John McCutcheon Way with Trestle Bridge (The Great Trail)

(Trestle Bridge Trail)

Length: 2.5 KM

Difficulty: Easy

Activities: Cycling Dog Walking Hiking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Walking/Running X-Country Skiing

Surface: Gravel

Entrance Location(s) & Parking Info: Park at the York Durham Heritage Railway on Railway Street and truly experience the history of the Train, the Trestle and the Witches hat. Follow the Trans Canada Trail and Trestle Bridge signs to the entrance of John McCutcheon Way.
Alternately, park at Herrema Soccer Fields at 85 Herrema Blvd and follow the Barton Trail to access John McCutcheon Way/The Great Trail.

The Trestle bridge was originally built in 1872 by the Toronto-Nipissing Railway.

Today, Trail users can safely cross the Uxbridge Trestle Bridge, which at one time carried the weight of trains transporting wood and grain from northern Ontario to Toronto. When Trail users continue on along the Barton Trail, which was once rail-bed, they walk in the footsteps of railroad workers and settlers who made Uxbridge a major railroad hub over a hundred years ago.

The trail is name after a dedicated resident, John McCutcheon, who in collaboration with Trans Canada Trail Pan Am / Parapan Am Legacy funds, restored the bridge.