Trail Sections: North - West bank (aka Lions Loop)

Location	north from Dam through Lions Park to William Street	Image linked to full trail map
Length	0.8 km
Access points, (P) = Parking	Huron Road, Blanshard Street (P), dam, Park Lane, William Street (P)
Surface Conditions	packed stone dust surface, however it gets washed out with floods & can be muddy at times, level grades except up the hill to William Street
Hiking difficulty rating	easy
Popular activities	walking, hiking, cycling, picnics, fishing canoeing, kayaking, playground, tobogganing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling
Enhancements	Information Booth, Aquatic Educational Station, Lions Pool, Lions Park (petting zoo & playground), Farmers' Market, Senior's Bench, Tam Bench, Uniac Bench
Connections	at dam: North - East Bank at Ontario Road: Middle - East Bank

Surrounding Habitats	river bank, residential, river, mill-pond & dam, shoreline rehabilitation project
Nature - typical animal species	water birds, swans, turtles, squirrels
Nature - typical plants & trees	willow, maple, oak, reeds, wildflowers, dogwood, native wildflowers, shrubs & trees
Historic interest	mill-pond, dam

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Aquatic Educational Station

Lions Park Naturalization Project

North - East bank (south from Francis Street to Ontario Road)
North - West bank (north from Dam through Lions Park to William Street)
Middle - East bank (south from Ontario Road to the railroad tracks, along the river flats)
South Trail (south from the tracks at the James Street flats to Frank Street)
The Woodlands (many paths through forested river flats, to the West Perth Wetlands, also further south along the Thames River)
Wetlands Trail
Park areas (Stacey Park, Lions Park)