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The new Walk and Roll Peel trails database listing contains extensive infomation on cycling trails in Mississauga. You will also want to explore their online interactive map of Peel that shows all maintained cycling routes.
Here are some bike rides that you may enjoy in the City of Mississauga. These rides are at your own risk and the City of Missississauga or the Mississauga Cycling Advisiory Committee assumes no liability on your behalf in the event that you try one of these rides. Please refer to the Cycling Map for locations.
East Central Mississauga -
Etobicoke Creek, Burnhamthorpe and Applewood Trails
The Applewood Trail which originally went from Eastgate Parkway to Burnhamthorpe Rd was extended to Bloor St. in 2002 and was extended south from Bloor St to Queen Frederica Dr in 2003.
The Applewood Trail also connects to the Burnhamthorpe Trail, which heads east to the Etobicoke Creek Trail and the Lorrir Mitoff Trail, but it also connects to a new trail called the Charlie Martin Trail. This trail is named after a local World War II war veteran. The trail is a road route which takes you from the middle of Applewood Hills Park through quiet side streets to the Etobicoke Creek Trail.
The Etobicoke Creek Trail has been established from Willow Creek Park to Garnetwood Park.
By using these three trails along with the Burnhamthorpe Trail all in Ward 3, you will enjoy the many parks that are in the area.
Erin Mills Area -
Glen Erin Trail & Sawmill Valley Trail Loop
Start at Collegeway just west of Mississauga Road. Collegeway is one block north of Dundas. The entrance to the Glen Erin Trail is on the south side of Collegeway just west of the bridge over the Sawmill Creek.
- Follow the Glen Erin Trail as it meanders through the many parks in Erin Mills.
- North of Burnhamthorpe, cross Folkway and continue to a major trail node.
- Take the branch to the right into Pheasant Run Park.
- Cross under Glen Erin Drive.
- Follow the trail east until it meet the Burnhamthorpe Trail just west of Erin Mills Parkway.
- Take the Burnhamthorpe Trail east crossing under Erin Mills Parkway to Sawmill Valley Drive.
- Go north on Sawmill Valley for a short distance and turn left onto a trail. This is the Sawmill Valley Trail which goes underneath Burnhamthorpe and continues south to Collegway which is where you started.
Most of this route consists of pleasant park pathways and generally uses underpasses to cross major roads. However, there are a few road crossings. Use caution at these. The route is almost entirely off-road, except for the short stretch on Sawmill Valley Drive and the road crossings. The Sawmill Valley trail south of Burnhamthorpe has a gravel surface and sections of this may be treacherous for road bikes with skinny tires or roller blades. However, Mountain Bikes with wide tires should have no problem.
Bike Fridays -
The Last Friday of Every Month
Join other residents in Mississauga by riding your bike to work the last Friday of every month. Do want others to join you? Click here to register your ride and have it posted on this website.
Click here to view registered rides for Bike Fridays.
The Healing Cycle
The Healing Cycle Foundation is running a cycle fundraiser for The Palliative Care Unit at Credit Valley Hospital on September 9, 2007. Visit www.thehealingcycle.ca for details.
Mississauga / Oakville Bicycling, Walking and Activities Group
Intermediate level Bike Rides for Adults 30+ along the Waterfront Trail, a safe, scenic paved trail along Lake Ontario. Our rides will be approximately 25 km long for about 1.5 hrs. at a comfortable speed. Please check out Meetup.com and key in “Mississauga Bicycling” for a link to the scheduled rides. This season we would like to do the Waterfront Trail in sections from Marie Curtis Park to the Hamilton Beach Trail. Well tuned bikes, helmets and bells are mandatory. The group on Meetup is called Mississauga / Oakville Bicycling, Walking and Activities Group.
MS Bike Tours
MS runs several bike rides during the summer to raise money. Contact MS for information on their schedule.
For more information, call 416.967.3038 or 1.800.268.7582, or visit the MS Bike Tour Website. Together, we can connect with a cure for MS.
If you have a ride you would like publicized, please email us and we’ll post it here.
Several clubs, groups, and stores in Mississauga host regularly scheduled rides within the city. This page is a starting point for finding information about these rides, but you should contact the organizer to get up to date details and to make sure that the ride is still being organized.
Road Rides require a suitable road bike. All other rides are suitable for hybrid and mountain bikes. All bikes must have proper lights and reflectors for evening rides. Properly fitted helmets are recommended for all rides; minors are required by Ontario law to wear helmets.
BMX Dirt Jumps
Mississauga has 2 dirt jumping facilities for BMX freestyle cycling. These facilities are unsupervised and users ride at their own risk. Proper safety gear, such as helmets is recommended.
- Clarkson Park
Winston Churchill Boulevard south of Bromsgrove Road on the east side. - Meadowvale Sports Park
Meadowvale Boulevard west of Mississauga Road north of Derry Road.
Mountain Bike: Ellis Leuschner Challenge Park
Location: Off the Culham Trail, North of the 403.
Refer to the City of Mississauga’s Bike Map.
This is a city owned mountain bike skills park opened in 2006 in honour of Ellis Leuschner.
Instructional courses are held by the City of Mississauga and other organizations in the city. Search Mississauga’s Connect2Rec site for “bike” to find current bike activities, classes, and day camps.
Contact us if you run a course that could be featured here.
Cycling to Downtown Mississauga is getting more popular now thanks to the Downtown21 initiative and the growing number of festivals and attractions in the City Centre. With that, there are some formidable routes coming together that make it easier to get to the City Centre.
Here are suggested routes to Downtown from the North, South, West, North-west (Streetsville), and the East or North-east:
Download Routes to the Civic Centre (Microsoft Word version)
Download Routes to the Civic Centre (Acrobat PDF version)
Mississauga bike maps
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