South March Highlands Trail Network

Name: South March Highlands Trail Network
Address: Klondike Rd, Ottawa, ON K2K 0G2, Canada, K, Canada

4.6/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact South March Highlands Trail Network

Address :	Klondike Rd, Ottawa, ON K2K 0G2, Canada
Website :	http://www.ottawamba.org/
Categories :	Trail head ,
City :	K

Best Trail head in Canada

K	Kevin Lee on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a good place for hiking. There's autumn's deciduous land and the beauty of winter whites, the daunting black route, and the stony root route for novice training, and in short, whether you're a novice or a veteran on foot, there's always a route for you.
S	Sarah Falkowsky on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great trails, very well maintained! Be sure to map your route as it can be easy to get turned around and a 1 hour walk can turn into a 4 hour hike.
B	Brian McMorrough on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ First time on the mountain biking trails, I'd consider myself an intermediate rider. We hit the Klondike, Rockhopper, Deerdrop, M-Line, Porcupine and Beartree trails. All of which have a decent level of maintenance. I found the surfaces to be alot slower and technical than other trails around the city with plenty of places to make small mistakes. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but if you're looking to fly down a hill with the wind in your hair, maybe not here. At the entrance, there's a little station with a bike pump and assortment of small tools, Allen keys, etc to fix or prepare your bike. Parking is available on the side of the street. More investigation of the further trails will be happening in the future.
A	Amanda Scobie on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Chose to go on an 8km hike with my dog. This trail took us to down to the PWT trail. Lots of rocks and hills. Did approximately 14,500 steps and 45 "stairs" in elevation climbing. This trail was about a 2 hour hike, non stop. Some some beautiful woodpeckers and lots of chipmunks. The trails were beautiful in the "more travelled" paths and quite muddy along the biking trail route so I would recommend wearing hiking boots if you plan on doing the 8km path. A challenging hike for a beginner! Bring some water. Bugs were not an issue for me today. Just wet socks!
B	Bram Blenk on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My friend and I visited this place for the first time this week and it's a really lovely area for a walk in the bush, especially in the fall. We walked the shortest loop, which was around 3KM long and fairly easy (we are seniors!). There are a few other, longer and more challenging options there as well. Lots of large and colourful second-growth trees and swampy bush. The trails are reasonably clear in most places, but some spots it was hard to see where to go. There were trail markers, but only at intersections. Sections through the most swampy areas are either boardwalk, or large stones laid in a path. A very enjoyable couple of hours.
K	Kevin Stuyt on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Like one of the worst places for ticks. Look up a map of Ottawa and this place has a huge red tick bubble over it!!! Wish there had been signs.... 1 in 3 here in Ottawa carry Lyme disease! Take care! It's an endemic here according to one doctor I spoke with. Need more warnings! Tick season is march-novemeber...
w	wang xiang on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Summer, winter; walk, bike; self, group; Allllllllll around perfect place to be. You won't believe there is such a beautiful place right at your backyard. Can't appreciate that enough.
T	Tarek Belghith on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I loved the trail, visited in April, the start of the spring 2022, we've seen animals and birds ken to connect with humans again. I strongly recommend to take your kids there or just go for a walk in the trail. Take some seeds with you as you may need birds. Don't be scared if you see snakes, they are cute and harmless, just don't touch them. Reviewed by Tarek Belghith, from RZ Network Kanata ON Canada.