Central Loop Trail

The Central Loop Trail is a new pathway system connecting Regina’s Downtown, Warehouse District, the REAL District, Wascana Centre and Wascana Creek. It is a multi-year project which builds upon existing pathways and creates new connections between key central Regina locations. Intended to support both commuter and recreational uses, the Central Loop Trail will get you where you need to go, whether it’s the Wascana Pool, Mosaic Stadium, or the newly rebuilt Dewdney Avenue in the Warehouse District.

We are seeking feedback about how you want to experience this pathway; what are important cultural and historical spaces near and along the pathway.

Please use the Ideas and Map tools below to share your thoughts on amenities, interpretive sites, landscape design, art installations and signage along the path. These tools will remain open for your feedback until October 4, 2024.

Feedback will help the project team with many aspects of the project, including new amenities, interpretive sites, landscape design and public art installations.


The Central Loop Trail is a new pathway system connecting Regina’s Downtown, Warehouse District, the REAL District, Wascana Centre and Wascana Creek. It is a multi-year project which builds upon existing pathways and creates new connections between key central Regina locations. Intended to support both commuter and recreational uses, the Central Loop Trail will get you where you need to go, whether it’s the Wascana Pool, Mosaic Stadium, or the newly rebuilt Dewdney Avenue in the Warehouse District.

We are seeking feedback about how you want to experience this pathway; what are important cultural and historical spaces near and along the pathway.

Please use the Ideas and Map tools below to share your thoughts on amenities, interpretive sites, landscape design, art installations and signage along the path. These tools will remain open for your feedback until October 4, 2024.

Feedback will help the project team with many aspects of the project, including new amenities, interpretive sites, landscape design and public art installations.


  • The History

    One of the projects to emerge from the work of the Catalyst Committee, the Central Loop Trail was the second project to be funded for construction, following the Indoor Aquatic Facility. Construction is planned to begin next year with a focus on creating new connections to the Downtown. The exact route of the pathway has not been determined yet, but the completed pathway will connect the McNab, Cathedral, Lakeview, North Central, Downtown and Transitional neighbourhoods.

    The Central Loop Trail will use 5A philosophy in its design development, making sure that the pathway is Always Available for All Ages & Abilities. The pathway will be built so that it can be cleared in the winter, and that it will be safe and comfortable for anyone to use it. It will also feature a variety a number of ‘nodes’, locations where public art, public information, and amenities are available. Wherever possible the Central Loop Trail will support and reinforce existing trials and amenities.

    Below is a timeline of the project's history to-date:

    • February 2023
      City Council approves a trail system as a result of the Catalyst Committee Report
    • Q2-Q3 2023
      Preliminary research and route analysis undertaken
    • Q4 2023
      General route of the pathway system identified
    • December 2023
      Landscape Architecture firm hired to support placemaking and theming of pathway system
    • March 2024
      Funding for pathway system partially redirected to Globe Theatre

    The Central Loop Trail will use 5A philosophy in its design development, making sure that the pathway is Always Available for All Ages & Abilities. The pathway will be built so that it can be cleared in the winter, and that it will be safe and comfortable for anyone to use it. It will also feature a variety a number of ‘nodes’, locations where public art, public information, and amenities are available. Wherever possible the Central Loop Trail will support and reinforce existing trails and amenities.

Page last updated: 05 Oct 2024, 09:04 AM