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Note: Horses are allowed on NSRT from May 15 - Nov. 15, but must walk
beside trail. In Mayer’s Marsh, walk in centre to protect turtle nests.
Note: ATVs and motorcycles are allowed on the NSRT from Flos Road. 3 to
Rainbow Valley Road ONLY.
CREDITS: Huronia Trails and Greenways c 2012 and the Government of Ontario.
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Trail Location
From Barrie, Hwy 90 to
Pinegrove Rd. Drive north on
Pinegrove Rd, crossing
Sunnidale Rd, until reaching
the trail at 3.75 kilometres.
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Walking, Skiing,
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1. Minesing Wetlands: Take a rest on one of the 4 benches, and enjoy
the view, overlooking one of Ontario’s largest remaining wetlands. It is
an internationally significant complex of swamps, marshes, bogs, and
fens.
2. Fort Willow: Walk up and explore this historic site (part of Nine Mile
Portage) where hundreds of tons of military supplies and trade goods
were stored during the War of 1812.
3. Josephine: Ruins of an old rail town settlement.
4. Mayer’s Marsh: viewing platform. A small side trail, for pedestrian
use only, follows the embankment of the Willow Creek from the Harry
Adams Bridge to Vespra Valley Road. Excellent birding spot!
5. Minesing Station Park: Pavilion provides shelter and picnic spot.
Ample parking for snowmobile and horse trailers. Memorial to Paul
Gleason, founding member of the North Simcoe Rail Trail.
6. Dairy Farm: Holstein Dairy Cattle.
7. Springwater Golf Course: Golf carts cross the trail. Do not
tresspass onto the course. Watch for stray golf balls!
8. Hendrie Station: just off Coughlin, was the site of an old railway
station, now provides storage for snowmobile groomer and parking.
9. Dense Hardwood Forest: The trail is particularly scenic as it
passes through forest and swampland - an excellent birding spot!
10. Heritage Park, Elmvale: a beautifully landscaped greenspace, an
amphitheatre, parking and washrooms. Explore the many quaint
stores, tearooms and restaurants, a hardware store, gas stations and
a grocery store in downtown Elmvale.
11. Flos Road 10: detour east, then north on Cty. Rd. 27 to Cty. Rd. 6
where you pick up the trail again for another 2 concessions to the
Tiny/Flos Townline.
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Trail Locator
Flos Rd. 10 W. and
Hwy. 27; or Pinegrove
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Location
Springwater Twp.
The North Simcoe Railtrail follows the
route of the North Simcoe Railway, which
was built in 1878 and primarily served the
lumber business on Georgian Bay. The trail
now offers stunning views over the
Minesing Swamp and the Mayer’s Marsh,
both excellent birding spots or check
historic Fort Willow, and its Nine Mile
Portage Heritage Festival every September.
The trail connects to the Tiny Trail in the
north, and with the Ganaraska Hiking Trail
and the Nine Mile Portage Heritage Trail in
the south.
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Bordering Swamp, Marsh, and Fort
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KennKart Digital Mapping c 2012