Trail Races & Routes in Ontario
Explore 170 trail running and hiking routes across Ontario. 2 organized races and 168 training routes covering distances from 1.3 mi to 187.2 mi. Elevation gains range from 20 ft to 7,828 ft. View detailed terrain intelligence for every route.
Key Takeaways
Total Routes
170
Races / Routes
2 / 168
Distance Range
1.3 mi - 187.2 mi
Elevation Range
20 ft - 7,828 ft
Most Popular Distance
Other (97)
Surface Type
95% Trail
| Route Name | Location | Distance | Elevation Gain | Type | Race Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, Ontario | 26.2 mi | 426 ft | race | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, Ontario | 26.2 mi | 223 ft | race | — |
| Cascade | Grey County, Ontario | 1.3 mi | 623 ft | route | — |
| Silver Peak | Sudbury District, Ontario | 2.4 mi | 932 ft | route | — |
| Woodlands Trail | Sandbanks Provincial Park, Ontario | 2.4 mi | 121 ft | route | — |
| Great Auk Trail | Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario | 4.0 mi | 154 ft | route | — |
| Downtown Toronto Discovery Walk | Toronto, Ontario | 4.1 mi | 508 ft | route | — |
| Newcastle Trail | Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario | 4.1 mi | 336 ft | route | — |
| Manitou Mountain Trail | Greater Madawaska, Ontario | 4.2 mi | 837 ft | route | — |
| Hockley Heights Side Trail | Mono, Ontario | 4.2 mi | 1,018 ft | route | — |
| Ishpatina Ridge Tower Trail | Sudbury District, Ontario | 4.3 mi | 1,056 ft | route | — |
| Rideau Trail Slide Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 4.3 mi | 459 ft | route | — |
| Rotary Waterfront Trail (hiking) | Midland, Ontario | 4.3 mi | 85 ft | route | — |
| Uptown Toronto Discovery Walk | Toronto, Ontario | 4.4 mi | 329 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail - Sydenham section side trails | Georgian Bluffs, Ontario | 4.5 mi | 304 ft | route | — |
| Crazy Horse Trail | Ottawa, Ontario | 4.7 mi | 224 ft | route | — |
| Western Uplands Backpacking Trail (Loft Lake) | Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario | 4.7 mi | 587 ft | route | — |
| Archie Coulter Conservation Area | Central Elgin, Ontario | 4.7 mi | 422 ft | route | — |
| Anderson Tract - Mono Trails | Mono, Ontario | 4.8 mi | 791 ft | route | — |
| McCrae Lake Trail (ON, Canada) | Muskoka District, Ontario | 4.8 mi | 518 ft | route | — |
| Medway Valley Trail | London, Ontario | 4.9 mi | 316 ft | route | — |
| The Crack | Sudbury District, Ontario | 4.9 mi | 591 ft | route | — |
| Kag Trail | Calvin, Ontario | 5.0 mi | 839 ft | route | — |
| Yarmouth | Central Elgin, Ontario | 5.0 mi | 519 ft | route | — |
| Tillsonburg | South-West Oxford, Ontario | 5.0 mi | 78 ft | route | — |
| Esker Trail | Sudbury District, Ontario | 5.0 mi | 292 ft | route | — |
| Small Slide Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 5.1 mi | 428 ft | route | — |
| Gibson Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 5.1 mi | 662 ft | route | — |
| Tetsmine Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 5.3 mi | 564 ft | route | — |
| RT Lime Kiln Blue Loop | NCC Greenbelt, Ontario | 5.3 mi | 382 ft | route | — |
| Western Uplands Backpacking Trail (Rain Lake) | Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario | 5.3 mi | 329 ft | route | — |
| Little Salmon Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 5.4 mi | 561 ft | route | — |
| Hardy Lake Trail | Muskoka District, Ontario | 5.4 mi | 230 ft | route | — |
| Rotary Trail | Woodstock, Ontario | 5.4 mi | 171 ft | route | — |
| Bluff Trail, Awenda Provincial Park (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 5.4 mi | 226 ft | route | — |
