Town of Newmarket Trails Overview

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1 Town of Newmarket Trails Overview 11 Morning Sdrd Miller's Sdrd Bathurst Green Lane W Take advantage of all that nature offers on Newmarket s trails. See the sights and experience the beauty of the great outdoors birds, flowers, trees and fresh air. Cycle, run, walk or blade your way as you discover the extensive network of trails. There are several rest stops with benches and washroom facilities along the way. Trails are well lit, cleared and maintained throughout the year. For more information about trails in Newmarket contact: Town of Newmarket info@newmarket.ca newmarket.ca 66 Page Name 68 Dave Kerwin Trail 70 Nokiidaa Trail - Newmarket North 72 Nokiidaa Trail - Newmarket South King Davis Dr W 19th Sdr d Bathurst Bathurst Bathurst 68 NEWMARKET GO BUS TERMINAL Mulock Dr Newmarket John's Sdrd Yonge Yonge Yonge Da 0

2 8 US AL Sdrd 11 Lane W 72 Yonge Yonge Yonge Yonge Town of Newmarket Trails Overview Bailey Ecological Green Lane E Mabel Davis Conservation Area 70 Wesley Brooks Conservation Area Prospect Rogers Reservoir Conservation Area Davis Dr Davis Dr NEWMARKET STATION EAST GWILLIMBURY STATION Bayview Bayview Mulock Dr drd John's Sdrd John's Sdrd Aurora East Gwillimbury Leslie A Trail Markers Leslie Leslie Leslie 404 Vivian Woodbine Tra Oth 0 2 km - rage walking time 32 minutes 67

3 Town of Newmarket Dave Kerwin Trail The trail is named after Councillor Dave Kerwin and his significant contributions over the last 30 years to the Town of Newmarket, particularly to the Holland River and tributary trail systems. The Dave Kerwin Trail is Newmarket s newest trail system and stretches from Davis Drive to Newmarket s northern boundary, connecting neighbourhoods and focal points in the community. The trail also connects to Environmental, located at the corner of Woodspring nue and Gilpin Drive. Trail difficulty: Easy Distance: 2 km Access points: Davis Drive, Woodspring nue, Gilpin Drive For more information: Town of Newmarket newmarket.ca 68

4 Miller's Sdrd King Bathurst Luck Crt PrestWay Elvidge Trail Clifford Perry Pl East Gwillimbury Green Lane W Peggy s Wood Trail completion Summer 2017 Peggy's Wood Newmarket Town YRT/Viva of Bus Newmarket Terminal Dave eep Kerwin Slope Trail Courtland Harvest Hills Blvd Emma Broadbent Crt Roadhouse Aspenwood Dr Blvd Gilpin Dr Woodspring Bonshaw Kwapis Blvd Thatcher Harvest Trails that are part of Hills the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail Trail Use GO ation Wheelchair/ roller Accessible Rollerblading Bonshaw nue Walking/Hiking Cross-Country Sloss Crt Woodspring C Ray Karl Rose Snow Trail Blvd Dowson Loop Cheryl Mews Blvd Art West Mynden Way William Booth Knapton Dr Carlissa Run McGregor Farm Trail Mathews Crt Bulmer liff Gunn Ford Wilson Environmental Beare Trail Trail Surface T Asphalt/ Boardwa Crushed Trails out Trail Syst Trails tha Lake to L Future Tr Lake to L Bathurst Davis Dr W Davis Dr W Yarfield Alex Doner Dr Crossland Gate Fairway Gdns JohnBowser Trail Surface T Asphalt/ Boardwa Crushed A Trail Mar Trails out Trail Syst m - rage walking time 8 minutes 69

5 Town of Newmarket Nokiidaa Trail - Newmarket North Mabel Davis Conservation Area is located along the Tom Taylor Trail (Nokiidaa Trail) between the Tannery Mall and Bayview way in Newmarket. This 10.6 hectare strip of natural corridor lands is home to a wide range of plants and animals including several bird species, cottontail rabbits, muskrats, raccoons and regionally rare black maple trees. The trail is an important link in the regional trail system and runs along the banks of the East Holland River, linking the Town of Aurora to the south and East Gwillimbury to the north. The property is also home to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority administrative office. Known locally as Fairy Lake, Wesley Brooks Memorial Conservation Area is a hectare urban playground in the heart of historic downtown Newmarket and has become a focal point for community events. Free concerts, a family fishing festival and numerous holiday celebrations are held at this beautiful site. Fairy Lake is within walking distance to nearby restaurants and shops along historic Main reet, as well as Newmarket Riverwalk Commons where children love to play and splash in the outdoor water feature in the summer and skate in the winter. Fairy Lake is open yearround, with parking available inside the park, south of Water reet, near Riverwalk Commons on Doug Duncan Drive and along Main reet. Helmet check When biking on trails: It is the law for children under the age of 18 to wear a certified, properly fitted bicycle helmet. 70 Trail difficulty: Easy Distance: 8 km For more information: Town of Newmarket newmarket.ca or Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority lsrca.on.ca

