

Niagara Glen
Hiking trail · Niagara Falls, ON
No ticket needed. Pay-and-display parking on site. Nature Centre is seasonal; a bouldering permit is required for all climbers in the Glen.
About 4 km of trails down in the Niagara Gorge through old-growth Carolinian forest
Why go to Niagara Glen
The Niagara Glen sits in the Niagara Gorge at 3050 Niagara Parkway in Niagara Falls, where Niagara Parks maintains about four kilometres of hiking trails. Visitors walk down about 80 stairs into the gorge and follow paths through one of Niagara's last pockets of old-growth Carolinian forest, past large boulders beside the Niagara River.
Niagara Parks rates most of the trails as moderate, and entry to the trails is free. Pay-and-display parking is on site, climbers need a permit to boulder in the Glen, and a free self-guided audio tour called Rekindling All Our Relations shares Indigenous connections to the landscape.
Did you know?
- Niagara Parks says the Glen is one of Niagara's last pockets of old-growth Carolinian forest.source ↗
- Niagara Parks describes the landscape as shaped by over 400 million years of geological history.source ↗
- A free self-guided audio tour, Rekindling All Our Relations, explores Indigenous peoples' cultural and spiritual connections to the Glen.source ↗
In the press
How to get there
Nearest airports
- YTZ
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
127 km · just over 1.5 hours to Niagara Falls source ↗
- Porter
- Air Canada
Shuttles, ferries and seaplanes
- Air Canada's motorcoach from Toronto Pearson to Niagara District Airport and the Marriott on the Falls, three round trips a day.source ↗
Typical fares
- Air Canada · Vancouver to Toronto (YTO)Fares from $217 seen on Oct 31, 2026 · one-wayairline ↗
- Air Canada · Calgary to Toronto (YTO)Fares from $208 seen on Oct 31, 2026 · one-wayairline ↗
- WestJet · Vancouver to Toronto (YTO)Fares from $190 seen on Oct 31, 2026 · one-wayairline ↗
Fares change daily; check the airline.
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