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I'm going to cheat a little on this trail and describe a loop because the Glen Erin trail connects to many other interesting trails nearby. The loop we'll follow picks up at the north end of the Sawmill Creek trail, connects onto the Burnhamthorpe trail heads west, then leads down the Glen Erin trail to the the Culham trail at Erindale Park then back up to Burnhamthorpe. The Glen Erin trail itself extends north of Burnhamthorpe Rd to Pheasant Run and Arbour Green Park to Folkway Drive just short of the 403 Hwy.

Sawmill Creek - North - Burnhamthorpe

Heading North along the Sawmill creek trail's paved bike path, the trail heads under the Burnhamthorpe road overpass and the main trail curves back to run along the north side of Burnhamthorpe. It's an unexpected treat however if you follow the dirt foot path that branches along the creek just after you pass under Burnhamthorpe.

Follow the narrow dirt path as it curves west to cross Sawmill Creek. In the woods, the path widens slightly but you should keep alert for pedestrians and bikes coming in the opposite direction.

Cross the small wooden pedestrian bridge and continue west until you intersect a path fording the creek and crossing north. At this intersection, continue straight, cross the other path and keep heading west. Still in the woods, the path gently curves then crosses the creek on another small wooden pedestrian bridge. The dirt trail crossing another small wooden bridge before exiting the woods to head under Glen Erin Pkwy. From here on, the bike path is paved and is now part of the Burnhamthorpe trail. Go through the grade separation under the parkway and turn north on the other side to run alongside the road for a short distance before turning west once again.

Here, just after turning away from the Parkway to head west, the path splits. If you follow the north branch (on your right if heading west) you'll travel mostly on road to Glen Erin Drive. Just follow the trail signs. If you take the south branch, the one we'll take, you'll continue by bike path.

Take the south branch and follow the trail back through the woods and along the back of row houses until the begins to climb up to join up to another paved trail. Turn north (right for us heading west) and follow the paved trail as it runs beside the creek, then over the metal pedestrian bridge then along side and onto Rogers Rd. You'll also be joining those that took the north split in the above paragraph to go on road, down Rogers Rd to Glen Erin Drive.

Cross then head south on Glen Erin Drive back to Burnhamthorpe Rd. Turn west on Burnhamthorpe and take the sidewalk bike path west until it breaks away from the sidewalk to curve down then then under Burnhamthorpe Rd. Here at the Burnhamthorpe underpass we join up with the Glen Erin bike path. Head south under Burnhamthorpe Rd along the Glen Erin bike path.

Glen Erin Trail

The Glen Erin tail runs from Erindale Park in the south to just short of the 403 at Folkway drive in the north. There is no trail that takes you past the 403, but I've taken Glen Erin Drive (ok for experienced cyclists) all the way up to Lake Aquitaine. You could also take Glen Erin Drive to Eglinton then west to 10th line, but again only if you're experienced with busy on road traffic.

You have to admit, for those that live in Mississauga, the city and it's cycling committee has done it the right way from the start. Grade separations like the one heading under Burnhamthorpe Rd are not cheap. Mississauga has countless bike path underpasses through it's cycling network keeping road crossing to a minimum creating long continuous bike, running walking and roller blading trails.

Instead of describing the trail south to north as most of the other trails, to continue the loop ride from the Burnhamthorpe trail, the description will head south from where the trail crosses under Burnhamthorpe Rd.

Follow the paved path as it curves eastward between the back yards and crosses Council Ring Road.

Continue on the other side of Council Ring taking the path as it heads south east then curves shout to cross under Glen Erin Drive and into South Common Park and recreation center. Keep to the south after crossing under Glen Erin as the path curves then under the Apartment Buildings joins up to continue south-east to go under The Collegeway.

The paved path continues its run between the houses that back onto the path all the way down to Council Ring Road. Cross over Council Ring into Brookmede Park. Follow the path through the park keeping to the north as it curves around the woodlot then as it bends back south. Here it branches to provide access from South Millway where the main trail takes the east (right) to cross 5th Line. On the other side of 5th Line, the trail runs beside the Millway shopping center then ducks under Erin Mills Parkway to the sports fields of Erindale Secondary School.

The path heads near Windy Hollow Park and again runs between the backyards of neighborhood houses goes past a wooden access pedestrian bridge then into a small parkette and play area. I like to stop here where there is another wood access bridge that looks over the large concrete ice breakers and the steep grade to the creek below. Off the access bridge and back to the parkette, the trail head swiftly downward then runs beside the sidewalk at the bottom of Solitaire Ct. The path breaks away and runs a short distance further where the bike path ends by climbing up to road level and exits onto The Collegeway.

Erindale Park

You can take The Collegeway east along the side walk to Mississauga Rd. On Mississauga Rd. turning south, the sidewalk goes through the remains of the foundation of the Glen Erin Hall Gatehouse built in 1926 then joins up with the Sawmill Creek trail. From here you can curve back and head back to Burnhamthorpe along the Sawmill Creek Trail, or cross Mississauga Rd. and enter Erindale Park, or still yet, head south to Dundas St. and pick up the Oakridge trail along Mississauga Rd down to Lakeshore and the Waterfront trail.

To continue our loop ride, we'll cross Mississauga Rd into Erindale Park. Although I see many dash across Mississauga Rd., you'd be safer to head south down to Dundas. Cross there and head back up on the east side of Mississauga Rd.

Once on the other side of Mississauga Rd., cycle up the small path running beside the fence near the car entrance. At the top, the path branches off into the woods. Keep on the path first as it winds it way uphill, then spin down to enter the west end of Erindale Park. The path curves around then heads up to cross the Credit River.

Head up the Culham Trail, back to Burnhamthorpe, then west along Burnhamthorpe to Sawmill Creek where we started.