the friendship trail

You can walk or ride your bike all the way from Port Colborne to Fort Erie east or north of Welland. Great hiking trail.

We found the friendship trail rather boring. Riding through farmers fields for the most part. Thought we would be riding along the Lake Erie shoreline. We were quite disappointed.

This is a fantastic trail that I bike on frequently. The entire trail is paved and in great condition. It's quite scenic and works its way through much of rural Niagara. Watch out for the safety posts at road crossings that sometimes require a dismount and walk around.This year's goal is to ride the north half from Welland, south to Port Colborne, west to Fort Erie and north to Niagara Falls!

The Friendship trail is only a section of the entire trail across Canada. Each community added their own section(s). So, if there are any maps available(?) you would probably be able to map a route across the country. I love our section that mainly runs from Ft. Erie, ON. (on the border of the USA across from Buffalo, NY) into Port Colborne. You can walk, ride bicycles & it is wheelchair friendly. I love it in all seasons, including winter! I use it almost daily all year round. You can go for long walks/rides or short ones. There are many main roads it crosses (approx. a mile apart) where you can get on or off at any time.

My wife & I enjoy going 4 walks. Walking on the Friendship Trail has great scenery and most people you meet are very kind & polite. Technically my wife walks & I roll my self around in my wheelchair. The trail is very smooth, & is Completely Handicapped Accessible. It's Also Wheelchair Friendly.

The Friendship Trail runs from Port Colborne to Fort Erie, and is part of the Niagara Circle Route. This section follows an old railroad right of way. It is far from the nearest parallel road and traffic is inaudible. It is well treed on both sides, giving a feeling of biking through the woods.Services are available in Port Colborne, Ridgeway and Fort Erie. There is a chip wagon right adjacent to the trail where it crosses Sherkston Road, open in the summer. One-way is about 25 km.

Enjoyed this portion of the route from Fort Erie to Port Colborne. Flat ride, well marked, often protected by surrounding natural vegetation and constantly changing scenery. Highly recommend doing the Circle. Lots of places of interest on the way.

Trail is excellent ... newly paved and smooth. Well covered with trees but quite a bit of a boring ride ... not along the lake so there are no views whatsoever ... you are just riding through trees.

The trail meanders thru farmland and wooded areas between Fort Erie and Port Colborne. It offers a pleasant ride through residential communities and farmland. Queen's park offers a nice place for a picnic as you overlook the waterfront. Ridgeway offers pleasant coffee shops and "Nice Dreams" ice cream. Prot Colborne offers a view of the canal system and my favorite; the Minior Fisheries.

We did the entire circle. This part of the trail was well maintained, but it could use more facilities. We had been warned that there not a lot so it wasn't an issue for us.

We enjoyed the ride, smooth trail, pretty flat, stretching from Port Colborne to Fort Erie. With side wind, it was just perfect.

Great trail with places to sit and well marked with signs and road barriers. Very nice. Can go from Port colborne to Fort Erie