Another little gem I came across on finding places to hike around Toronto is the Nashville Conservation in Vaughan, under an hour from Toronto. Situated on the Humber River, the conservation seem to be taken over by the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority (TRCA) from, what appears to be, formerly Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association (HVHTA). There are several entrances to this park, but I chose, probably, the most popular one, as there were several cars.

There were maps around online I consulted. These two map, are the most comprehensive I’ve come to seeing. One provided by Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association (HVHTA) and the other from the trail head. However, after I started into the trail, it appears many of the trails are closed, at the time of writing (summer 2020), as TRCA is making changes.

As for the trail itself, as many of the trails were closed off with signs and barriers, we respected the signs and decided to not pursue. However, the trail does take you through forested and meadow areas, after crossing a beautiful old bridge, with tons of character. Apparently this bridge was last used in 1970’s and was abandoned. Read more on it here.

There’s not a lot of entrances to the Humber River, that I found, either sandbars or otherwise. However, there a lot of nice side trails that take you into more forested areas to wander and trample around. It would seem a section of it had be rehabilitated with predominantly pine trees, though, wish it were a better mix of various types of trees to increase ecosystem resilience

This is a very nice relaxing trail and I would suggest the Nashville Conservation would be suitable for a nice stroll with an old puppers. If you enjoyed Nashville Conservation, you like Greenwood Conservation!