Iron Horse Trail, Ontario
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The Iron Horse Trail was once the rail link running between Waterloo
and Kitchener
. It has been converted to a bicycle and walking trail. It covers a distance of 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi). The rail trail
was opened on October 5, 1997 on an abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway
line. It is part of the Trans Canada Trail
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
and Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. It has been converted to a bicycle and walking trail. It covers a distance of 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi). The rail trail
Rail trail
A rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway easement into a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding. The characteristics of former tracks—flat, long, frequently running through historical areas—are appealing for various development. The term sometimes also...
was opened on October 5, 1997 on an abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
line. It is part of the Trans Canada Trail
Trans Canada Trail
The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed corridor in Canada. The creation of the trail was announced as part of Canada's 125th anniversary celebrations in 1992. It is expected that when complete, it will be the longest recreational trail in the world...
See also
- Regional Municipality of Waterloo, OntarioRegional Municipality of Waterloo, OntarioThe Regional Municipality of Waterloo is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo, and the townships of Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries. It is often referred to as the Region of Waterloo or just...
- List of rail trails
- Iron Horse Trail (disambiguation)