6 Victoria Selb Elman Yo Billings r kshire Dr Marilyn Powell C res Willow Lane Dorchester London B uckingham Exete r Crt Penn Amelia Salisbury Lane Vincent Wakefield Pl Bexhill y Cre A Trail Markers Main N s Franklin NEWMARKET STATION Dover Town of Newmarket Nokiidaa Trail - Newmarket North Burford Old Main Malvern E rin Bristol Trail Mabel Davis Conservation Area Main N M J iles Trails that are part of the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail George Richardson Lundy's Lane Bolton Hai nes Holland Mountview Pl Red Deer Patterson Irwin continued on page 19 River Elgin Sunnypoint Beman Dr Traviss Dr Leslie Valley Dr Pam Magn ol Eastman Huron Heights Dr Davis Dr Davis Dr Ke l ly D r ia Hill Gate Lowe Blvd Howlett Lorne Ontario Queen Millard continued on page 73 Joseph Botsford Timothy D'Arcy Andrew Lorne Dennis Niagara Lions Eagle Simcoe Church Main S All Our Kids Playpark Community Centre & Riverwalk Commons Riverwalk Commons Fairy Lake Fairy Lake Oak Bayview Prospect Court Queen's Lane Londry Crt GreigCir Mary Lydia Fairgrounds Pearson College Manor Renziu s Sunnyhill Crt Wesley Perrin Muriel ewart R oxborough Grace Srigley Arthur Gorham Allan Queen Lowell McLaren Lavas Alexander Newmarket Arnold Three Seasons Dr Marsh Sparrow Surin Crt Premier Pl Pickering m - rage walking time 8 minutes 71

7 Town of Newmarket Nokiidaa Trail - Newmarket South Fuel up! Grab a healthy snack to keep you energized: The Tom Taylor Trail, named after a former mayor, is Newmarket s portion of the Nokiidaa Trail System that extends through Aurora, Newmarket and East Gwillimbury. The trail follows the Holland River and connects with East Gwililmbury in the north and Aurora in the south. Cut up vegetables and fresh fruit Low fat yogurt Whole wheat pita and hummus Homemade trail mix (including: cereal, nuts, seeds and dried fruit) Whole grain crackers and low-fat cheese As you make your way through the connected trails, you will find a series of carved, wooden totems at one-kilometre intervals to help you keep track of the distance you have travelled. Nearby signage provides the meaning and symbolism of the trail markers. 72 Trail difficulty: Easy Distance: 3.5 km For more information: Town of Newmarket newmarket.ca

8 Ray Twinney Recreation Trail Complex Surface Type Clearmeadow Quaker Hill Joe Persechini Dr Rita's Rannie Jim Bond ray Blvd Jorda n Eagle W A Armstrong Bergin Terry Dr Trail Markers Shanahan Blvd Widdifield Foxtai Yonge Yonge Yonge Ballard Savage l Attridge Dr Dixon Blvd Cody Ridge Armitage Nelson Cir Goldsmith Keffer Cir R d Eagle Don Mor Dr Borden Beswick Dr Dr Revell San d ford Carol ellick Chambers Kensit Jelley Hodgson Dr WilliamRoe Blvd Lloyd Currey res C Thoms Talbot Birkshire Dr Gateway Dr Rush Cane Pky Newmarket Aurora Bailey Ecological nue Dennie EllaCr t Towercrest Dr Roywood Madeline Hts John's Sdrd John's Sdrd Atkinson Trails that are part of Beswick the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail Pinnacle Trail Lions Fairy Lake Fairy Lake Lorne D'Arcy Andrew Mulock Dr Mulock Paul Semple continued on page 9 Aurora Community Arboretum Dennis Hamilton Town of Newmarket Nokiidaa Trail - Newmarket South McBean Lundy & Open Space Heddle Silk en Laumann D r Shadrach Dr Fairy Lake Audrie Sanderson Ballymore Dr even Crt Bayview Church Kent Dr Dr Art Ferguson m - rage walking time 8 minutes 73 continued on page 71