Reviews of Macaulay Mountain Conservation Area (Park)

Laurie-Ann Marier (GoodLife2B)

(Translated) Simple place. Could be more maintained. Not worth the detour. (Original) Endroit simple. Pourrais etre plus entretenu. Ne vaut pas le détour.

Zella Vella

Beautiful scenery

Jordan H

Went for a hike here. Super pretty. I’m not sure which trail I did, but I don’t think it was marked. Sorry, I went with friends who know the trails. It was gorg. Terrain was moderate with inclines and declines that were a little sketch with the ice. Kid wasn’t afraid, but was sliding around. Dog loved it. Great winter hike. Will go back.

Anna Vandendries-Barr

Love this place!! So many interesting bird houses! Lots of dedication over the years.

Peter Wiik

Great place for a walk or mountain biking. Bring your lunch and eat it in the pavilion.

Season DeVries

Great picnic spot and place to take a breather, then go visit bird house city and take a stroll.

Dduffy Duffy

Nice beautiful overlook of picton five stars

Rob Robinson

Great trails

Sarah Hunter

I really enjoyed my walk in this conservation centre.

Emily Graham

Very steep hills, but a beautiful view from the top. Open space for picnics/gatherings and many routes.

SV Daylight

Stunning

Mark Holder

Peaceful

Adam Kidd

Nice place for nature walks

Tony Forbes

40+ years Conservation Area with 12+ kms of trail. Hiking, cycling, no camping. Day use picnic area. This is not really a beginner mountain bike area. Avid riders will find very twisty, technical, wooded trail. Eye opening vistas and postcard photos will happen here. Quite a spiritual place.

Jeremy LeBlanc

Beautiful

Richard Goris

Good place to hike and snowshoe...but less rating as paid parking ????

Connor Houston

Trails a bit overgrown in September but fun place to go for a ride or hike.

Harvey Schwartz

A real disappointment. Not worth it this park has a lot of potential. They should take a look at what Quebec has done with petit train du nord and hiking trails in eastern townships so much better.

Vanessa King

Very beautiful scenery, although a bit muddy, so wear hiking boots, and enjoy!

Eva McK

love the trails here

J

Good trails. Would be better if the trails have better markings.

Jx Fy

Plenty of trails. From easy to advanced. Poor markings.

Kerri Quirt

Truly beautiful space; I feel blessed to have been there ???? We took a zig-zag trail up the mountain and came back across halfway through. Dappled sunlight through the canopy, trilliums (white AND red, a landscape with views that don't end, and a baby turtle as small as a Loonie! Mid-May gets pretty crazy with mosquitoes after about 3pm, so plan an earlier visit.

Diane Turner

Loved seeing all the birdhouses Very creative

Julia Keys

Stunning hiking trails, especially in the fall!

Diane F.F.

Mostly steep trails ... beautiful wooded hiking close to the heart of Prince Edward in Picton ward.

James Kirby

Trails need to be wider for families biking. The bird houses also need a Champion to update and refurbish as they are getting older. I wonder if there is a person in the building who could refinish while they are sitting at their post doing their time in the building.

Andrew Foster

Bit muddy after all the rain we had recently, but it was a nice place for a hike. Didn't stay as long as we planned as we had other places to be and were running behind schedule a bit, but spent some time hiking in the woods at the botton of the mountain.

David Rempel

A hidden gem in Picton. Amazing trails all year long.

Cassie Noble

Climbed a fairly steep trail up the "mountain" and it was awesome! Very cool winding trails, with an easier slow slope option as well, animal tracks, and I even saw a deer leap across the path ahead of me. Lots of interesting fungus and flora as well

Phil Leavitt

I loved it as a kid. Tobogganing, skiing and walking the trails in the summer time. Another county treasure!

Matt Cain

Nice park... hill would be fun in the winter

Shivangi Trivedi

Suggested by a localite.. green and quaint.. couple minutes from Main street.. good for picnic and sandwiches.. otherwise not much..

Solange Guizzetti

(Translated) Narrow and not really bike paths ???? (Original) Sentiers étroits et pas vraiment cyclables ????

Kanwar Sukhbir Singh

The place consists of a birdhouse city with cute and very artistically sculptured birdhouses whocu depict a miniature city. The birdhouses are locater on big poles whoch are high about 12 ft ish. It makes a great place for insta pics.

Ian McKenzie

Great place to get close to nature

Amanda Sherwood

Cite little area. Nice trails

Darien Schettler

Beautiful trails. Maps a bit confusing but other than that it was a tremendous experience. Wish we had had time to go for longer walks and experience more of the park.

Gillian Bennett

love to go for walks back here.. very woodsy with steep winding trails . lots of fun.. they have biking trails so watch out for others on the paths

Valerie Spidle Davis

Very nice place to walk and visit. I feel it would be nice to see the bird house kept up and replaced when needed. Trails are well kept and good seats along the paths.

Josh Nahmias

Not much to see here, hike just leads to residential properties.

Mikaël Gravé

We loved birdhouse city: over 100 birdhouses of all shapes (Castle, Church, hospital, house, plane, ...). We did not do the conservation area trails because of poison ivy: we recommend to wear pants and good shoes. Not needed if you just walk around the birdhouses.

Paul Hicks

A lovely place just 5 minutes from Picton to visit. Features include a stream, small pond, short hiking trails, picnic tables, washrooms. Same location as Birdhouse City.

