Trail Changes and Notices
Map 24 – Blue Mountains – Annual and Temporary Closure, Scenic Caves Area
Date Effective: Nov. 1 – May 1 | Map 24, Edition 31
The main Bruce Trail between 12th Sideroad and 15th Sideroad, is closed annually November 1- May 1, at the request of the landowners. Additionally, the Mission Road Side Trail was closed in September 2022 until further notice and cannot be used as an alternate route. The detour around this closure is via 12th Sideroad, Third Line and 15th Sideroad. This alternate route is NOT blazed and is approximately 4.2 km.
Map 24 – Beaver Valley – Croaks Hollow Reroute
Date Effective: Oct. 4, 2024 | Map 24, Edition 31
Following the successful securement by the BTC earlier this year of Croaks Hollow protected natural area, the Beaver Valley Bruce Trail Club has rerouted the main Bruce Trail onto the property and the nearby Maple Lane.
Swiss Meadows Side Trail, which intersects the Main Trail near this reroute, has been shortened to 2 km.
Map 22 – Blue Mountains – Lime Kiln Bluffs reroute
Date Effective: September 4, 2024 | Map 22, Edition 31
The main Bruce Trail on the northern end of the BTC’s Lime Kiln Bluffs property has been moved onto the Optimum Route.
Old Route = 510 metres
New Route = 728 metres
Map 22 – Blue Mountains – Salamander’s Bluff reroute
Date Effective: July 8, 2024 | Map 22, Edition 31
Following the Bruce Trail Conservancy’s purchase and securement of MapleCross Nature Reserve at Salamander’s Bluff in 2023, the main Bruce Trail has been rerouted on the property and removed from private land to the south.
Old route = 270 m
New route = 240 m
Map 23 – Blue Mountains – Petun Conservation Area
Date Effective: June 11, 2024 | Map 23
Following the BTC’s securement of Fern Crevice Nature Reserve (2023) and the Osler Bluff Ski Club Easement (2023), a portion of the main Bruce Trail has been rerouted onto permanently preserved land in Petun Conservation Area. As a result of this reroute, the Petun Side Trail has been extended 60 metres, and its intersection with the main Trail is 60 metres westward from where it was.
Map 24 – Blue Mountains – Scenic Caves Road Parking
Date Effective: June 3, 2024 | Map 24, Edition 31
The two Blue Mountain Resort parking locations on Scenic Caves Road denoted on the map are no longer considered reliably accessible and are therefore no longer Bruce Trail Conservancy recommended parking areas.
Map 23 – Blue Mountains – Pretty River Access Side Trail
Date Effective: Dec. 4, 2023 | Map 23, Edition 31
A new 510 metre side trail has been established linking the parking area found on Pretty River Road to the main Bruce Trail within the Provincial Park.
Be aware, this access trail intersects with a snowmobile trail. Use caution crossing this intersection during the winter months.
Map 23 – Blue Mountains Pretty River – Pretty River Access Trail
Date Effective: July 28, 2023 | Map 23, Edition 30
At the request of the landowner, the Pretty River Access Trail has been decommissioned as illustrated within the map above. Additionally, the two denoted parking areas are no longer part of the Bruce Trail’s recommended parking locations.
Map 23 – Blue Mountains – Fern Crevice Reroute
Date Effective: June 30, 2023 | Map 23, Edition 30
As per the map image, a new 1.2 km trail configuration has taken place on BTC Preserved Land.
Map 22 – Blue Mountains – Reroute, Devils Glen
Date Effective: Nov. 20, 2022 | Map 22, Edition 30
At the request of the landowner, a 2.7 km portion of the main Bruce Trail at Devil’s Glen Country Club has been permanently closed while a new 530-metre route has been established.
Map 22 – Blue Mountains – Balsam Wetlands
Date Effective: Nov. 4, 2022 | Map 22, Edition 30
The Bruce Trail through the BTC’s Balsam Wetlands Nature Reserve has been slightly realigned to accommodate the neighbouring Highlands Nordic cross-country ski trail coming onto the BTC property from the east (see map for reference).
Winter users, please:
- Follow the Bruce Trail blazes (trail markers) at all times.
- Use caution in the two locations where the Bruce Trail crosses the ski trail and give skiers the right of way.
- Do not walk or snowshoe on the groomed ski trail, under any circumstances.
Note:
The use of the groomed trails for skiing requires a pass from Highlands Nordic (https://highlandsnordic.ca/)
Map 22 – Blue Mountains – Reroute – Duntroon
May 3, 2022
Map 22, Edition 30
May. 2 2022
Opening Date: Monday May 2nd
The main Bruce Trail has been routed off Conc 10 South Nottawasaga through a recently acquired BTC Nature Reserve. The new trail configuration is illustrated within the map above.
New Bruce Trail = 5.3 km
Walker Aggregates Side Trail = 700 m
Franks Lime Kiln Side Trail = 190 m