Holland Creek Trail Head

A pretty trail. One side is a well-groomed flat trail accessible by all with fences at the drop-off side. The trail on the other side of the river is a more technical regular-style mountain hiking trail with drop offs, uneven ground and stairs. I'd say not for young children on that side.

A beautiful trail. Awesome hike especially if you take the left trail up!

Great trail with good hiking, unfortunately was unable to complete loop due to construction.

This was my first visit to Holland Creek trail which for how nice it was I am not sure why it took so long. After my hike I would recommend doing this in fall with the diverse colors of the falling maple leaves amongst he moss, ferns, cedar and fir trees. Also in late spring or early fall the creek will have higher flow rates and the waterfall more exciting. I parked at the Dogwood Drive trailhead which provides direct access to south loop of the creek. There is plenty of parking room, portapotty, map kiosk and garbage can. This trailhead and the south side of the creek running the full length until it crosses back across to the north 3km down is the more natural rugged section. There are also natural interpretive signage on this side. Cable Falls can also be seen nicely from about 2/3 of the way along this side. For safer access for families, mobility restricted people, strollers and wheel chairs I would suggest the Mackie Road Parking and trailhead. This North side of the loop up to the Methuene Street trailhead is a wide flat gravelled path. Along this section you can walk down to the creek and see the old Colliery dams. From the Methuene trailhead back to the Dogwood trailhead is ok but some portions back onto old properties and isn’t the most visually appealing. To finish the trail you can cross the river from the north side back over the bridge to the Dogwood Dr parking lot you started at or you can add the Lower Loop like I did. The lower loop isn’t anything special so if you want to skip it you won’t be missing anything. The entire Holland Creek system was about 6.5kms and took my 1.5hrs but I do hope a lot and move pretty quick. The only thing I would like to see on this trail are more garbage cans and also dog poop bags at the main trailhead kiosks for pet owners. A nice hike worth doing and impressive you can do a hike of this length right within the town limits.

Lovely trail. There's a challenging portion and an accessible portion (that part has a different parking lot), but both parts of the loop are really nice.

Be aware there is a difficult and a wheelchair ♿ accessible trail here. The difficult trail is 3.4Km and is rugged with many inclines and heavy roots and rocks throughout the path. Consult the map before setting out and stay on the path.

Was a bit challenging cause we were on the south side - take a look at the map before you start.

This is my favourite hike! Close to town, forested, enough challenge without making it inaccessible for a novice hiker. The current construction leaves one wondering what is to become of this gem of a park. I hope the municipality is able to retain the charm and splendor of this beautiful green space once their bridge plans are complete.