Martin Crawford

This is a tiny location to visit, but it has a great cafe with a view, and one or two nice old buildings to photograph. The cafe patio has a view overlooking the river below: quite a panorama...probably makes it worth a quick stop. There are a few historic plaques to read nearby.

Brennan Spafford

Beautiful MTB trails ranging in difficulty and a lot of fun to ride. However, the trails are not well marked at all and very difficult to navigate. As well as not that well maintained. There is a lot of potential here, just needs to be better marked and up kept.

Crycket

Seemed nice...the trails were too icy to walk today

L S

Vultures sunning on church steeple

Ron C

easy to moderate trails.are well maintained.that steep portion gives you the thrill for the red trail.have to have your phone and data ready to pay for parking.worth the hike

Chris Tennant

Pretty spot for a coffee break.

Ralph Davis

A nice close spot to go for a walk. All the birdhouses are interesting too.

aleksandra dukic

Nice for a hike. It could use some more markings and info on the trails, but still really nice. It has paid parking so it's not free, hence 4 stars.

Peter Kerr

Junior mountain hike, mostly wooded, bring your best but spray!

Xavier Briand

Quiet park, nice MTB trails. No water or proper restroom.

Allan Nelson

Great place for a hike!

Robert Cox

Great place all year round for hiking or snow-shoeing. If you are mountain bike crazy there are some great routes to explore. never been crowded at this conservation area. But just an FYI - the hill is steep and we've seen more than one mountain bike left crushed at the side of the path - to date no bodies.

Wayne Mckibbon

I have only been there once. And do not know to much about it.

Richard

Awesome snowshoeing adventure. I was a bit worried as I have a very bad memory, but the trails were marked well. I went off trail in deeper snow and still found my way easily back to a marked trail. The terrain is very good for snowshoeing or hiking. I plan on some mt. biking in the summer as well.

Beckie Peacock

Buyer beware! Electronic parking that wants your personal details (including credit card) No signs to be seen from the parking lot. Drove here with our bikes and no trail map to be seen. Waste of time and overgrown with poison ivy. Wow PEC is that all you've got?

Stephanie Bell

Hidden gem. My favorite season to visit here might be spring. Wear rubber boots and enjoy the mud and glowing green moss.

Sean Leung

Cool place for a hike and picnic if you’re in the PEC area. Can check out the nearby birdhouse city too! The beginning of the trail system is not super well marked (from the parking lot, the grass path leads to the main trails, the gravel path leads to a short side trail). However, once you’re on the main trails they are very easy to follow. The hike is not very strenuous and family friendly (there is an uphill at the beginning) and very pretty! But the trails are not super well maintained and can be flooded in the springtime.

Louis Cormier

Probably awesome in the summer. Quite muddy today. The birdhouses are awesome!

Rene Mapili

Great hiking trails

Julia Deans

Quiet and pretty area with good walking trails and few people. Trails are well-marked once you're on but would benefit from at their start that are visible from parking lot.

kevin denton

I like Birdhouse city.

Web Drift

Clean well kept - trails good however atv traffic has damaged some. Mountain bike trail flat however narrow, twisty and winding helped make it challenging...

shelly demers

Not well maintained at all. Could he really nice trails if they were kept up. Don't forget the big spray and be prepared for the electronic parking fee of $5.

mary hill

No washrooms

Brett Morphy

Super fun trail. Just be ready for a huge climb and watch for ticks!

random guy

Great spot for hike beautifull

Liane Soles

The trails are great and marked very well.

Sam Luo

(Translated) Very suitable for hiking, with trees lined up! (Original) 非常適合徒步，綠樹成蔭！

JBEXPLICIT

Nice historical trail in the heart of Picton. Lovely fall colors. Be sure to check out Bird House City!

Scott Burton

A variety of nice trails and a great view from the top of the escarpment. The Birdhouse City is a bonus!

Peter Turchyn

Mosquito heaven

Royal Building products

Beauty

Richard Parks

Love this place

Toronto Canada

Looks like an interesting hike, I didn't go on any of the trails though because it's very narrow and I didn't want to get ticks. Wear pants if you want to hike here and bring lots of bug spray in the summer. Also have to pay $5 for parking.

Hannah Hernandez

This was such a beautiful place with several trails to hike. The main trail took us about an hour and a half to complete and it was fairly easy. You do have to watch out for a steep hill you need to go up at the beginning but after that, you’ll come across such beautiful forests. Parking is $5 paid online and when we went, there weren’t that many people. Perfect place to go on a peaceful hike.

Richard Weigand

Nice park must see.

David Brownlee

Great trails, the one we were on could have been better marked but overall very nicely maintained

Malcolm Stewart

We went snowshoeing at the conservation area after receiving some fresh snow yesterday. This is a beautiful walk thru the woods. There is a hill to climb with rewarding views from the top. We saw rabbit, squirrel, and deer tracks.

Simon Tremblay

Needs some weed eaters!

Scott Rushton

An Ontario Treasure

Ron van der Werf

Nice placecfor a walk.

Christine Gillen

Really nice hike. Great if your looking for a challenge as it is rough, wet and steep in some areas. Gets the heart pumping!

Mariah Swan

Love taking my kid here ! I always loved the conservation camp here too ????

Doug Irish

Grounds not being maintained. Was good wedding picture area. Not now.