Short Hills Provincial Park
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Great variety of trails for all to enjoy! I have done some running and hiking in short hills and it never disappoints me. With kids: I love the variety of trails here and I can always find ones that are easy enough for my kids to do during our hikes. I would recommend bringing kids here to enjoy but know there are some hills which may be hard for some littles. My kids like some hilly, uneven terrain, so I don't usually worry much about the hills. Some trails are wider then others, just depends which ones you take. There are some bigger trees they can climb safely and streams to play in. With dogs: trails are dog friendly and I always see lots of people bringing their dogs. My dog enjoys being off leash but because this is a busier trail, I never let him off the leash. My pup loves to walk here and enjoys playing in the streams. Running: I always enjoy doing a run at shorthills. It's very flat where I live, so I love that I can be in the trails and get a little elevation. In the winter, some of the trails can get pretty slippery with ice and wet rocks but it's definitely still runnable all the times I went. I'd recommend a trip out here for a run! It's beautiful whether you are running or hiking but it can get very busy and the parking lot gets full quick so I'd recommend getting out there early, if possible.
Jacquelynn ArseneaultJacquelynn Arseneault
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After hearing from multiple friends who enjoy hiking that Short Hills Provincial Park is the best place to go, I finally decided to visit last year. Unfortunately, Apple Maps led us to the middle of a road. After driving around for a while, we gave up and went to a familiar spot instead. Determined to try again, we revisited Short Hills last week. When the same thing happened, I checked Google Maps and quickly realized the issue: I hadn’t entered the correct parking lot. Once I entered ‘Parking Lot A’ into my device, we arrived without any trouble. Despite the initial setbacks, I am extremely disappointed with all the potential hikes I missed out on over the past year. Short Hills is undoubtedly the best place for avid hikers in the area, not crowded with tourists like some other popular hiking spots. With an abundance of trails, you can use the AllTrails app to decide the distance and route of your hike (follow me on AllTrails, Scooter Nagy). I highly recommend giving Short Hills Provincial Park a visit; you won’t be disappointed by the beautiful trails and serene environment.
Scooter NagyScooter Nagy
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I’ve come to this park over ten times now and every time I leave amazed. The trails take you through various ecosystems; a hardwood grove ( black walnut trail), wildflower fields (scarlet tanager) waterfalls, thick pine forests ( hemlock valley). There are levels of difficulty for all to enjoy! I’ve always parked up by Pelham road and walked down the steep gravel path before merging onto other trails, but recently I broke with tradition and tried Wiley road. What a gem! Please try it. Scarlet tanager to hemlock was my favourite section this time of year because of the bustling wildflower fields. Teeming with butterflies and bees. In winter time or after great rains I’d say swayze loop because the falls are magical. Well worth the exhaustive 2 hours. Not this time of year, though. The drought effects everything.
Cameron JellinekCameron Jellinek
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Short Hills has been my favorite hiking spot since I was a child. There are so many entrances in so many different trails you can get a lot of hiking mileage out of this location. If you're visiting the area this is definitely one of the best hiking locations you need to see especially in the spring when there's a lot of water running over swayze's falls. It's a great place to take the kids hiking as well. It's an intermediate hiking area for sure but with parental supervision we we're able to have a very enjoyable hiking trip with a three, six, and nine year old. Hiking down into the Gorge where the waterfall is and hiking up to the base of the falls is a great experience and it never gets old there's always something new to see. It's just a gorgeous location and it never gets old.
Mark ProveauMark Proveau
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This park is amazing for a hike for family. We spent 4 hours here and absolutely loved it. Even young kids can have fun hiking here. The only negative side is that some of the trails are not included in the public maps that are posted in the park and could be lost. We have walked for 15 minutes in a trails that I found out is not in the map and is even not on google map. I will try to add the missing part myself. Yes, some trails are closed and signs are posted on them but not this one that we took. There are many trails, if you want one that yiu want people always around use trail #2 park in parking lot A on Pelham and Gilligan Rd. If you want one that is very quite for some lone time, use the others like #6, parking lot C is close to it.
S. AdamS. Adam
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Very unkept, I was having to walk off trail multiple times. I guess if I had long boots it would've been nicer. I did not appreciate how a trail we took brought us right next to some houses. We saw huge treads in the dirt looked like some trees and stuff were being taken down it wasn't pretty to look at and we came for the hike to get away. Ticks are bad this year found 10 on my bf, 4 on me (I wore bug repellent) and two on my dog. The part I came for was the waterfall, found out the trail doesn't lead down to it but there was a smaller trail that led next to it so if you don't mind walking through some bush you can get there. As I was down there I smelt cigarettes saw a bit of glass and the smell of the water smelt like poop
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Pelham Rd, Thorold, ON L0S 1M0, Canada
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Short Hills Provincial Park is a provincial park located in the centre of the Niagara Peninsula, bordering the city of St. Catharines and the town of Pelham in the Niagara Region in southern Ontario, Canada. It occupies an area of 660 hectares.
attractions: Decew Falls, Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery, Niagara On The Lake Airbnb Management, The Brown Homestead, restaurants: Short Hills Kitchen
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