Marsh Boardwalk Trail — Attraction in Brighton

A couple friends and I went up to Presqu'île Provincial Park for a small university reunion over the summer. While we made use of the beach as an escape from the hot sun, we needed to dry off a bit before going to, the nearby, Whistlin' Duck. We happened across the Marsh Boardwalk trail, and very quickly it became the highlight of my brief trip.

Complete with a stunning lookout, and a seemingly endless, wooden boardwalk through thousands of reeds, the Marsh Boardwalk trail was fairytale-like, and easy to fall in love with. Tragically, there is some trash in the open swamp areas from hikers less enthralled with and cautious of its beauty.

I will definitely be taking my whole family back as soon as I can, and with...

Beautiful place to take a walk. If you walk or bike into presqu'ile it is free. From the gates it is a 25 minute walk to get to the boardwalk trail (straight down the main road). The trail itself is not long but is a very nice walk. Halfway along the trail there is a massive deck which always seems to be in the sun and out of the wind....

Really great boardwalk amongst the reeds. I grew up near Point Pelee and this felt a lot like that other than I couldn't believe how dense and tall the reeds were, had to be over 9 feet in some spots. The boardwalk itself was well maintained and it was nice to see it was totally accessible for a family that had 1 kid in...