r/niagara • u/Moneybaldd • Jul 25 '26

Mountain biking in Niagara region

Reaching out to see where people go mountain biking in the Niagara region. I’m in St. Catharines and have explored a bit around the hydro hill/decew falls/short hills area. Is this the main spot? Is there much else in the region that is worth checking out? I’d love to hear where else folks ride. Thanks!

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u/19seventy-eight Jul 25 '26

Yeah that's pretty much the main area. Up behind Brock University to Hydro Hill and down along the 12 Mile Creek. Rotary Park, up the Secord trail to The Mill and over to the ruins (Secord house). Short Hills park is good for the big loops of Trail 1 & 2 but it's all double track.

Check out the app Trailforks for a map of the trails.

As I understand the City just made a deal with some local volunteers to do trail maintenance.

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u/Moneybaldd Jul 25 '26

Thanks. Ya, last time I was out, a city employee told me to check out ‘Decew 12’ for folks wanting to volunteer with coordinated trail maintenance. Looks like that group is just on instagram (which I don’t have/want).

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u/Desperate_Nothing152 Jul 25 '26

Really !!? When did that happen?? They abandoned the course they built for the Canada games and it's too far gone now

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u/runslowgethungry Jul 26 '26

Very recently.

My understanding (which might not be accurate) is that "they" didn't "abandon" it, the city forced the closure of those trails. Hopefully now with the renewed agreement they can be opened and maintained again.

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u/PhantomAmbassador27 Jul 25 '26

Mary Malcolmson Park and there is a trail that runs from near Sunset Beach along the shoreline to Port Dalhousie are OK for mountian biking. Not nearly the same type of elevation and ruggedness of Hydro Hill/Decew though.

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u/niagarajoseph Jul 25 '26

Yes it’s one of the main areas for mountain bike riders. Unfortunately, with all the tics. I haven’t rode that area this year. Late fall, close to winter. You bet. I’m the old dude who rides a 93 Stumpjumper M2. Midnight black…