You Can Climb Past A Breathtaking Golden Forest At This Secret Staircase Trail In Ontario

99 steps to the top! 🍂

Staff Writer

Skip leg day at the gym. This fall hike near Toronto not only provides a great workout but will take you through a breathtaking golden forest.

One hour from Toronto, Thornton Bales Conservation Area has a trail nicknamed The 99 Steps that you'll want to see for yourself.

Here you'll climb exactly 99 steps up to a panoramic lookout over the woodland bursting with fall hues of bright yellow to warm amber.

Along the way, you'll want to stop and soak in the views of the forest that white-tailed deer and woodpeckers call home.

Are you up for the challenge to reach the top? If so, the walking path is open daily between dawn and dusk.

Thornton Bales Conservation Area

Price: Free

Address: 1260 19th Sideroad, King City, ON

Why You Need To Go: You can enjoy some dazzling natural beauty as you defeat this hike with a massive change in vertical elevation.

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  • Stephanie White was an Ottawa-based Associate Editor for Narcity Canada. She has been writing mouthwatering food and wanderlust-inspiring articles for Canadians since 2012. She has a B.A. and B.Ed. from Ottawa University. When she isn't writing, you can find her travelling the globe and trying new restaurants. Stephanie has previously been published on Insider, Flight Network, Apartment Therapy, Faces Magazine, Daily Hive, Dished and The Spruce.

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