Walter Bean Grand River Trail

43°28′32″N 80°26′57″W / 43.47556°N 80.44917°W / 43.47556; -80.44917

Walter Bean Grand River Trail
Paved path through a wooded area by a river.
The Walter Bean Grand River Trail in Waterloo, Ontario
Length76 km (47 mi)
Location
Use
  • Walking
  • cycling
  • rollerblading
  • cross-country skiing
DifficultyModerate[1]
SeasonYear-round[1]
Sights
SurfaceGravel / asphalt
Right of wayPublic roadways (partial)
Maintained byLocal municipalities

The Walter Bean Grand River Trail (also sometimes shortened as the Walter Bean Trail) is a 76-kilometre (47 mi)[2] multi-use trail that runs along the Grand River in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The trail runs through the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo and is owned and maintained by the cities.[3] It is considered part of the larger Grand Valley Trail, a 250-kilometre (160 mi) route that runs along much of the length of the river.[4] A section of the trail is labelled the Economical Insurance Trailway, spanning from the Waterloo city limits in the north to the start of the Cambridge city limits in the south.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Walter Bean Grand River Trail". Ontario Trails Council. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ Arial, Tracey (2005). Hiking in Ontario (2 ed.). Montréal: Éditions Ulysse. p. 113. ISBN 2-89464-683-6. OCLC 57339561.
  3. ^ "Other trails". www.grandriver.ca. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. ^ "Grand Valley Trail". Grand Valley Trails Association. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  5. ^ Brace, Courtney (2020-08-04). "Economical Insurance Trailway on the Walter Bean Grand River Trail". www.chymfm.com. Retrieved 2021-05-21.