Welcome to the Niagara section of the Bruce Trail!
The Niagara Bruce Trail Club (NBTC) is one of nine clubs within the Bruce Trail Conservancy. Our community brings together hikers, volunteers, and supporters who share a commitment to environmental conservation and the protection of the Niagara Escarpment. Entirely volunteer‑run, our club maintains, reroutes, and builds the Trail; cares for the land; collaborates with local landowners; organizes hikes and work parties; and promotes both the Bruce Trail and the Conservancy’s vital conservation efforts.
The Niagara section covers 83 km of the 911 km main Bruce Trail, stretching from the southern terminus in Queenston to Grimsby. Along the way, the Trail weaves through forests and fields, passes waterfalls and wineries, and crosses all four Welland Canals before joining the Iroquoia section in Grimsby.
We invite you to get involved – join us as a hiker, a volunteer, or both!
Latest News
- Trail Updates
- Map 3 – Niagara – Short Hills Provincial Park, reopening modifications
- Map 4 – Niagara – Jim Rainforth Side Trail, reroute
- Map 4 – Niagara – Zimmerman Road, reroute
- Map 5 – Niagara / Iroquoia – Beamer Memorial Conservation Area
- Map 2 – Niagara – Dogs not permitted
- Map 4 – Niagara – Twenty Valley Side Trail
- Click here for the most current Niagara section updates
- Click here for the most current all section updates
- Heads up! Short Hills Provincial Park will be closed to the public for a Deer Harvest on the following dates. Read more here.
- Wednesday October 28
- Saturday November 14
- Sunday November 15
- Saturday November 28
- Sunday November 29
- Saturday December 12
- Do you know that according to Charity Intelligence Canada, the Bruce Trail Conservancy is a 4-star charity? It has an A results reporting grade, which is above average. Read the BTC’s 2025-2026 Annual Impact Report here.
- Bruce Trail Conservancy’s Passport to Nature – it’s not too late! Attend Club Events between now and June 30, 2027, and “stamp” your Passport to Nature with a sticker as a memento of your experience. Collect stickers for a chance to win great Bruce Trail prizes. Details are here!
- Fall 2026 Grapevine is here!
- Hiking 101 Fall Session – October 18, 25 and November 1, Sundays 11am-2pm; signup is now available. Details and link are here.
- In December 2025, the Bruce Trail Conservancy purchased close to 140 acres of the former Talisman resort in the Beaver Valley at Kimberley, with the land trust planning to permanently protect and restore the lands to be enjoyed by generations of hikers traversing the Bruce Trail. The BTC has ambitious plans to return it to nature by removing the deteriorating resort structures and making it accessible via the 885 metres of Bruce Trail. Donate today and your gift towards this once-in-a-generation project will be matched! More information is here.
- We have volunteer opportunities!
- Director of Trail Development and Maintenance
- Director at Large
- For more information, click here.
- Hot off the press – The Bruce Trail Conservancy and it’s nine Clubs are now Rainbow Registered! Read more here.
- 2026 Event Hikes – Registrations for all are now open. Details and links available are here.
Quick Links
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How to get started
What about kids?
Earn a hiking badge
Register for longer hikes
Trail Captains Report
Land Stewards Report
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Bruce Trail Conservancy’s Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Statement
The Bruce Trail Conservancy wishes to acknowledge and honour the lands of the Niagara Escarpment as the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples. In both spirit and partnership, we recognize and thank the Anishinaabek, Huron-Wendat, Tionontati, Attawandaron, Haudenosaunee, Métis, and all who provided stewardship of these lands over millennia. Recognition of the contributions of Indigenous peoples is consistent with our commitment to making the promise of Truth and Reconciliation real in our communities. We are grateful for the opportunity to live, work, and play here and thank all those who have served and continue to serve as caretakers of this special place.
Niagara’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Statement
The Niagara Bruce Trail Club values and welcomes diversity. We aim to be an accessible and inclusive community that honours, respects, and reflects the various ways people connect with the Bruce Trail and the Bruce Trail Conservancy. Fulfilling our mission of preserving a ribbon of wilderness, for everyone, forever, requires the inclusion of diverse voices and perspectives. Everyone has a right to enjoy and to conserve our natural environment, and should be free to do so without experiencing discrimination. Together we must cultivate an inclusive culture and environment on the trail where people of all identities are encouraged to belong and feel valued.
- Read more about Niagara Bruce Trail Club’s DEIB commitment here.
- Read more about the BTC’s DEIB commitment here: https://brucetrail.org/about-us/#Diversity-Equity-&-Inclusion