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Lambton Shores (Grand Bend)

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Lambton Shores is home to two very popular summer destinations: Grand Bend and the Pinery Provincial Parks. On the shores of Lake Huron, Grand Bend is a beach community with a bustling main street brimming with shopping, restaurants and patios. With close to 50 km of glorious Blue Flag beach and sandy lake bottoms, this is one of the best places to enjoy Lake Huron. Loads of accommodation choices available including camping but book ahead since it is a popular destination.

The Trail meanders into the neighbourhood of Port Franks along quiet roads lined with Carolinian forest. Just north of Port Franks on HWY 21 you find Grog’s a favourite eatery for locals and visitors.

Located about 10 km southwest of Grand Bend, Pinery Povincial Park is the largest protected forest in southwestern Ontario and is a host to over 757 plant, 325 bird and 60 butterfly species. Enjoy over 6000 acres of Ontario’s most beautiful scenery with opportunities for swimming, canoeing, kayaking, hydrobiking, camping, fishing and cycling. The canopy of Oak Savanna woodland breaks into undulating sand dunes and stretches of beautiful beach along Lake Huron. Tent camping and yurts available. National Geographic ranked it among the top ten places to see a sunset and a great year-round destination.

Heritage enthusiasts should check out the Lambton Shores Heritage Museum, which is right on the Trail.

Hikers should visit Lambton Shores Nature Trails for a variety of nature hikes in the area. http://www.lsntblazers.com/trails.html

Lambton Shores Gap

The Lambton Shores Waterfront Trail uses a mix of residential streets and the Grand Bend Rotary Trail, a dedicated path that connects the Pinery Provincial Park to Grand Bend. It currently has two gaps in the route where HWY 21 is the only through way. Highway 21 is a provincial roadway posted as 80km/hr with little to no shoulders and high volumes of traffic during summer months. In its current state, the HWY cannot be signed as the Waterfront Trail; we continue to work with the Ministry of Transportation to find a suitable way to close the gap.

In the meantime, we have worked with Lambton Shores to identify a route to detour around the HWY 21 gaps. The unsigned route is marked in brown on Map 30. The alternate route is 21 kms and uses gravel roads (16 km) and paved regional roads (5 km) travelling by farm fields. During some times of the year, the gravel routes may be quite soft to cycle on.

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Lambton Shores

Trail Attributes

Lambton Shores Trail is a combination of:

County roads with shoulders in place in most cases (8 km)

Neighbourhood roads (16 km)

Trail from Pinery into Grand Bend (10 km)

2 significant gaps described below. Work continues with MTO to secure paved shoulders or an extension of the Grand Bend Rotary Trail to Port Franks.

Local Maps and ConnectionsStaging AreasAmenities and TransitHelpful Links

Connections

Trans-Canada Trail – The Trans Canada Trail network stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, forming the largest trail network in the world. The Lake Huron North Channel section of the Trail is designated as Trans Canada Trail.

Pinery Provincial Park has beautiful nature trails and hosts programs for the whole family. Check out their website www.pinerypark.on.ca

Lambton County Trails- http://www.lambtoncountytrails.com/Pages/Default.aspx – for information on over 100 km of trails and footpaths in Lambton County. Includes information on cycling and walking clubs and programs, projects and other suggested routes. A great resource!

Lambton County Trails Map- http://www.lambtononline.ca/home/visitinghere/Trails/Documents/Trails%20Map.pdf

Lambton Shores Nature Trails (nature hikes). http://www.lsntblazers.com/trails.html

Community Links

lambtonshores.ca

Staging Areas

Pinery Provincial Park: 9526 Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend N0M 1T0.  Camping and roofed accommodation (yurts and cabins) available in the park.

Ausable River Cut Conservation Area: 9984 Northville Crescent, Port Franks

For a list of available parking in Grand Bend, visit their website www.GrandBend.com Note when you pay for parking in Grand Bend, you are supporting local community fund-raising campaigns!

Amenities

  • Accommodations, Campground
  • Accommodations, Roofed
  • Beaches
  • Groceries
  • Hospital
  • LCBO (Includes Breweries and Wineries)
  • Marinas
  • Museums
  • Outfitters
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping Areas
  • Tourist Information
  • Washrooms
  • WIFI
  • Winter Maintenance

Transit

VIA Rail – National Passenger Rail service. There are Via stations in Sarnia and Windsor. Bike racks are available on all trains equipped with baggage cars.

www.viarail.ca

Air Travel – The closest airport is located in Sarnia
Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport
1500 Airport Rd., Sarnia, ON,  N7W 1B6

Helpful Links

Municipal Tourism Information

  • Grand Bend: http://www.grandbendtourism.com/ Lists accommodations, events and attractions in Grand Bend.

Regional Tourism Organization:

  • Lambton Online – http://www.lambtononline.ca/home/visitinghere/tsl/Pages/default.aspx
  • Tourism Lambton – http://www.tourismsarnialambton.com/communities/sarnia-point-edward
  • Ontario’s Southwest – http://www.ontariossouthwest.com
  • Ontario By Bike – Cycle Friendly Businesses and Trip Ideas

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