Shared-Use Paths

Shared-use paths are used by people walking, cycling and wheeling. Paved shared-use paths are designed to be accessible for people of all ages and abilities. They are wheelchair-friendly, stroller-friendly, and provide a safer and smoother surface for all users, regardless of their mobility or physical limitations.

Tips for Using Shared-Use Paths

  • You may travel in both directions
  • Keep to the right, pass on the left
  • Slow down near others
  • Warn before passing
  • Use lights at night
  • Follow all posted signage
  • Be respectful of others' space
  • Keep dogs on a short leash 

Shared-Use Path Locations

  • T’railway along the Waterford River from Railway Coastal Museum on Water Street, through Bowring Park to Mount Pearl - Gravel
  • Along Portugal Cove Road from Airport Heights Drive to Windsor Lake - Gravel
  • Crosstown along Columbus and Prince Philip Drive, from Canada Drive to Westerland Road – Paved
  • Along Columbus Drive, from Captain Whelan Drive to Wishingwell Road - Paved
  • Along Captain Whelan Drive from Columbus Drive to Blackmarsh Road - Paved
  • Throughout the Galway development - Paved
  • Kelly's Brook Trail, from Carpasian Road to the Crosstown shared-use path on Columbus Drive - paved (Will be extended from Carpasian Road to Bannerman Road in 2026)
  • Along Elizabeth Avenue, adjacent to Memorial University, extending from Bonaventure Avenue to Paton Street - Paved
  • Major's Path (North Side) from Hebron Way to Portugal Cove Road (connection to Airport Heights Drive coming soon via a future roundabout with active transportation crossings) – Paved
  • Along Canada Drive from Columbus Drive to Cowan Heights Elementary School – paved (construction to be completed in 2026)
  • From Portugal Cove Road to Logy Bay Road via neighbourood greenways – paved (construction to be completed in 2026)
  • Virginia River Trail from Airport Heights Drive to Paul Reynolds Centre – paved with some gravel sections (construction to be completed in 2026)

 

Contact Us

City Hall
10 New Gower Street, St. John's, NL
P.O. Box 908, St. John's, A1C 5M2
Phone: 311 or 754-CITY (2489)
Email: access@stjohns.ca

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