxbridge, Aurora, Scugog , Ganaraska

Back to Top

• Albion Hills Conservation Area
  Hwy 50, Mun. # 16500, Palgrave, L0N 1P0
  (905) 880-0227 1-800-838-9921
  Within Caledon section of trail
• Elora Gorge Conservation Area
  Box 356, Elora, N0B 1S0
  (519) 846-9742 ½ - 2 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Indian Line Campground
  5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, M5N 3S4
  (905) 678-1233
  ½ - 1 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Tottenham Conservation Area
  Mill Street West, Tottenham, L0G 1W0
  (705) 435-6219
  ½ - 2 hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora

Back to Top

• Centennial Park Family Campground
  RR #3, Kirkfield, K0M 2B0
  (705) 438-3251
  1 - 1 ½ hr drive from Uxbridge, Scugog, Ganaraska
• Glen Rouge Park
  1 Eastville Ave, Scarborough, M1M 2N5
  (416) 392-8186
  ½ - 1 ½ hour drive from all sections

Back to Top

• Cedar Beach Park
  RR #2, Stouffville
  (905) 642-1700
  ½ - 2 hour drive from all sections
• Cedar Valley Resort
  Box 135, 4739 Cedar Valley Rd., Orono
  (905) 786-2562
  ½ - 1 hour drive from Ganaraska, Scugog, Uxbridge
• Leisure Time Park
  8431 Hwy 9, RR #1, Palgrave
  (905) 880-4921
  ½ - 1 ½ hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Nor-Halton Park
  RR #1, Acton
  (519) 853-2959
  ½ - 1 ½ hour drive from Caledon, King, Aurora
• Toronto North Campground and RV Resort
  RR # 1, Hwy 400 & 88, Bradford
  (905) 775-1377
  ½ - 2 hour drive from all sections
• Toronto North Cookstown KOA
  RR #1, Cookstown
  (705) 458-2267
  ½ - 2 hour drive from all sections

Back to Top