A number of trails run through the City and County of Peterborough, offering a surprising variety of opportunities and experiences within an urban-rural environment. One of the most popular trails in Peterborough is the Rotary Greenway trail, 20 kilometres of urban and rural trail enhanced with benches, historic, environmental and ecological signage.
The south entrance to the trail is on Ashburnham Drive, through the Ecology Park. The trail winds through the Beavermead camping area and along the north shore of Roger's Cove (this section of the Rotary Greenway trail is part of the Trans-Canada Trail). The trail continues north to Auburn Mills where it branches west across the Otonabee River. Further north the trail reaches Trent University. At the north edge of the campus it continues through Peterborough County along the Scenic River Road Section to the Lakefield Trail.
Other trails running in or through the City and County of Peterborough include:
- Jackson Creek Kiwanis Trail. 4-km trail, Information (705) 745-5791.
- Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park. Double-looped 2.5-km trail. Information: (705) 799-5170.
- Trent University Wildlife Sanctuary. 1.9-km, 2.4-km and 2.9-km trails. Information: (705) 748-1643
- Trent University Promise Rock Nature Area. 2.4-km trail. Information: (705) 748-1643.
- Lakefield Trail. 5.5-km paved and gravel trail. Information: (705) 652-3381.
- Warsaw Caves Conservation Area. 13-km of trails. Information: (705) 745-5791 or (705) 652-3161.
- Petroglyphs Provincial Park. 16-km and 5.5-km trail. Information: (705) 877-2552.
- Kawartha Nordic Ski Trails. 50-km of trails. Information: (705) 749-5605.
- Silent Lake Provincial Park. Hiking: 1.5-km, 3-km, 15-km trails. Biking: 6-km, 12-km, 19-km trails. X-country skiing: 2.5-km, 6-km, 8-km, 13-km, 19-km trails. Information: (613) 339-2807.
- Ganaraska Trail. 450-km route from Port Hope through Peterborough County to Bruce Trail near Glen Huron. Information: (705) 778-7842.
- Selwyn Conservation Area. 3.5-km trail. Information: (705) 745-5791.
- Miller Creek Wildlife Area. 1-km of trails. Information: (705) 745-5791.
- Emily Provincial Park. 1-km boardwalk trail. Information: (705) 799-5170.
- Ganaraska Forest. 100-km+ of trails. Information: (905) 797-2721.
- Millbrook Valley Trail. 1.5-km trail loop. Information: (705) 932-2929.