Cycling.
The SC Johnson Trail (also signed as the Cambridge-to-Paris Rail Trail) runs roughly 19–20 km along the west bank of the Grand River between Cambridge (Galt) and Paris on a former Lake Erie & Northern Railway corridor. East from the Paris terminus, the Hamilton-to-Brantford Rail Trail extends the same Trans Canada Trail spine through Brantford toward Hamilton.
Together the two corridors carry a flat, low-traffic, family-scale rail-trail ride along the Grand.
The brief.
The SC Johnson Trail's Paris terminus is the County of Brant's main cycling node, with parking and access near the Lions Park / downtown Paris area. The trail surface is multi-use rail-trail standard and non-motorized; surfaces and access vary by section.
East of Paris, the Hamilton-to-Brantford Rail Trail continues the Trans Canada Trail through Brantford and toward Hamilton — making Paris the western anchor of a long, flat rail-trail day ride. Rural-road cycling through the Burford and St.
George corridors rounds out the County's road and gravel options on quiet farm roads. Best season is May through October; the corridor stays accessible into shoulder season but is unmaintained in deep winter.
3. places.
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SC Johnson Trail / Cambridge-to-Paris Rail Trail
~19–20 km former Lake Erie & Northern Railway corridor along the Grand River between Cambridge (Galt) and Paris.
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Hamilton-to-Brantford Rail Trail
Continues east from the County of Brant boundary, forming the Trans Canada Trail spine to Hamilton.
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County of Brant rural cycling routes
Rural roads through Burford and St. George; documented on the County cycling page.
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Today's read.
Cool but comfortable for layered effort · light winds.
