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Valley Explore
WalkExplore the Ottawa Valley on foot. This guide offers walking trails through hamlets, towns and...
BikeThe Ottawa Valley offers excellent biking opportunities for the beginner and the sports enthusiast....
DriveThe following tours, designed for the independent traveller via car or bike, will escort you along...
XC SkiThe Ottawa Valley has a variety excellent cross-country trails for various skill levels. This guide...
CanoeThe Ottawa Valley offers a variety of interesting paddling excursions suitable for various skill...
WaterfallsWaterfalls, large and thunderous or sleek and elegant, are fascinating natural formations. The...

ValleyExplore.com is an online guide to walking, biking, driving, cross-country skiing, canoeing and waterfalls in the Ottawa Valley, Ontario. The guides provide information, maps, and photographs in an easy to navigate format to connect you to the numerous beautiful locations in the Ottawa Valley.

Explore rivers, valleys, highlands, roadways, trails and the many picturesque rural hamlets, villages and towns.
 

Walk
Explore the Ottawa Valley on foot. This guide offers walking trails through hamlets, towns and cities, along scenic country roads and under the canopy of old growth forests.
Kiwanis WayGillies Grove
Eastern Pines TrailsAlice
Opeongo Road - Lake ClearWestmeath
Renfrew Millennium TrailMount Martin - Quebec
JewellvillePetawawa Millennium Trail
Bike
The Ottawa Valley offers excellent biking opportunities for the beginner and the sports enthusiast. Whether you are looking for a paved road with little traffic, or a mountain bike trail that takes you to nowhere and back, you can find it all here.
Brudenell - Quadeville - LetterkennyForest Lea Trails
Calabogie - Wabun LakeAllumette Island
Eganville - DouglasCobden - Foresters Falls - Mineview
Burnstown - StewartvilleBonnechere Tour
Minnesing Mountain Bike TrailArnprior - Burnstown - White Lake
Drive
The following tours, designed for the independent traveller via car or bike, will escort you along our country roads and scenic shorelines. Each route could be covered in one day of driving, but slow the pace and stretch your trip over several days. Some routes overlap so feel free to mix and match.
Switchbacks and ShorelinesUp the Mighty Ottawa
The Historic Opeongo LineA Trail of Two Rivers
Friends and Neighbours
XC Ski
The Ottawa Valley has a variety excellent cross-country trails for various skill levels. This guide provides you with information on groomed maintained trails and back-country ungroomed trails. Cross-country skiing is a fine way to beat cabin fever and enjoy Renfrew County's white winters.
Silver Spoon TrailsForest Lea Trails
MinnesingPetawawa Research Forest
Canoe
The Ottawa Valley offers a variety of interesting paddling excursions suitable for various skill levels. This guide provides you with information on flat-water canoe day trips. Travel by water and experience Renfrew County's rugged natural beauty, swirling rapids, steep rock cliffs and brilliant wildlife.
Grants CreekSnake River
Corry LakeBlack Bay
Muskrat RiverMadawaska River
Barron CanyonMcManus to Whitson Lake
Waterfalls
Waterfalls, large and thunderous or sleek and elegant, are fascinating natural formations. The cascading waterfalls of the Ottawa Valley are a great place to stop and take a break while enjoying the sights and sounds of crashing water.
Fourth Chute, BonnechereHigh Falls
Foresters FallsDowntown Renfrew, Bonnechere