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Mill Run Trail
| (5km)- natural, stonedust/boardwalk General Information - the Mill Run Trail is a 5km natural, stonedust trail, with a boardwalk. This woodland trail runs along the Speed River from the Sheffield St. trailhead, under Hwy. 401 to Riverside Park, connecting Hespeler to Preston.The trail follows the 1896 Galt, Preston, Hespeler Electric Railway Line passing through Chilligo Conservation area and the former Idylwild Park. Trail surface is mainly stonedust with stretches of boardwalks offering a footbridge crossing and river vistas. The area is alive with deer, beaver, ducks, geese, heron and numerous songbirds. At Russ St. follow the trail over a 200 foot pedestrian bridge into Riverside Park (Cambridge's largest park. Continue through the park to the King St. bridge and cross over to Chopin Drive to connect to the Linear Trail. |  Click on the image above to view photo gallery |
Mill Run Trail
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