Talbot Trail

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The Talbot Trail is an historically significant overland route completed in the 1820s in Ontario, Canada, near the north shore of Lake Erie. The building of the route of almost 300 miles (500 kilometres) in length was overseen by Colonel Thomas Talbot. It was originally a corduroy road which eventually became Highway 3 and several modern county and regional roadways. Its original intent was to provide a continuous land route for settlers and military personnel between the Niagara region and Amherstburg,aiding in the development of the Talbot Settlement.

New sign standard being erected in Elgin County, Ontario.

It is one of the Ontario tourist routes, leading from Windsor, Ontario, through Leamington, Ontario, Wheatley, Blenheim and St. Thomas. Just east of Aylmer, it leaves current Highway 3 and follows County Road 38 (Heritage Line) proceeding through the village of Straffordville. It continues following County Road 38 until eventually rejoining the current Highway 3 at Courtland. The path of the original trail then proceeds east along Highway 3 through Delhi, Simcoe, Jarvis and Cayuga. At Dunnville,the route of the original Talbot Trail once again leaves the current Highway 3 and follows County Road 3 (Lakeshore Road) through the tiny communities of Stromness, Lowbanks, Long Beach and Camelot Beach, before rejoining Highway 3 at Port Colborne. It then follows Highway 3 toward the east, finally concluding at the Niagara River in Fort Erie.