Bruce Trail & BTC Facts

The Bruce Trail is the oldest and longest continuous public footpath in Canada.

The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is a charitable organization - a trail association and a land trust - dedicated to establishing a conservation corridor containing a public footpath along the Niagara Escarpment.

Facts at a Glance:

(updated March 15, 2019)

Location of Trail	Along the Niagara Escarpment in Southern Ontario (Canada) from Niagara to Tobermory Through public and privately-owned land
Length of main Trail	~900 km
Length of side trails	~400 km
Number of memberships	~10,700
Number of volunteers	~1,400
Number of privately-owned properties the Bruce Trail passes through thanks to generous handshake agreements with landowners	~700
Amount of Bruce Trail secure and safe from development	67%
Amount of land the BTC has been directly involved in protecting	almost 16,000 acres
Area of land stewarded by the BTC	~10,600 acres
Sources of Fundraising Revenue (2017/18 Fiscal year) [Find more details in our Annual Reports and Financial Statements]	Total from these sources: $4.5 million Thank you to all our donors!

Bruce Trail Conservancy's Registered Charity Details

• The Bruce Trail Conservancy detail page on the Canada Revenue Agency website
  (includes the BTC's charitable status and past charity returns)
• Charitable Registration # 11921 7578 RR0001