Uxbridge: Discover Culture and Trails

Discover Uxbridge through the culture of its town center and trails of varying lengths. Uxbridge Music Hall brings live productions to the stage; outdoors, the Historic Trail and marked trails in Elgin Park offer very different ways to spend time in town. As you plan, you can weigh up performances, a historic walking tour, and shorter or longer trails.

Music and Theater in the Town Center

Uxbridge Music Hall is located in the town center. Its program includes musicals, plays, stand-up comedy, concerts, and dance performances, as well as other live productions. The range therefore spans theater and comedy to music and dance. If you are looking for a cultural focus for your trip, you can use the types of performances that interest you most as a guide. When planning for specific travel dates, make sure the scheduled performances coincide with them.

A Historic Walking Tour of Uxbridge

The Historical Sights Walk passes through residential neighborhoods and Uxbridge’s historic town center, and includes 37 points of interest. The tour is 4.5 kilometers long and takes two hours. This combines exploring the town center with clearly stated distances and duration. If you would like to get to know Uxbridge on foot and focus on its historic sights, you can plan this walk as a separate activity.

Another option is the Historic Trail: this easy trail is 2.5 kilometers long and, according to its description, is suitable for cycling, dog walking, walking, and running. It differs from the Historical Sights Walk both in its shorter length and in the activities listed. The Rotary Lookout is along the Historic Trail; its viewing deck sits above Elgin Pond.

Marked Trails and Routes of Different Lengths

Elgin Park has six kilometers of marked trails. The routes listed include a 0.5-kilometer fitness loop, a 0.75-kilometer park loop, and a 1.3-kilometer loop around Elgin Pond. These three distances offer a practical guide when comparing shorter loops with a longer route. As you plan, you can consider whether one of the shorter loops or the route around the pond better suits your plans for the day.

The Uxbridge Trestle Bridge also adds a historic element: the Trestle Bridge Trail crosses the bridge, which was built by the Toronto-Nipissing Railway in 1872. The trail thus connects a specific route with a structure whose construction date is known. Along with the Rotary Lookout, the trails offer different points of interest: the historic bridge on one route and the viewing deck above Elgin Pond on the other.

Plan Your Stay Around Your Interests

When choosing a vacation rental, it helps to first decide what you want to focus on during your stay: would you like to plan mainly around performances and the historic town center, or give more time to trails and park loops? The official Uxbridge trail map shows the main trails accessible from the walkable town center. Use it for guidance when adding trails to your plans. This lets you consider the cultural sights, the two-hour Historical Sights Walk, and the trails of varying lengths in Elgin Park as separate options, rather than combining them into a single outing.

For the broader travel overview: Regional Municipality of Durham.