Guelph Trail Master Plan

Guelph Trail Master Plan

The Guelph Trail Master Plan (GTMP) is a Council-approved strategy that guides how we plan, design, fund, build and maintain Guelph’s trail system.

Trails are essential to everyday life for recreation, health and mobility. The Guelph Trail Master Plan supports and develops an inclusive, connected, sustainable trail network that offers diverse experiences, fosters an active and healthy lifestyle and showcases Guelph’s natural and cultural assets for all.

There are five key themes guiding our work to achieve this goal:

  • Complete – well-connected community
  • Inform – easy to use and navigate
  • Protect – what is valuable
  • Celebrate – our unique community
  • Manage – an effective, fiscally responsible and trusted local government

Our plan for the next 10 years

Thirteen goals support our vision for the next 10 years and reflect four out of five of the City’s Strategic Plan priorities.

Staff will implement twenty-six recommendations and actions

Sustaining our future
  • Protect our natural heritage system and cultural heritage assets.
Navigating our future
  • Create a complete network of trails.
  • Develop trails to support active transportation.
  • Improve navigation of our trail network.
  • Enhance sense of security and manage risk.
  • Improve comfort for trail users.
Working together for our future
  • Provide easily accessible information about trails.
  • Work together with our community.
  • Enhance management of and use of data in decision-making.
Building our future
  • Create a complete network of trails.
  • Develop trails to support active transportation.
  • Improve navigation of our trail network.
  • Enhance sense of security and manage risk.
  • Improve comfort for trail users.

Creating new trails

The GTMP offers a way for us to plan and build new trails and connections.

Review a map of proposed trails

Separate studies and construction drawings will be developed to determine the precise locations of future trails and their infrastructure designs.

Resources and maps