| Little Tract | Puslinch, Ontario | 5.4 mi | 343 ft | route | — |
| Mdaabii Miikna Loop (ON, Canada) | Thunder Bay District, Ontario | 5.5 mi | 846 ft | route | — |
| Coastal Alvar Red Loop | Manitoulin District, Ontario | 5.6 mi | 82 ft | route | — |
| SCMBC Oro/Strachan North "Creeks" (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 5.6 mi | 479 ft | route | — |
| Arkon Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 5.8 mi | 559 ft | route | — |
| James Duncan Trail (ON, Canada) | Thunder Bay District, Ontario | 5.8 mi | 1,130 ft | route | — |
| Dofasco 2000 Trail | Hamilton, Ontario | 5.9 mi | 245 ft | route | — |
| Forestry Trails | Norfolk County, Ontario | 6.0 mi | 228 ft | route | — |
| RT Blue Connector | Ottawa, Ontario | 6.0 mi | 230 ft | route | — |
| Kag Trail | Calvin, Ontario | 6.0 mi | 777 ft | route | — |
| Tobermory Five Trail Challenge (ON, Canada) | Bruce County, Ontario | 6.2 mi | 138 ft | route | — |
| RT K&P Blue Loop | Kingston, Ontario | 6.3 mi | 171 ft | route | — |
| Kakabeka Falls with Little Falls Trail | Thunder Bay District, Ontario | 6.4 mi | 501 ft | route | — |
| Lynn Valley Trail (walking) | Simcoe, Ontario | 6.5 mi | 132 ft | route | — |
| White Trail | Middlesex Centre, Ontario | 6.6 mi | 659 ft | route | — |
| RT Bells Corners Blue Loop | Ottawa, Ontario | 6.6 mi | 424 ft | route | — |
| Wasaga Beach | Simcoe County, Ontario | 6.7 mi | 20 ft | route | — |
| Ramara Trail (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 6.7 mi | 39 ft | route | — |
| Western Uplands Backpacking Trail (southern crosscut) | Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario | 6.7 mi | 829 ft | route | — |
| Kag Trail | Calvin, Ontario | 6.8 mi | 784 ft | route | — |
| Mizzy Lake Trail (ON, Canada) | Nipissing District, Ontario | 7.0 mi | 381 ft | route | — |
| Stirling Rail Trail | Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario | 7.3 mi | 265 ft | route | — |
| Central Ravines, Belt Line & Gardens Discovery Walk | Toronto, Ontario | 7.5 mi | 513 ft | route | — |
| Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation Area | Sarnia, Ontario | 7.6 mi | 116 ft | route | — |
| Discovery Walk | Toronto, Ontario | 7.7 mi | 493 ft | route | — |
| Seaton Hiking Trail | Pickering, Ontario | 7.9 mi | 997 ft | route | — |
| William Granger Greenway (ON, Canada) | York Region, Ontario | 8.0 mi | 393 ft | route | — |
| Cedar Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 8.1 mi | 621 ft | route | — |
| Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail (ON, Canada) | York Region, Ontario | 8.2 mi | 39 ft | route | — |
| Westminster Ponds | London, Ontario | 8.5 mi | 461 ft | route | — |
| Thornton-Cookstown Trail (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 8.8 mi | 300 ft | route | — |
| Cottontail Road Trail (hiking) | Centre Wellington, Ontario | 8.9 mi | 328 ft | route | — |
| Big Salmon Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 9.0 mi | 744 ft | route | — |
| Cooper's Falls Recreational Trail (ON, Canada) | Muskoka District, Ontario | 9.0 mi | 515 ft | route | — |
| Lion's Head Perimeter Loop | Bruce County, Ontario | 9.8 mi | 663 ft | route | — |
| Springwater Conservation Area | Elgin County, Ontario | 10.0 mi | 747 ft | route | — |
| RT Mackler-Ferrier | Tay Valley, Ontario | 10.8 mi | 219 ft | route | — |
| Humber Valley Heritage Trail - Bolton Chapter | Bolton, Ontario | 11.1 mi | 1,277 ft | route | — |
| Slide Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 11.2 mi | 852 ft | route | — |
