Forks of the Credit is where the Niagara Escarpment gets dramatic: rolling meadow that falls away into a river gorge, a waterfall tucked into the valley, and old mill ruins from when this was a quarry town. Walk the full loop to Cataract Falls with the group, take the shorter meadow route, or find your own pace.
Pick your date below. The bus leaves from 34 Asquith Avenue, just north of Yonge and Bloor.
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A Parkbus guide leads the group all day, so you do not need to know the trail.
A few hours on real trail with roots, rocks and some climbing, so wear proper shoes.
Cataract Falls sits in the Credit River gorge with old mill ruins nearby, left from when this was a working quarry town. The stone cut here went into Old City Hall and Queen's Park, so most people in Toronto have seen this place without knowing it.
Parts of the Bruce Trail run through the park, up sandy ridges and down wooden staircases into the valley. The climbs are not punishing but they are enough to earn lunch and to get you above the tree canopy.
The Trans Canada Trail section is the flat option: wide, level, and easy to walk side by side on.
Meadow, gorge, waterfall, ruins.
Your guide talks them through at the start and then you choose.
We pick you up
Just north of Yonge and Bloor subway station. Come up the Asquith exit and look for the coach.
Down into the Credit River gorge to the falls and the old mill ruins, with moderate climbs through forested hillside on the way back up.
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The mellower walk: rolling meadow and the lake, without the descent into the gorge.
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Flat, wide and level. The one to take if you would rather walk and talk than climb.
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We drop you back
The bus returns to the same place it left from, so you go home the way you came.
This is our estimated return time, not a guarantee. Traffic can change it and some trips do run late, so please leave yourself some room afterwards rather than booking something tight against it.
Walking kit, and a lunch to eat at the top.
ActiveDays trips are not follow-the-guide-in-single-file days. You meet as a group, hear about the trails, and then walk whichever route suits you. There is no pressure to perform.
This one usually runs for the autumn colour. Dates appear here when they open in the booking system.
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We're Canada's outdoor bus service. Since 2010 we've taken more than 300,000 people to parks and trails without a car. You bring a lunch. We handle everything with wheels.
The full loop to the falls, the flat meadow route, or your own pace somewhere in between.
Cataract Falls is not Niagara, and that is the point. It sits in the gorge with the mill ruins beside it.
Run in partnership with the Greenbelt Foundation, which protects two million acres of farmland, forest and watershed around the Golden Horseshoe, this park included.
An hour back after a day on the escarpment.
★★★★★ 4.6/5.0 on Google
“I just recently went on my first guided tour with a friend of mine from work. And man, was it amazing! Speaking from someone who doesn’t drive. This is a must!!”Linda Ann · Facebook · Jun 2024
I have always had excellent experiences with Parkbus. I have been to many of their destinations, and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself. The ambassadors have been knowledgeable and friendly. The drivers drive safely, and with the passengers’ comfort in mind.Sharlene Haye · Google
Came with my friend in April, our guide Mike did a great job! Nice tour, small group, everything was great! Will go again!Natalia N. · Tripadvisor · Jul 2025
Cancel more than 14 days before departure and you get a 90% refund, with 10% withheld for payment processing. Inside 14 days refunds are not available, except for a medical emergency in the 48 hours before departure, which needs a signed doctor’s note within 14 days of the missed trip and returns 50%. Tickets are transferable: you can change the passenger name up to 48 hours before departure.
If Parkbus cancels a trip, you get a full refund. We decide no later than 48 hours before departure and only on confirmed conditions: the park closed or the park authority asking us to stand down, an evacuation order or alert, an area restriction order, the highway closed, or the trip judged unsafe to run. A forecast is not one of those things, and trips run rain or shine.
Walk as far as you feel like walking, and sleep on the way home.
Not quite the right fit? These all leave from the same spot downtown.
