The Hamilton–Brantford–Cambridge Trails are a network of multiuse interurban recreational rail trails connecting several municipalities in southern Ontario, Canada. The trails are part of the Southern Ontario Loop of the Trans Canada Trail. From end to end, the trail is 80km (50miles) long, running from Cambridge south through Paris to Brantford and then East to central Hamilton.
The first portion of the Hamilton–Brantford–Cambridge Trails to be completed was named the Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway in 1993.
Beginning in Hamilton just north of the Chedoke Municipal Golf Course, the trail runs West over Ontario Highway 403, through Ainslie Wood and into the Dundas Valley Conservation Area. Parking and washroom facilities are available at the Dundas Valley Trail Centre, 5.5km (03.4miles) from the trail head. The path winds up the face of the Niagara Escarpment for 8.5km (05.3miles), reaching the trail's peak elevation at the ruins of Summit Station on the boundary of the Hamilton Harbour and Grand River watersheds.
The trail then descends through farmland to Jerseyville, where another parking lot is located at kilometre 18.5. It continues in a nearly straight line for several kilometres before turning South, crossing under the 403 and passing another parking area at the 30km (20miles) point. The final 2km (01miles) run through Brantford to connect with the Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway.[2]
The trail opened in 1998, completing the network of off-road trails from Hamilton to Cambridge.