| Queen Elizabeth Wildlands | Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park, Ontario | 11.4 mi | 757 ft | route | — |
| PATH - Main Route | Toronto, Ontario | 12.0 mi | 960 ft | route | — |
| Sutton-Zephyr Rail Trail | Georgina, Ontario | 12.0 mi | 157 ft | route | — |
| RT Buck Lake Loop | South Frontenac, Ontario | 12.1 mi | 750 ft | route | — |
| TH&B Rail Trail (hiking) | Brantford, Ontario | 12.1 mi | 293 ft | route | — |
| Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail (hiking) | Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh, Ontario | 12.2 mi | 262 ft | route | — |
| Fanshawe Lake (ON, Canada) | Middlesex County, Ontario | 12.2 mi | 1,213 ft | route | — |
| Point Pelee National Park, Centennial Trail + Tip (ON, Canada) | Essex County, Ontario | 12.5 mi | 52 ft | route | — |
| Ganaraska Anson Mountain Loop (ON, Canada) | Haliburton County, Ontario | 13.2 mi | 1,437 ft | route | — |
| Frontenac Provincial Park - North | Frontenac County, Ontario | 13.4 mi | 1,551 ft | route | — |
| RT Gould Lake Blue Trails | Gould Lake Conservation Area, Ontario | 13.5 mi | 1,266 ft | route | — |
| RT Richmond Blue Loops | Ottawa, Ontario | 14.0 mi | 179 ft | route | — |
| Ausable River Trail | Lambton Shores, Ontario | 14.6 mi | 1,173 ft | route | — |
| Beaver River Wetland Trail (Canada, ONT) | Durham Region, Ontario | 14.7 mi | 264 ft | route | — |
| Hockley Valley Loop (ON, Canada) | Dufferin County, Ontario | 14.8 mi | 2,530 ft | route | — |
| Waterford Heritage Trail (hiking) | Waterford, Ontario | 14.9 mi | 326 ft | route | — |
| Delhi Rail Trail (ON, Canada) | Norfolk County, Ontario | 15.2 mi | 162 ft | route | — |
| Ridge Trail - Circuit of 5 Viewpoints - Crests of Kennisis (ON, Canada) | Haliburton County, Ontario | 15.4 mi | 2,406 ft | route | — |
| Swift Rapids Road | Simcoe County, Ontario | 15.9 mi | 774 ft | route | — |
| Sleeping Giant Circumnavigation (ON, Canada) | Thunder Bay District, Ontario | 15.9 mi | 991 ft | route | — |
| St. Marys Loop | St. Marys, Ontario | 16.0 mi | 644 ft | route | — |
| Speed River Trail | Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario | 17.2 mi | 386 ft | route | — |
| Rideau Trail (super) | Rideau Lakes, Ontario | 18.0 mi | 469 ft | route | — |
| Laura Secord Legacy Trail | St. Catharines, Ontario | 18.2 mi | 1,360 ft | route | — |
| Uhthoff Trail (hiking) | Severn, Ontario | 18.3 mi | 559 ft | route | — |
| Chippawa Trail (hiking) | Hamilton, Ontario | 18.7 mi | 224 ft | route | — |
| My Trail Orangeville | Orangeville, Ontario | 18.8 mi | 604 ft | route | — |
| Elgin Trail (ON, Canada) | Elgin County, Ontario | 19.1 mi | 526 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail - Dufferin Hi-Land section side trails | Mono, Ontario | 19.2 mi | 1,515 ft | route | — |
| Sleeping Giant - 3 peaks + Talus Lake | Thunder Bay District, Ontario | 19.2 mi | 3,717 ft | route | — |
| TTC Line 2 (ON, Canada) | Toronto, Ontario | 19.4 mi | 398 ft | route | — |
| Brantford to Hamilton Rail Trail (ON, Canada) | Hamilton, Ontario | 19.5 mi | 2,012 ft | route | — |
| Silent Lake Provicial Park | Highlands East, Ontario | 20.3 mi | 1,628 ft | route | — |
| Uxbridge Rail Trail + Beaver River Wetland Trail (ON, Canada) | Durham Region, Ontario | 20.4 mi | 1,137 ft | route | — |
| Owen Sound Trails Linkup (ON, Canada) | Grey County, Ontario | 21.1 mi | 613 ft | route | — |
| Thornton-Cookstown Trans Canada Trail (hiking) | Essa, Ontario | 21.4 mi | 474 ft | route | — |
| TCT:ON Gravenhurst | Gravenhurst, Ontario | 21.6 mi | 1,035 ft | route | — |
| Caledonia-to-Dunnville Rail Trail | Cayuga, Ontario | 22.1 mi | 155 ft | route | — |
