Greenbelt (Ottawa) - Places of Interest

Places of Interest

Places of interest within the Greenbelt are from east to west:

• Green's Creek Conservation Area – a nature reserve of a small tributary of the Ottawa River, cutting through a lush clay valley.
• Hornets Nest soccer fields – 11 soccer fields and an air-supported dome for indoor soccer.
• Pine View Golf Course – 36-hole public course
• Mer Bleue Conservation Area – 33 km² sphagnum peat bog. There are some 20 km of walking trails, including a 1.2 km boardwalk, through a remarkable boreal-like ecosystem normally not found this far south. Stunted black spruce, tamarack, together with bog rosemary, blueberry, and cottongrass, are some of the unusual species that have adapted to the acidic waters of the bog. The Mer Bleue bog (French for Blue Sea) got its name from the autumn morning fogs that make it appear as a blue sea.
• Pine Grove Forest – 12 km² of mixed-use forest for hiking, wildlife reserve, and forestry.
• Conroy Pit – a 1.1 km² site on a former sand/gravel pit off Conroy Road near Hunt Club Road, now used primarily as an off-leash dog park and for tobogganing in the winter. It has several kilometres of urban forest trails and wide open areas. The north end of the pit features a large toboggan hill.
• Macdonald-Cartier International Airport – Ottawa's main airport for domestic, international, and general aviation.
• Agriculture Canada Research Farms – 17 km² site for research in animal disease prevention and treatment.
• The Log Farm – a restored homestead from 1857, with guided tours.
• Bruce Pit – a second former sand/gravel pit off Cedarview Road between Hunt Club Road and Baseline Road. It is now used as an off-leash dog park, and has a cross-country trail system and a toboggan hill.
• Lime Kiln (Trail) – Trail to remains of 19th-century Flood industrial lime kiln.
• Stony Swamp Conservation Area – 20 km² of provincially significant wetland. It is also the largest forested area within the Greenbelt and is popular for hiking and outdoor recreation. It is also the study area for the Macoun Field Club.
• National Capital Equestrian Park
• Ottawa Municipal Campground – public campground with 300 serviced sites.
• The 19th Tee Driving Range – golf driving range and 18 hole mini-putt park.
• Connaught Army Cadet National Summer Training Centre – Military and cadet training centre, also used by private shooting associations.
• Shirleys Bay – an important wetland on the Ottawa River, home to migratory birds and water fowl. This location is ideally suited for bird watching.