Cycling.
The Cypher Systems Group Greenway carries 50 km of former CASO rail trail south from Oldcastle on Windsor's south edge through Essex County toward Ruthven and Leamington — a Trans Canada Trail segment under Essex Region Conservation Authority. Inside the city, the paved Riverfront Trail and the roughly 6 km Ganatchio Trail connect into the Little River Pathway for an east-side urban-river network.
The brief.
The Cypher Systems Group Greenway (formerly the Chrysler Canada Greenway) starts at Oldcastle on Windsor's south edge and runs 50 km south through Essex County toward Ruthven and Leamington along the abandoned CASO corridor; it forms part of the Trans Canada Trail and is managed by ERCA. Inside the City of Windsor, the Riverfront Trail follows the Detroit River along the Riverfront Park system, the Ganatchio Trail carries roughly 6 km of paved cycling on Windsor's east side from Riverside Drive to Lakeview Park, and the Little River Pathway adds a sheltered urban-river segment between them.
Best season is April through October; the Riverfront and downtown segments stay accessible into shoulder season.
4. places.
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Cypher Systems Group Greenway
50 km former CASO rail trail from Oldcastle (south Windsor) through Essex County toward Ruthven and Leamington; Trans Canada Trail; ERCA-managed.
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Ganatchio Trail
~6 km paved waterfront/riverside path on Windsor's east side from Riverside Drive to Lakeview Park.
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Little River Pathway
Paved riverside trail in east Windsor connecting Ganatchio to inland neighbourhoods.
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Riverfront Trail
Paved cycling along the 5+ km Riverfront Park system from the Ambassador Bridge east to Hiram Walker.
Today's read.
Cool but comfortable for layered effort · light winds · clean air.
By the book.
- 01The Cypher Systems Group Greenway is managed by Essex Region Conservation Authority under standard ERCA trail rules; the corridor crosses several at-grade roads inside Windsor and county boundaries.Source ↗
- 02City of Windsor trails (Riverfront, Ganatchio, Little River) are non-motorized; surface and access vary by section.Source ↗