Mississauga West
- Waterfront trail
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| Gear Rating: | 3
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Distance: | 12.8
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Trail: | Paved cycle path, some residential on road | ||
| Connections: | Mississauga East , Oakville | ||||||
From Saddington park, at the west end, head up (on road) Mississauga Rd. a couple of blocks then ( keeping on the south-lake side) at Lakeshore head west on the sidewalk until it becomes a separate bike path running beside the sidewalk.
Continue along the sidewalk path, passing Rhododendron Park and Richards Memorial Park until the path turns south and heads towards the lake at Jack Darling Park.
Jack Darling Park

The trail meets the lake then curves west as passes through the park, watch
for pedestrians, if it's afternoon on a warm summer day. At the west end of the
park the trail curves northward past the children's playground and heads north
on road exiting the park at the foot of Parkland Ave.
Also, at the west end of Jack Darling, instead of heading north, you can continue westward along the lake by cutting across the grass and entering Rattray Marsh. The marsh is a conservation area, sensitive to the damage bikes can do to foot paths, so you must get off the bike and walk it through the marsh.
Furthermore, you can bypass Jack Darling altogether and head on road along lakeshore up to Meadow Wood Rd. and re-join the path by heading south on Meadow Wood.
The main waterfront trail exits Jack Darling and continues on road through several residential streets.
Cycle out of the park along Parkland then turn west on Contour Dr. South on Bexhill, west on Bridgestone, south on Silver Birch, then curve back up along Petrie Way (slight uphill) and continue along Petrie until it meets Meadow Wood Rd. Head south on Meadow Wood, crossing Sheridan Creek, until it passes Bob-O-Link.
Bradley Museum
At Bob-O-link, turn west along Orr road. past the museum, then follow the curve on road through the forest, then continue westward along Orr - beside the refinery- until it ends at Southdown Rd.
Pick up the Sidewalk trail on the east side of Southdown, and head south
crossing the entrances to the refinery to the foot of Southdown where the
path enters Lakeside Park and becomes a bike path. Continue along the bike
path as it wanders through the park, then runs behind some of the industries and
finally heads back up to lakeshore and heads west again. The path ends at the
Oakville border.
Connections: Oakville Lakeshore Rd.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Trail descriptions are provided as public information only. The author assumes no responsibility for damages or injuries that may occur to person or property as a result of biking or otherwise using the trails described herein. The author also assumes no responsibility for any damages or injuries to person or property caused by any person biking or otherwise using the trails described herein. Ride at your own risk. Pictures and web site copyright 2004,2005 |