Woodend Conservation Area — Attraction in Niagara Falls

Easy to medium challenging tracks, neat stuff to discover, but really no chance of getting lost. Great any time of the year! Trail running, the best of hiking and running! Mixed terrain, alternate side trails and with access to the Bruce Trail, this conservation area will not disappoint. Add more kilometers when you park outside the gates and walk/run an extra 2 km (return). If you prefer running on these rugged, swampy, and gritty trails to the cool, scenic colors, you'll want to run on these trails! The trails are hilly, rocky and narrow with options to take further wider footpaths on the main trails. Family friendly depending on choice of trails, however, not stroller or mobility aid friendly. Bring water and be prepared for "natural on site facilities". Alternately drive to the entrance but very narrow with muddy roads and be watchful for pedestrians. It is very refreshing from the 'magic' conservation areas and instead take in the rugged beauty of the cliffs. Find Laura Secord's trail and imagine what it must have been like when you walked 30 kilometers in the War of 1812 to warn James Fitzgibbon...

Trail running, the best of both hiking & running! Mixed terrain, alternate side trails with access to Bruce trail, this conservation area will not disappoint. Add on more km when parking outside of gates & walk/run in additional 2km (return). If you prefer rugged, marshy & gritty over dainty & picturesque then you’ll wanna run these trails! Hilly, rocky, narrow trails with options to take more wider footpaths on main trails. Family friendly depending on choice of trails, however, not stroller or mobility aid friendly. Bring water & be prepared to have “ nature amenities on site”. Alternately, drive into entrance but quite narrow with muddy roadways and be alert for the walkers. It so refreshing from the “glam” conservation areas & instead, experience the rugged beauty of the escarpment. Look out for the Laura Secord trail & imagine what it must have been like for her walking 30km in the war of 1812 to warn James Fitzgibbon that Americans were planning to attack his post! Happy trails 🏃‍♀️btw,...

We parked at Woodend parking lot and crossed the street to start our hike in the trail. Lots of different trails to check out around the area. We hiked to the blue ghost tunnel which was a really neat tunnel to check out. It was about 4km total home from car to blue ghost and back. I'm sure there is a shorter way if you know the trails better. We really enjoyed the hike and checking out the area. I've ran here many times but mostly on Bruce trail so it was fun to check out some side trails.

There is lots of parking but it fills up fast so I would recommend coming early if possible. We went around 10 and took...