Hiking.
Ferris Provincial Park's gorge-edge trails sit on 198 hectares of the Trent River corridor below Ranney Falls, with the Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge crossing the river to Old Mill Park in Campbellford. The park carries about 10 km of trails inside the day-use boundary, and the Trans Canada Trail's Trent Hills segment along the rail corridor between Hastings and Campbellford adds an easy flat-grade option a short drive north of the gorge.
The brief.
Ferris Provincial Park is day-use only — the gates open seasonally and a vehicle permit is required at the entrance. Most trails are mixed-grade earth and stone with one bridge crossing across the gorge to Old Mill Park, so the loop options range from short waterfront walks to longer gorge-edge routes.
The Trans Canada Trail segment is a flat former rail-trail surface with no fees and no gates, suited to all-season use; the Trent Hills section between Hastings and Campbellford is the easiest access. Late May through October is the easiest hiking window; the gorge holds early-spring and late-fall conditions longer than the surrounding farmland.
3. places.
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Ferris Provincial Park trails
About 10 km of trails on 198 hectares along the Trent River gorge below Ranney Falls; day-use only, vehicle permit required at the gate.
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Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge / Old Mill Park
Pedestrian crossing of the Trent below Ranney Falls connecting Old Mill Park in Campbellford to Ferris Provincial Park; municipal park access on the Campbellford side.
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Trans Canada Trail — Hastings to Campbellford segment
Former rail corridor following the Trent River; flat, accessible, four-season.
Today's read.
Cold but firm — winter-ready conditions · light winds · clean air.