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Profiles:
Kingston - www.tourism.kingstoncanada.com
RouteKingston offers museums, historic military landmarks, and a vibrant
downtown filled with great pubs and restaurants. For those seeking
nature in the city, there are over 500 hectares of forest, fields
and wetlands to explore in two Conservation Areas accessible from
the proposed Waterfront Trail in Kingston.
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 Breakwater Park - Kingston |
- Primarily on-road through Kingston.
- Many waterfront parks are for pedestrian use only.
- In some places King St. is narrow and busy.
- Steep hill leading to Fort Henry (one of the steepest along the Trail).
- East of the downtown core, the Trail runs along the paved shoulder
of Old HWY 2.
- Outside of downtown area, there are few stores and services available.
McLachlan Woodworking Museum has washrooms and sells drinks and refreshments.
Main Access Points (with parking)
- Lake Ontario Park - King St. east of Marshlands Conservation Area
- Confederation Park - Downtown Kingston
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Local Maps
Kingston appears on the following Waterfront Trail maps:
- Section 6 - Kingston to Brockville (wt-zone6.pdf)
- Map 6-1 Collins Bay (wt-6_01.pdf)
- Map 6-2 Kingston West (wt-6_02.pdf)
- Map 6-3 Downtown Kingston (wt-6_03.pdf)
- Map 6-4 Fort Henry (wt-6_04.pdf)
- Map 6-5 Treasure Island (wt-6_05.pdf)
- Map 6-6 Pitts Ferry (wt-6_06.pdf)
Waterfront Trail routes appear on MapArt's Kingston Trenton Belleville 1:25 000 scale fold map, as well as other MapArt publications. These maps are widely available through local retailers, or online at www.mapart.com
The city of Kingston provides a map at http://www.cityofkingston.ca/maps.asp
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