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Kissing Bridge Trailway (KBT)

The Kissing Bridge Trailway is a 45-kilometre part of the 132-kilometre Guelph to Goderich (G2G) Rail Trail.


For more information, please visit https://www.kissingbridgetrailway.ca/


Here are the different 20-30km sections (10-15 km to one point, and then 10-15km back to your car), so doing this trail may require more than one visit to complete if you go with your family:


Section 1: G2G Trailhead 0km marker to West Montrose

Section Last ridden: Summer 2021



If you are going to do only one stretch of this KBT trail, do this one. Recommendation is to start this course from the East to the West. You'll be passing through the community of Ariss (another parking lot for ~20 cars). You will know that you reach the end of this section (the old railway bridge is out) when you are surrounded by cedars under the Katherine Street bridge near a stairwell.
At this point, you can either turn around back where you came from, or cycle a handful of kilometers on public roads to see the West Montrose Covered bridge, the last remaining covered bridge in Ontario. A stairway (with bike ramp) will lead you up the Katherine Street parking lot; go south on Katherine Street, cross the intersection and the next right (immediately after the intersection) will be River's Edge Road, which you will follow to the covered bridge. There is a public washroom at Letson Park south of the bridge and the Lost Acre Variety (General Store (closed Sunday and Monday)) on the north side of the bridge for some drinks/bananas/snacks/ice cream and baked goods.

Section 2: West Montrose to Wallenstein

Section Last ridden: Fall 2021



Mennonite country. Expect to see (and smell!) lots of flat farmland, along with the occasional Mennonite horse-drawn carriages at road crossings. If it's not a Sunday, you may also see some "honor system" kiosks near road intersections with drinks and/or snacks for purchase.

Section 3: Wallenstein to Millbank

Section Last ridden: Spring 2022 (partially)



Recommendation is to start from the West at Millbank, and on any day OTHER than Sunday or a holiday (everything is closed there on Sundays and holidays). Expect to see (and definitely smell!) lots of flat farmland. Can get very windy (bring a windbreaker and a face covering), and booooooooooring. The highlight of the entire ride would be Anna Mae's Bakery & Restaurant's "broasted chicken" (essentially fried chicken) and pies (both featured on Food network's "You Gotta Eat Here" show). At Anna Mae's, there does not seem to be any dedicated spot to lock your bike. Either leave the bike in/on your car (which is why I recommended starting at Millbank) or lock it against one of the benches near the store entrance (separate entrances for the store and for the dining area). You could also take your chicken/pie order to go, and sit at the picnic tables on the West side of the building.

Milverton (west of Millbank; no longer part of KBT but another part of the G2G trail network (Perth Harvest Pathway, recently completed on July 29, 2020)) is Amish country, and Millbank is both Amish and Mennonite. What's the difference, especially in Ontario? This website can clarify a bit (lots of information and research has been made), but be aware that there are over 30 different groups of Amish and Mennonite... from having no indoor plumbing on one extreme to embracing some degree of technology in another extreme.