Nearly 70% of King lands are situated in the protected area of the Oak Ridges Moraine.  Currently the Oak Ridges Moraine is protected land until 2016, and then must once again be reviewed and reestablished. It is part of the Greenbelt Plan which is to promote the protection and restoration of natural and open space connections between the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Niagra Escarpment, Lake Ontario, Lake Simcoe and the major river valley lands, while also maintaining connections to the broader natural systems of southern Ontario beyond the Golden Horseshoe. The area is a ridge of land that runs parallel to and about 60 km north of Lake Ontario.

Beneath its rolling hills, clear lakes, and green river valleys, are hundreds of meters of glacially deposited sand and
gravel.  It extends about 200 km from the Niagra Escarpment in the west to the Trent River in the east. The Oak Ridges Moraine is an environmentally sensitive, geological landform covering 190,000 hectares.

At present about 250 km of the Oak Ridges Moraine trail have been completed. It begins with a link to the  Caledon Trailway near Palgrave in the west and continues to the town of Gores Landing on Rice Lake in the east. The trail has public access points in many communities along the 250 km stretch, including areas within The Township of King.

The varied geology of the Moraine has also contributed to the diversity of vegetation that can be found. This includes 100 regionally rare, 5 provincially rare, as well as a few endangered species.

View more information on trails in The Township of King
Oak Ridges Moraine Trail Association - www.oakridgestrail.org
To Learn More Go To - www.moraineforlife.org
View How the Oak Ridges Moraine was created by glaciers