On the main Rideau Trail, orange isosceles triangle blazes mark the northbound route to Ottawa while orange triangle blazes with yellow tips mark the southbound route to Kingston. In addition to the main trail, a number of side trails, connectors and loop trails are marked by blue triangle blazes. The total length of cleared and marked trails that make up the Rideau trail is over 450 km.
Canadian Hiking Organizations
Hike Ontario – A coordinating body for hiking trails in Ontario.
Ontario Trails Council – Promoting the creation, preservation, management and use of an integrated recreational trail network for the public.
Trans Canada Trail – An on-going project funded by individual donors as well as government and corporate sponsors across Canada. When completed, the trail will be 15,000 km in length.