Visit these amazing trees along the Bruce Trail. Use your GPS unit, the Google Map, or the directions on the fact sheet to find them. At each tree you'll find a sign with a code word. Record that code word and send it along with the tree name and your name to forests@brucetrail.org.
Questions? Contact forests@brucetrail.org.
| Common Name | Latin Name | Fact sheet with directions (.pdf files) |
Google Map* | Bruce Trail Map* | Bruce Trail Section | Closest town | Tree location: Lat/Long | Parking: Lat/Long | |
| ALL TREE SITES | Fact Sheet_AllTrees (Large file; 5.9 MB) | Google Map for all | |||||||
| 1 | Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 5 | Niagara | Grimsby | 43.169837, -79.515026 |
43.157888, -79.497415 |
| 2 | Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 5 | Niagara | Grimsby | 43.193198, -79.599363 |
43.194798, -79.598206 |
| 3 | Basswood | Tilia americana | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 9 | Iroquoia | Waterdown | 43.329605, -79.878507 |
43.331568, -79.880989 |
| 4 | Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 9 | Iroquoia | Waterdown | 43.332307, -79.884069 |
43.330803, -79.88698 |
| 5 | Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 9 | Iroquoia | Burlington | 43.352431, -79.857182 |
43.348464, -79.859053 |
| 6 | White Oak | Quercus alba | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 9 | Iroquoia | Burlington | 43.356135, -79.855257 |
43.348464, -79.859053 |
| 7 | Eastern Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 12 | Toronto | Acton / Limehouse |
43.594923, -79.976717 |
43.592859, -79.980456 |
| 8 | White Pine | Pinus strobus | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 12 | Toronto | Acton / Limehouse |
43.595705, -79.975934 |
43.592859, -79.980456 |
| 9 | Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 18 | Caledon Hills |
Orangeville /Mono |
43.989589, -80.011059 |
43.993572, -80.014057 |
| 10 | American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 20 | Dufferin Hi-Land |
Shelburne /Mulmur Hills |
44.150007, -80.110172 |
44.148249, -80.118521 |
| 11 | Trees for the Future | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 22 | Blue Mountains | Singhampton | 44.32179, -80.19572 |
44.31231, -80.193602 | |
| 12 | Mature Forest | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 26 | Beaver Valley | Flesherton | 44.338528, -80.551739 |
44.333807, -80.554916 | |
| 13 | Polish Soldier Tree | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 31 | Sydenham | Owen Sound | 44.580716, -80.871895 |
44.579428, -80.87425 | |
| 14 | Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 34 | Sydenham | Wiarton | 44.769574, -80.933284 |
44.768971, -80.933679 |
| 15 | White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 35 | Peninsula | Wiarton | 44.771514, -81.132254 |
44.772456, -81.133768 |
| 16 | White Cedars | Thuja occidentalis | Fact Sheet | Google Map | 36 | Peninsula | Wiarton / Lion's Head |
44.891965, -81.11893 |
44.885596, -81.108105 |
* A note on Maps:
The Google Maps linked above do not show the Bruce Trail but do give a general idea of where to access the Bruce Trail and roughly where the trees are located. Parking is marked with a blue "P" and the tree site is marked with a green evergreen tree shape.
It's best to use these maps in conjunction with the maps of the Bruce Trail Reference Guide (26th edition). Individual maps from this guide can be downloaded for $3 by clicking on the map numbers in the above table. Or the entire guide can be purchased in hard copy through our online store or at local book or outdoor retailers.
All proceeds from map sales go towards the Bruce Trail Conservancy's mission to establish a Conservation Corridor containing a public footpath along the Niagara Escarpment.
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The Bruce Trail Conservancy gratefully acknowledges the support of
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in support of the BTC's Year of Forests
Programs.