There is a reason we are called "Ontario's Natural Retreat" With all our parks, and our trails for hiking, mountain biking and skiing - we have more outdoor activities for more people than anywhere else (well almost - we are waiting for our canopy tours...!) Please find information below for things to do on our land.

Bruce Trail

THE BRUCE TRAIL
The Bruce Trail starts it's journey in Tobermory, and travels 773 km following the Niagara Escarpment. It is in the North Bruce Peninsula that the most spectacular hiking on the Bruce Trail occurs. The Bruce Trail was opened in 1967, and is Canada's longest hiking trail. The 150 km's of trails in the Bruce Peninsula are considered the best in Southern Ontario, and offer hiking for the beginner and veteran hiker.
Visit the Peninsula Bruce Trail Club Here

BIRDING
Because of its location on a major northern migration route, many different species of birds can be spotted year round from the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula to the most southern point of the County. Birders and bird enthusiasts "flock" to the Bruce Peninsula to catch a glimpse of one of many species that can be seen here. For more information on Birding in the Bruce Peninsula please visit The Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory or Getaways To The Bruce Peninsula Website.

Cycling the Bruce

CYCLING - MOTOR & PEDALLING ON THE BRUCE
The Bruce Peninsula is a perfect place for cycling. There are peaceful quiet roads to cycle on, or trails for those who wish to go "off-roading". Where ever you choose to ride, there will be magnificent scenery surrounding you. Located 10 minutes from Wiarton is the Bruce Peninsula Mountain Bike Adventure Park. According to local riders the park offers some of the toughest single-track available in the area because of the numerous rock gardens found along the trails.  Visit the park here
If it's a motorcycle you are riding - then visit the award-winning RIDE GREY BRUCE website for information on tours of the area plus other information. Ride Grey Bruce - motorcycling
Cycling on the Bruce Peninsula

Yellow Ladies Slippers

GARDENS & WILDFLOWERS OF THE BRUCE PENINSULA
Gardens - Bruce and Grey county is known for its brilliant array of rural gardens.  There is much diversity in the types of gardens to be found in the region, each encompassing its own unique beauty, vibrant flower varieties and distinctive landscaping. A visit to any one of these local gardens is perfect for an afternoon. most are just a short drive from South Bruce Peninsula.
Visit Gardens of the Bruce Peninsula here
Wildflowers - The area of the Bruce Peninsula is a haven for wildflowers. The soil conditions provide a perfect home for many rare and striking plants and wildflower. A walk on the famous Bruce Trail in spring is a feast for your eyes – white and red Trilliums, different coloured Violas and an enormous number of other flowers in all colours are covering the forest grounds! Native orchids grow on the sides of the roads like dandelions - but PLEASE don't pick our flowers - they like to stay in their native spoil - and picking can kill them. Visit Wildflowers & Orchids of the Bruce Peninsula

Lighthouses of the Bruce

GOLFING BRUCE PENINSULA
The Bruce Peninsula, with the beauty of the Niagara Escarpment, is a great place to golf. There are several golf courses in the area - and all range in levels. All are within a 60 minute drive from South Bruce Peninsula - the closest being right in Wiarton.

LIGHTHOUSES
The Bruce Peninsula's shoreline has several lighthouses to provide guidance to the many ships that would pass by her shores. The lighthouses of the Bruce Peninsula are standing now more as an attraction then what they were in the past - a necessary, practical function for ships and sailors of the past. A day tour of the lighthouses of the area from South Bruce Peninsula is a wonderful experience.
Please click here for more information & an interactive map of the lighthouses of the "BRUCE"

THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT - UNESCO WORLD BIOSPHERE
The limestone cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment rise bold and dramatic above the deep blue waters of Georgian Bay. Over millions of years, endless waves have carved the soft limestone layers, leaving the region with spectacular caves and grottos, overhanging cliffs and whittled columns of rock called flowerpots. UNESCO named Ontario's Escarpment a World Biosphere Reserve in 1990. This designation recognizes the Niagara Escarpment as an internationally significant ecosystem for its special environment and unique environmental plan.
Learn more about the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve.