Spurline Trail

The Spurline Trail is a multi-use urban rail with trail which connects the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Its northern trailhead is at the point where the CN Waterloo Spur crosses Laurel Creek; it connects to the Laurel Trail there, and is close to Uptown Waterloo. Its southern trailhead is at Ahrens Street West near its intersection with Breithaupt Street, close to Kitchener station and downtown Kitchener. The trail is 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) long, the entirety of which is paved.[1] For its whole length, the trail runs parallel and to the north of the CN Waterloo Spur, stopping just short of where the Waterloo Spur joins the GO Transit Guelph Subdivision mainline at a junction just east of Kitchener station.

Spurline Trail
Length2.4 km (1.5 mi)
LocationWaterloo and Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Established2016
TrailheadsWaterloo: near Regina Street
Kitchener: Ahrens Street West
Use
  • Walking
  • cycling
Hiking details
SurfaceAsphalt
Right of wayCN Waterloo Spur
Maintained byCity of Kitchener, City of Waterloo

History

The Spurline Trail was established in 2016 through cooperation between regional and municipal governments, as well as Metrolinx, to formalize the existing, informal dirt trail running next to the Waterloo Spur, and to provide infrastructure upgrades such as lighting and a paved surface.

In 2019, the City of Waterloo approved an additional trail improvement: a pedestrian island to be constructed in the middle of Union Street, in order to improve safety at the trail crossing point.[2]

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See also

References
  1. Jackson, James (20 April 2016). "Waterloo Spur Line trail makes its debut". Waterloo Region Record.
  2. "Waterloo approves pedestrian island at Spurline Trail and Union Street crossing". 26 March 2019.

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