3.5 miles
Distance
1,058 ft
Climb
-371 ft
Descent
00:48:11
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Bruce Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Three Stage
    The Blue Mountains, Ontario
  • AKA
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Wilderness Trail
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #87809 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #22130 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    Ontario Parks

The Bruce Trail is the oldest and longest hiking trail in Canada. The portion that winds through Three Stage and the Pretty River Valley Provincial Park contains a wide mix of terrain and features.

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Always be aware and yield right of way to other trail users. All trails within the Provincial Park are considered Multi Use.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bruce Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    688 ft
  • Altitude min
    924 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,710 ft
  • Altitude start
    924 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,611 ft
  • Grade
    3.8%
  • Grade max
    -26.1%
  • Grade min
    31.8%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    5,079 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,768 ft
  • Avg time
    00:48:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:47:14
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on Jun 12, 2024
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      Bruce Trail Trail Reports

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      Jun 12, 2024 @ 12:04pm
      Jun 12, 2024
      		 Tree down
      Oct 2, 2021 @ 10:42am
      Oct 2, 2021
      Sep 16, 2021 @ 4:17pm
      Sep 16, 2021
      May 11, 2020 @ 3:58am
      May 11, 2020
      		 reporter Park now open for day use only
      Apr 7, 2020 @ 8:56am
      Apr 7, 2020
      		 reporter All Trails closed to the public until further notice due to Covid 19
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      All
      • 25 rides
      • Last: Sep 1, 2024

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      Oct 19, 2022 @ 2:04pm
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      Mar 14, 2004 @ 2:31pm
      Mar 14, 2004
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      May 18, 2012 @ 7:18am
      May 18, 2012
      153 |
      Apr 1, 2014 @ 4:57pm
      Apr 1, 2014

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