| Ganaraska Wildnerness Figure 8 (ON, Canada) | Kawartha Lakes, Ontario | 22.1 mi | 1,158 ft | route | — |
| Kettle Creek Conservation Area | St. Thomas, Ontario | 22.2 mi | 655 ft | route | — |
| Tiny Trail (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 22.7 mi | 406 ft | route | — |
| 1000 Islands Waterfront Trail (ON, Canada) | Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario | 23.2 mi | 550 ft | route | — |
| Kitchitwaa Shkwaandem-Heaven's Gate | Sudbury District, Ontario | 23.2 mi | 4,426 ft | route | — |
| Oro-Medonte Rail Trail (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 23.4 mi | 1,051 ft | route | — |
| The Great Trail (Northumberland) | Trent Hills, Ontario | 23.8 mi | 550 ft | route | — |
| Howard Watson Nature Trail (ON, Canada) | Lambton County, Ontario | 27.2 mi | 99 ft | route | — |
| Frontenac Provincial Park Perimeter (ON, Canada) | Frontenac County, Ontario | 27.7 mi | 3,084 ft | route | — |
| Millennium Trail (ON, Canada) | Prince Edward County, Ontario | 28.9 mi | 190 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Toronto Section (ON, Canada) | Halton Region, Ontario | 30.8 mi | 1,797 ft | route | — |
| The Crack and Silver Peak (ON, Canada) | Sudbury District, Ontario | 31.1 mi | 4,881 ft | route | — |
| Waterfront Trail: Veteran's Point to Harbourfront Centre (ON, Canada) | Toronto, Ontario | 32.8 mi | 792 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Dufferin Hi-Land Section (ON, Canada) | Dufferin County, Ontario | 33.2 mi | 4,045 ft | route | — |
| Maitland Trail (ON, Canada) | Huron County, Ontario | 33.7 mi | 2,539 ft | route | — |
| Casque Isles Trail (ON, Canada) | Thunder Bay District, Ontario | 33.9 mi | 5,262 ft | route | — |
| Algonquin Park Gate to Gate | Nipissing District, Ontario | 35.2 mi | 1,868 ft | route | — |
| Yonge Street (ON, Canada) | York Region, Ontario | 35.8 mi | 1,640 ft | route | — |
| Ganaraska Trail: Oro-Medonte - Midland Trail (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 36.4 mi | 2,274 ft | route | — |
| Coastal Trail, Lake Superior Provincial Park (ON, Canada) | Algoma District, Ontario | 39.5 mi | 3,904 ft | route | — |
| Pukaskwa Coastal Trail (ON, Canada) | Thunder Bay District, Ontario | 39.8 mi | 2,224 ft | route | — |
| Oak Ridges Moraine Trail (ON, Canada) | Northumberland County, Ontario | 41.4 mi | 3,629 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Blue Mountain Section (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 41.4 mi | 4,514 ft | route | — |
| Great Ontario Loop | Simcoe County, Ontario | 41.5 mi | 1,683 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Caledon Hills Section (ON, Canada) | Peel Region, Ontario | 42.6 mi | 6,020 ft | route | — |
| Caledon Trailway (Canada, ON) | Peel Region, Ontario | 43.0 mi | 436 ft | route | — |
| Simcoe County Mountain Bike Club Perimeter (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 45.8 mi | 4,623 ft | route | — |
| La Cloche Trail (ON, Canada) | Sudbury District, Ontario | 46.3 mi | 7,079 ft | route | — |
| Bank Street/County Road 31 (ON, Canada) | Ottawa, Ontario | 46.6 mi | 627 ft | route | — |
| Tiny & Wasaga Beach Trails (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 46.7 mi | 1,430 ft | route | — |
| Hamilton - Brandford - Cambridge Trails (ON, Canada) | Brant County, Ontario | 49.4 mi | 510 ft | route | — |
| Snakes and Ladders of Dufferin County (ON, Canada) | Dufferin County, Ontario | 51.1 mi | 4,612 ft | route | — |
| Toronto DIY Ultramarathon (ON, Canada) | Toronto, Ontario | 51.4 mi | 5,060 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Niagara Section (ON, Canada) | Niagara Region, Ontario | 52.0 mi | 4,150 ft | route | — |
| Yarker to Sharbot Lake 13 Lakes Winter Route (ON, Canada) | Frontenac County, Ontario | 52.4 mi | 2,920 ft | route | — |
| Chrysler Greenway (ON, Canada) | Essex County, Ontario | 52.5 mi | 613 ft | route | — |
| Avon Trail (ON, Canada) | Perth County, Ontario | 54.8 mi | 2,299 ft | route | — |
| Western Uplands Trail (ON, Canada) | Nipissing District, Ontario | 56.2 mi | 6,152 ft | route | — |
| Great Rail Loop | Lanark County, Ontario | 56.5 mi | 381 ft | route | — |
| Prescott and Russell Recreational Trail (ON, Canada) | Prescott and Russell Counties, Ontario | 61.0 mi | 130 ft | route | — |
| Etobicoke Creek Trail | Brampton, Ontario | 65.0 mi | 1,358 ft | route | — |
| Frontenac Challenge (ON, Canada) | Frontenac County, Ontario | 65.5 mi | 1,936 ft | route | — |
| Cataraqui Trail (ON, Canada) | Frontenac County, Ontario | 66.1 mi | 4,576 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Beaver Valley Section | Grey County, Ontario | 70.9 mi | 7,828 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Iroquoia Section (ON, Canada) | Halton Region, Ontario | 72.8 mi | 7,817 ft | route | — |
| Avon+Thames+Elgin Trail | Perth County, Ontario | 73.9 mi | 3,326 ft | route | — |
| Niagara Circle Route (ON, Canada) | Niagara Region, Ontario | 84.5 mi | 1,729 ft | route | — |
| G2G Rail Trail (Ontario, Canada) | Perth County, Ontario | 85.5 mi | 2,175 ft | route | — |
| Toronto Perimeter (ON, Canada) | Toronto, Ontario | 86.0 mi | 2,054 ft | route | — |
| Trans Canada Trail: Wheatley-Tecumseh | Essex County, Ontario | 94.2 mi | 1,078 ft | route | — |
| Simcoe County Loop Trail (ON, Canada) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 99.3 mi | 1,690 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Peninsula Section | Bruce County, Ontario | 100.9 mi | 5,771 ft | route | — |
| Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail | Renfrew County, Ontario | 102.5 mi | 1,632 ft | route | — |
| Bruce Trail, Sydenham Section | Grey County, Ontario | 106.5 mi | 4,423 ft | route | — |
| K&P Trail (ON, Canada) | Frontenac County, Ontario | 108.2 mi | 4,587 ft | route | — |
| Grand Valley Trail (ON, Canada) | Hamilton, Ontario | 139.3 mi | 3,691 ft | route | — |
| Nipissing Lake Loop | Parry Sound District, Ontario | 180.6 mi | 4,694 ft | route | — |
| Ganaraska Trail (Canada, ON) | Simcoe County, Ontario | 187.2 mi | 4,396 ft | route | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many trail races are in Ontario?
There are 2 organized races and 168 self-supported routes available in Ontario.
What is the average elevation gain in Ontario?
The average elevation gain is 1,380 feet, with routes ranging from 20 to 7,828 feet.
What distances are available in Ontario?
Available distances include: Marathon, 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, 50K, 50 Mile, 100K, 100 Mile, Ultra.
Can these trail routes in Ontario be used for hiking?
Yes. 95% of these routes are on trail surfaces, making them suitable for both trail running and hiking. The terrain analysis and elevation profiles help hikers plan their adventures just as effectively as runners.
What's the best time of year to run trails in Ontario?
Trail running conditions in Ontario vary by season and elevation. Check the race date column for organized events, which are typically scheduled during optimal weather windows. For year-round training routes, elevation profiles help you plan for seasonal conditions.
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