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| Cataraqui Trail | |
|---|---|
 Cataraqui Trail east of Chaffey's Lock | |
| Length | 104 kilometres (65 mi) |
| Location | Eastern Ontario, Canada |
| Trailheads | Smiths Falls Strathcona |
| Use | Hiking,cycling,jogging,horseback riding,cross-country skiing,snowshoeing, and with a permit:snowmobiling |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Season | Year-round |
| Sights | Rideau Canal,Canadian Shield |
| Hazards | Mosquitoes,poison ivy,wild parsnip |
TheCataraqui Trail is a 104-kilometre (65 mi) multi-use linear recreationalrail trail inEastern Ontario, Canada. The route passes by farmland, woods, lakes, and wetlands. The trail begins southwest ofSmiths Falls, at a parking lot south ofOntario Highway 15 designated as kilometre zero (44°53′24″N76°01′50″W / 44.89000°N 76.03056°W /44.89000; -76.03056).
Numbered posts are situated every one to five kilometres. In its midsection the trail crosses theUNESCOFrontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve. The 78.2-kilometre (48.6 mi) segment running from Smiths Falls toHarrowsmith is part of theTrans Canada Trail. TheRideau Canal is crossed on a 1912 railway trestle atChaffey's Locks, near kilometre post 42. TheK&P Rail Trail intersects the Cataraqui Trail at Harrowsmith. Both the mainRideau Trail and its blue-blazed side trails share the Cataraqui Trail right-of-way in several places. Trail's end is reached atStrathcona near Napanee. Access points and parking lots are dotted along the route.
The route runs along the roadbed of the formerCanadian National Railway (CN). Most of the railbed was donated to the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) by CN in 1997. Some sections are privately owned but where access has been granted.[1] Except for emergency and maintenance vehicles, and snowmobiles with anOntario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs permit in winter, motorized travel is not permitted.
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