Picking a Hike for Fall Colours

If you are looking for a fall colours hike, try one of these.

Hike	Distance km	Comment	Location Map
L06 Hockley Valley	13.7	One of the best for fall colours	Orangeville
L04 Rouge River Valley	10	Nice walk to view fall colours	East
L08 Boyne River PP	14.5	Challenging but much colour along the way	Orangeville
L09F Dundas Valley Ancaster Waterfalls	13	A nice fall colours walk -later than most	Hamilton
L11F Shorthills PP 456	15.3	Large variety of colours	Niagara
L13 Mono Cliffs PP	16.3	A great lookout point for fall colours	Orangeville
L14F Forks of the Credit PP	16.5	Much to recommend for fall colours	Orangeville
L15 Albion Hills CA	9	An easy hike for fall colour viewing	Orangeville
L38 Boyne to Mulmur Hills	18	A challenging hike but good colours	Orangeville
L40 Backus Woods to Heritage Village	14	An easy fall colours walk	West
L53 Hemlock Ridge	17	Challenging but rewarding for fall colours	Orangeville

The photos in the Fall Colours photo album were submitted by our hiking community to illustrate the variety and intensity of colours in the fall Ontario landscape. Click icon below to view.

We'd be pleased to have you send us your fall colours photos for inclusion in our next Fall Colours photo album. Just use our Contact Us form on the home page.

See our Ecology Section for more on Fall Colours and why leaves change colour.

Some Fall Colour Drives

The Forks of the Credit Road. This road runs west off Highway 10 where the highway begins to climb to the north up the Escarpment. There is some great fall colours along the Forks of the Credit Road as it twists, turns and dips to follow the Credit River.
Escarpment Road. Less than a kilometre further north of the above Forks of the Credit Road, the Escarpment Road runs east off Highway 10 and is a nice drive to view fall colours.
Hockley Road. A bit north of Orangeville on Hwy 10, Hockley Road runs west as it twists its' way over to Airport Road.
Caledon Drive. Take Airport Road north to Hockley Road. Turn east on Hockley Road to Highway 10. Then head south through Orangeville to either or both of The Forks of the Credit Road and/or the Escarpment Road to explore the beautiful fall colours of the region.

Fall Colours