Happy Valley Forest

150 yrs old tree located at Happy Valley Forest

It's a great 1-hour trail but be careful, lots of ticks. We took a longer loop and hiked for 2 hours.

Well maintained trail, some of it goes to private property but overall beautiful and peaceful

We hit up this trail in the winter after a snowfall and it was so pretty! The name of the forest - Happy Valley - is definitely aptly named! :) We would love to come back and do the hike in the summertime to see a different scenery.

Beautiful small trail, can be finished within 2 hours max. (Back and forth). We enjoyed the overall scenery and beautiful wild vegetation. There was no map at the entrance, but the trails are marked. So, thumbs up.

My Father and I went here for a walk and surely not the last one! Great for nice exercise and lots to see. I also found a red Backed Salamander :)

Nice and quiet. Medium level hiking trail. You must stay on trail at all times as it passes through private lands. There are some challenging hills. Overall, it is a beautiful place.

Multiple hiking loops in different parts of the Happy Valley Forest on the Oak Ridges Moraine

Enjoyed this trail for what it was - I thought there was more water to be found from pictures I had seen posted… I can only assume they were posting pictures of residents ponds on private property as the only water we found was a clear water sand bottom stream and the other stream was very mucky (which my dog loved). All in all, it was a very nice trail, and did have some steep climbs. I’d say it’s a worthwhile hike for exercise, nature, flowers, and critters (toads, chipmunks, etc) jumping around on the trails - but if you have a dog on a hot day make sure to bring them water as the two streams we found were only ankle deep. And not really inviting for a dog to drink from even when panting like crazy. I would still go back and bring water for my dog to spend a longer time here.

Great hiking spot to spend a couple hours.