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Profiles:
Leeds and the Thousand Islands - www.1000islandstourism.com
RouteFollowing the course of the St. Lawrence River, the 37 km St. Lawrence Bikeway is the designated Waterfront Trail in this area. Renowned as one of the Province's best trails, it connects you to several communities, incredible vistas and one of Canada's first national parks, St. Lawrence Islands National Park. Mallorytown Landing is the park's base. Rocky shoreline, mature trees, an interpretation centre, museum and washrooms are on-site. It's a fabulous place to stop for lunch. The area is part of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve which extends roughly 2700 square kilometres in the south eastern portion of Ontario. The Frontenac Arc is the ancient granite ridge linking the Adirondack Mountains to the Canadian Shield. The St. Lawrence River Valley floods across the Arch. Five forest regions merge at on the Arch giving the area a rich biodiversity.The area is internationally recognized by UNESCO as one15 Biosphere Reserves located in Canada, the Frontenac Arch Biosphere. In 2010 the Frontenanc Arch Biosphere launched Explore the Arch a great web resource describing the significance of the area and the many places and things to do in the area.
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- Waterfront Trail signage was installed in 2004.
- Off-road, wide multi-use trail extending 37 km.
- Crossing the St. Lawrence Parkway to Butternut Bay Rd requires caution.
- Butternut Bay Rd. is a busy service road with little to no shoulders.
Caution required.
- Old HWY 2 leading into Brockville has narrow or no shoulders and high
volumes of traffic. Caution required.
- Terrain is moderately hilly.
Main Access Points (with parking)
- Ivy Lea Campground
- Rockport
- Mallorytown Landing
- Brown's Bay Day-Use Area
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Local Maps
Leeds and the Thousand Islands appears on the following Waterfront Trail maps:
- Section 6 - Kingston to Brockville (wt-zone6.pdf)
- Map 6-9 Ivy Lea (wt-6_09.pdf)
- Map 6-10 Front of Yonge (wt-6_10.pdf)
Waterfront Trail routes appear on MapArt's Kingston Trenton Belleville 1:25 000 scale fold map, as well as other MapArt publications. These maps are widely available through local retailers, or online at www.mapart.com
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark-- Try Our Trails produced by Tri-Health
Team describes and maps regional trails. Contact www.healthunit.org.
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