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Cranberry Trails

Farm Access:

There is no charge for parking or to come to the farm. If you want to venture beyond the buildings to explore some of our 350 acres (in designated areas) you’ll need a trail pass.

Trail Information:

picture of trail head sign at johnston's cranberry marsh with green leaves all around

  • Open from spring melt to first snows
  • Over 10 km of awesome!
  • 27 acres of cranberries
  • THREE self-guided tours
  • THREE geocaches
  • Blueberry Hill, Bog Monster, tree carvings, sugar bush, ponds, waterways, picnic areas, scenic views

Cost:

Adults: $5
Kids 12 and under: $3   
Kids 3 and under: free
   
Adult Seasons’ Pass: $20
Kids Seasons’ Pass: $15

Trail Descriptions:

CRANBERRY TRAIL

family with their dog hiking around johnston's old marsh with burgundy cranberry vines and fall trees in the background

ORVILLE LAKE NATURE TRAIL

beaver fact sign overlooking a beaver meadow

  • 2.5 km, Moderate
  • Eco Tour – 25 signs explaining unique ecological features
  • Hidden pictographs
  • Picnic site on scenic outlook
  • Orville Lake Geocache co-ordinates: N 45° 03.002 W 079° 38.450

SANDSMEN TRAIL

huge crouched metal sculpture overlooking a cranberry bog

  • 1.2 km, Easy
  • Walk around the cranberry beds Orville Johnston planted in the 1960’s while playing with The Sandsmen
  • check out the Bog Monster
  • Stroller friendly (gravel surface)

MEDORA CREEK TRAIL

couple hiking along a dike with a blue pond reflecting clouds in the foreground

  • 3.1 km, Moderate
  • Planted with our early ripening varieties
  • Cranberry Bog side trail to wild cranberries & iWetlands research site

PIONEER TRAIL

SUPERBERRY TRAIL

great blue heron beside a cranberry bog

  • 7.5 km, Advanced
  • Combine four trails for a beautiful, long hike in a single loop

Kids’ Activities:

With the purchase of a trail pass, kids can borrow a net to go critter catching. They’ll also get a puzzle sheet that they’ll collect letters from our self-guided kids’ tour signs to solve.

Other Trails & Info:

Things to Try While You’re Here:

  • Bog To Bottle Discovery (guided tour & tutored wine tasting – a Canadian Signature Experience!)
    • tours daily at 11, 1 & 3
  • Savour Wine & Cheese on the scenic patio
  • Shop in our locally inspired Wine and Cuisine store