Toronto plans to connect two major trails with a new missing link

Toronto is one step closer to creating a major new trail connection that will make it easier to explore some of the city's biggest green spaces. 

The City is moving forward with plans to connect the Loop Trail to The Meadoway, filling in a major gap in Toronto's growing network of ravine and multi-use trails. On July 15, the Infrastructure and Environment Committee reviewed a report from the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry, outlining options and considerations for creating the future trail link.

The project is part of Toronto's larger Ravine Strategy, which aims to create a more connected network of trails, parks, and natural spaces across the city. Eventually, the goal is to link Rouge National Urban Park, the Loop Trail and the 16-kilometre route The Meadoway in one continuous route.

Currently, the Loop Trail is a massive 80-kilometre multi-use route linking Toronto's major trail systems, including the Don and Humber ravines, the Finch Hydro Corridor, the Martin Goodman Trail, and the Beltline Trail. But there is nothing yet connecting the Loop Trail to The Meadoway, which currently ends at Eglinton Avenue East. 

Map of the current Loop Trail and The Meadoway Photo: City of Toronto

Work on the connection is already underway through a partnership between the City of Toronto, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), and community partners. New sections of trail are set to open in summer 2026, with the full connection expected to be completed by the end of 2027. 

Photo: City of Toronto

There have been many changes to Toronto parks as of late. Earlier this week, the City and the TRCA opened the long-awaited Phase 1 of the East Don Trail, closing one of the biggest missing links in the trail network and ravine system.

Meanwhile, Toronto is moving ahead with an Indigenous-led process to give the Lower Don park and trail network a new name by 2027.

The once-in-a-generation Biidaasige Park recently announced it is expanding with a curated art trail, waterfront promenade, and more lookout points by late July 2026.