Capital Pathway

Capital Pathway
Capital Pathway
	A section of the Ottawa River Pathway near the Canadian War Museum
Length	220 km (140 mi)
Location	Ottawa, Ontario; Gatineau, Quebec;
Trailheads	West: Shirleys Bay at the Ottawa River; East: Canaan Road at the Ottawa River and beyond Ottawa city limits; North: Pink Lake, Gatineau Park; South: Dilworth Street at the Rideau River and beyond Ottawa city limits;
Use	Walking, jogging, bicycling and dog walking
Sights	Canadian War Museum; Mooney's Bay beach, Brittania beach; Rideau Canal; National Arts Centre; Parliament Hill; Chateau Laurier; Notre-Dame Basilica; Byward Market; National Gallery of Canada; Royal Canadian Mint; Ottawa City Hall; 24 Sussex Drive and Rideau Hall; National Aviation Museum; Museum of Civilization; Casino du Lac-Leamy; Gatineau Park;
Hazards	Crosses city transit in Ottawa's west end; Not illuminated at night; Poison ivy along Ottawa River;
Maintained by	National Capital Commission
Website	ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/capital-pathway

45°25′35″N 75°41′57″W

The Capital Pathway, also known informally as the Bike Path, is a 220-kilometre (140 mi) recreational pathway interlinking many parks, waterways and sites in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. Most of the pathway is paved, and allows an almost continuous route through the National Capital Region.

The pathway was mostly the work of the National Capital Commission (NCC), a crown corporation created in 1959. The trail, which includes the Rideau Canal Pathway, the Ottawa River Pathway, and the Rideau River Pathway extends in all directions to the limits of the city of Ottawa and extends northward into Gatineau Park's lakes.

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