NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISION DESIGNATIONS

GREENBELT, PARKS, TRAILS AND PATHWAYS

A partial list of the NCC Greenbelt areas, parks, trails and pathways and their designations is below. More information regarding NCC lands and their designations is available by following the links provided after the list.

Whether walking in public or on private property, all dog owners should be familiar with all laws, bylaws and regulations pertaining to their dogs, including the National Capital Commission Domestic Animal Regulations, the Ottawa’s Animal Care and Control Bylaws and Ontario’s Dog Owner Liability Act (2005). Owners of dogs that are restricted under the Provincial Dog Owners’ Liability Act should also be familiar with the new Pit Bull Controls.

Dog owners have a legal and moral obligation to keep their dogs under control at all timesfor the safety of the public, other animals, and their own dogs.

NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION LANDS
GREENBELT RECREATONAL PATHWAYS AND TRAILS / ADDRESS OR LOCATION / DESIGNATION
BEAVER TRAIL AND CHIMPMUNK TRAILS / Moodie Drive (P8) / NO DOGS ALLOWED
BRUCE PIT / Cedarview Road (between Hunt Club and Baseline Road) / LEASH FREE *
CONROY PIT / Conroy Road (south of Hunt Club Road) / LEASH FREE *
DEWBERRY TRAIL / Dolman Ridge Road (P20) / NO DOGS ALLOWED
JACK PINE TRIAL / Moodie Drive (P9) / NO DOGS ALLOWED
GATINEAUPARK (most trails) / Gatineau Park, Quebec / DOGS ON LEASH * *
GREENBELT PATHWAY (Trans Canada Trail) / South from Watts Creek Pathway to Robertson Road / DOGS ON LEASH *
South from ShirleysBay to Watts Creek pathway
South of the Ottawa River Parkway to Innes
GREENBELT (most trails) / Ottawa, Ontario / DOGS ON LEASH **
NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION LANDS
GREENBELT RECREATONAL PATHWAYS AND TRAILS / ADDRESS OR LOCATION / DESIGNATION
GREEN’S CREEK / Trail #2 60 to 63 / DOGS ON LEASH * *
LARRIAULT TRAIL / MacKenzie King Estate, Quebec / DOGS ON LEASH *
MER BLEUE TRAILS / Trail#s 50 to 53 / DOGS ON LEASH * *
MER BLEUE BOARDWALK / Ridge Road (P22) / NO DOGS ALLOWED
MUDLAKE / Cassels Street / NO DOGS ALLOWED
NCC URBAN PARKS (most parks) / Ottawa, Ontario / DOGS ON LEASH ***
OLD QUARRY TRAIL / Eagleson Road (P5) / NO DOGS ALLOWED
OTTAWA RIVER PATHWAY / Eastern Segment from Convent Glen (Orleans) to CanotekBusinessPark / DOGS ON LEASH *
PINEHILL / Princess / LEASH FREE *
PINHEY FOREST TRAILS / Trail #s 30 to 33 / DOGS ON LEASH **
PINE GROVE TRAILS / Trail #s 40 to 46 / DOGS ON LEASH **
RIDEAU CANAL SKATEWAY / Queen Elizabeth and Colonel By Parkway / NO DOGS ALLOWED
ROCKCLIFFE - HILLSDALE / Hillsdale and Sandridge / LEASH FREE LEASH *
SARSAPARILLA TRAIL / Richmond Road (P7) / NO DOGS ALLOWED
SHIRLEY’S BAY TRAIL / Trail #10 / DOGS ON LEASH **
STANLEYAVENUEPARK / Stanley Avenue / LEASH FREE *
STONEY SWAMP TRAILS / Trail #s 20 to 29 / DOGS ON LEASH **
SUGARBUSH TRAIL / Chelsea, Quebec / DOGS ON LEASH *
WATTS CREEK PATHWAY / Holly Acres Road West to Corkstown Road / DOGS ON LEASH*
Corkstown Road West to Eagleson / March Road

For more information, see the following:

NCC Domestic Animal Regulations

NCC General Information(includes Greenbelt Trails and Maps, Gatineau Park Trails and Maps)

NCC New Regulations and Leash Free Areas(includes summary of new regulations and maps)

NCC Offences and Fines

NCC Urban Parks

* Year-round

** Access April 15 to November 30 – No access December 1 to April 14

*** Except during scheduled events and festivals