The Twelve Trail follows the Twelve Mile Creek, which Laura Secord crossed twice and followed for a good deal of her trek from Queenston to Decew House. The Laura Secord Legacy Trail now follows her approximate route.

The Twelve Trail is a somewhat rough, predominantly earth-surfaced trail that follows the east bank of the Twelve Mile Creek. It runs all the way from St. Paul Crescent in Downtown St. Catharines, under the Grand Trunk Railway and Glenridge Avenue bridges, then meets up with the Niagara Escarpment, rising to meet the Bruce Trail at the northwestern corner of Brock University's escarpment property. The total length of the trail is about 5.5 kilometers.

This trail was completed in 1984 by Brock University students. It was an Environment 2000 Project supported by Environment Canada, Brock University, and various other local, provincial, and national agencies.

From Toronto:

1. Take QEW toward Niagara/East Hamilton/Fort Erie
2. Drive 51.5 km then take the exit onto ON-406 S toward Thorold/Welland/Port Colborne
3. After 9.5 km take the Regional Road 89/Glendale Avenue exit
4. Turn right onto Glendale Ave/Regional Rd 89
5. Drive 1.5 km the turn left onto Glenridge Ave
6. Turn right onto Lockhart Dr
6. After 1.5 km continue onto Power House Dam 1 Rd/Trail Race Rd

Trail entrance will be on the right. There is parking space available off Old Glendale Rd 2.4 km up from the trail terminus.

From Niagara:

1. Head north on Queen Elizabeth Way toward Toronto
2. After 3.8 km take exit 32 for Thorold Stone Road/Regional Road 57 toward Thorold
3. Turn left onto Thorold Stone Road
4. Continue onto ON-58 N (signs for Thorold/Ontario 406)
5. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Regional Road 71/Saint David's Road
6. Turn left onto St David's Rd/Regional Road 71
7. Turn right onto Glenridge Ave
8. Drive 1.4 km then turn left onto Lockhart Dr
9. Continue onto Power House Dam 1 Rd/Trail Race Rd

Trail entrance will be on the right. There is parking space available off Old Glendale Rd 2.4 km up from the trail terminus.

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Rough Sections

Power House Dam 1 Rd
L2T 3N3 Municipality St. Catharines

Joins Participark Trail via pedestrian bridge over 12 Mile Creek just north of Glendale Avenue.

At its northern end, it links to the Merritt Trail at St. Paul Crescent.

At its southern end, it rises up the escarpment and links to the Bruce Trail at the north-western corner of Brock University's campus property.