Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)
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- F1°-8°66
- M6°-4°69
- A13°3°81
- M19°9°87
- J25°15°84
- J27°18°98
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- S22°14°92
- O15°8°77
- N8°2°89
- D2°-4°71
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 31 km (19 mi) long, Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail is a regional hiking route in Ontario, Canada. It lies about 6.2 km northeast of Ancaster. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 31 km · 19 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 6.2 km NE of Ancaster (Hamilton, Ontario) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Operator (OSM)
- Hamilton Conservation Authority, Grand River Conservation Authority
- From / to
- Ewen Road, Hamilton → Jaycees Park, Brantford
- Route centre
- 43.1980, -80.0760
- Route start
- 43.2563, -79.9318
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 13871788
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.