Cataraqui Trail - Perth Road Village, ON
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jiggs11
N 44° 28.372 W 076° 29.501
18T E 381359 N 4925477
Main trail access point from Perth Road Village to the Cataraqui Trail north of Kingston, ON.
Waymark Code: WMPC90
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/08/2015
Views: 4
Main parking area and trail access from County Road 10 to the Cataraqui Trail, north of Kingston, ON.
The Napanee, Tamworth and Quebec Railway was launched in 1879 to connect the Bay of Quinte to the Ottawa valley. Developed in stages by several railway companies, the line reached Ottawa in 1913. The last Canadian National Railways train ran in 1979 and in 1997 Canadian National Railways donated most of the rail bed to the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
"The thriving railway was a lifeline connecting mining, farming and logging communities between Napanee and Smith Falls a century ago. Today the railway turned trail links history and nature.
The Cataraqui Trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail, a nationwide network of trails that cross Canada. It is 104 kilometres long and is lined with history: hamlets, villages, active and abandoned farms, old mills, regenerating forests, historic bridges, forgotten mines and the Rideau Canal. . On sections which are privately owned the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority has an agreement with the landowners to use the former rail line as a trail.
[Information quoted from 2009 Cataraqui Trails pamphlet prepared by the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority]"
This is a non-motorized trail, intended primarily for hiking and walking in the Spring/Summer/Fall seasons. In winter it becomes a cross-country ski and snowshoe trail. Snowmobiles may also use the trail, with certain conditions.
Country: Canada
State/Province/etc.: Ontario
Trail Start (town): Smiths Falls
Trail Finish (town): Strathcona
Trail Length: 63
Trail Surface: Gravel/Stone
Pack Animals Allowed: no
Fees: no
Rail-to-Trail Sign:
http://www.cataraquitrail.ca/
Internet Link(s):
http://www.cataraquitrail.ca/
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