| Cedarvale Park | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Cedarvale_park_sign.jpg) Old City of York sign for the park | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Toronto_map.png)  Location of the park in Toronto | |
| Type | Public Park |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°41′29″N 79°25′35″W / 43.691500°N 79.426280°W |
| Operated by | City of Toronto |
Cedarvale Park (originally known as Cedar Vale) is a park located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered by very steep hills, and is located in the Cedarvale neighbourhood of Toronto. The Line 1 Yonge–University subway tunnels underneath it, between St. Clair West and Eglinton West stations; near the Markdale TTC Emergency Exit. The north end of the park contains the Phil White (Cedarvale) Arena and The Leo Baeck Day School, formerly Arlington Middle School. It is commonly used by dog walkers and students returning from the nearby school. The park contains a cricket pitch and soccer goals as permanent fixtures. In the winter, the larger hills within the park are used for tobogganing.
South of the fields, the park angles southeast, and becomes more of a deep, naturalized ravine with steep sides, with a heavily used footpath down the middle. Cedarvale ravine contains very sizable wetlands east of Bathurst Street in Forest Hill; the remainder of the natural portion is young regrowth forest (the ravine was largely clearcut during the construction of the Spadina Subway in the 1970s). The path is heavily used and remains passable even in winter, with foot traffic packing snow down despite the lack of plowing, especially after drainage works in 2006 fixed water pooling and subsequent ice buildup.
The park benefits from its proximity to the Beltline trail in the north and the Nordheimer Ravine to the south; these join together to form a large trail system through midtown Toronto.
The southern entrance of the park is adjacent to a St. Clair West subway station entrance, and an outdoor gym constructed by Trekfit.