Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area: winter trails near London
Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area manages 19.9 km of snowshoe trail in the Ontario Trail Network, across 7 named trails. The trails lie around London.
Trail conditions and fees: www.hullettmarsh.com
Open the full Ontario Crown land map
Trails
| Trail | Length | Winter use | Also open to |
|---|---|---|---|
|
River Walk - Orange Trail Access also at the end of Sanctuary Line |
7.6 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking |
|
White Trail The White trail provides an excellent opportunity to witness the forest and meadow ecosystems and how they inter-relate. The trail is also close to agricultural field, fallow field, lush ferns, wooded area, and ponds. Take a moment to examine the wil |
5.9 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking |
|
Sugar Bush Trail System - Green Trail The trail winds its way through stands dominated by Sugar Maple, White Ash and American Beech, with components of Black Cherry, American Basswood and Eastern Hemlock and Alternate-leaved Dogwood. Numerous birds can be spotted on the ground, and in th |
2.3 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking |
|
Gold Trail The trail has woodlands providing good shade for walking and has good opportunities for wildlife viewing. On this trail you can see raptors (hawks) nests and wood duck boxes. See a beaver dam at the 'Beaver Pond'. This trail not only runs through the |
1.9 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking |
|
Brown Trail The trail features both meadow, edge, and forest habitats holding a variety of plants and animals in each. A birdwatcher's paradise! Birds of the fields and meadows are prevelant here as Bobolink, plus Field and Song Sparrows are very visible. In mig |
1.4 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking |
|
Yellow Trail The Yellow trail is 0.4 km and it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk. The level of difficulty is 2. This trail is a little extension of the Green trail and makes for a nice loop through the sugar bush, which in total makes it about a 30-40 minute trek |
0.5 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking |
|
Purple Trail The purple trail can be used to create alternative loops. Hikers will find Eastern Hemlock trees along this trail. It is a long-lived tree which unlike many species grows well in shade. On this trail one will come across beech trees whose trunk resem |
0.3 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking |
"Winter use" is what Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area permits on the trail, not a grooming report: check the organization before you go. Lengths are from the Ontario Trail Network.
Surveyed lakes within 25 km
Campgrounds within 40 km
Most private campgrounds close for winter; call ahead. Winter camping on Crown land is covered in our winter camping guide.
- Shelter Valley Campground — Clinton, 14 km
- Auburn Riverside Retreat — Auburn, 17 km
- Lighthouse Cove Tent & Trailer Park (The) — Bayfield, 19 km
- Bluewater Golf Course & Campground — Bayfield, 19 km
- Paul Bunyan Lake Front Resort — Bayfield, 20 km
- Maitland Valley Marina & Resort Park — Goderich, 23 km
Other trail networks within 60 km
Source: Ontario Trail Network trail segments, Land Information Ontario (Open Government Licence – Ontario), updated December 2023. Trail names, uses and descriptions are as supplied by Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area to the network.