o Dickson St and turn L.  Continue to Water St N and turn L. Continue past the Main St Bridge onto Water St S. Continue walking to a small park and walk up the ramp to the new pedestrian bridge (8).  Stop to photograph the magnificent views of the architectural gems of Galt along the banks of the Grand River.

Turn L onto Grand Ave S and walk past MacDougall Cottage (9), a stone labourer’s cottage, built in 1860, known for its beautifully painted walls and trompe l’oeil ceiling.  Note the Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge (10)on the other side of the road, where you can catch a live theatre performance year-round.  Continue walking to the start of the trail just before the corner of Grand Ave S and Cedar St. Turn L onto the trail, which continues along the banks of the river behind MacDougall Cottage. Follow the scenic trail past the pedestrian bridge to the Cambridge Sculpture Garden (11) and Galt Horticultural Society Garden (12). Walk through the parking lot at the end of the trail to Melville St S. The University of Waterloo School of Architecture (13) is on your R, located on the edge of the river in a converted century-old silk mill. 

When you get to Queens Square (14) stop and admire the historic buildings in front of you. At the edge of the Main St bridge, on the N side of the square is Central Presbyterian Church (15), with its magnificent spire, which was built by a dissident group of Presbyterians in 1882.  On your left, beside the cenotaph is Grace Bible Church (16), which was previously the original Knox Presbyterian Church, built in 1860. 

At the far end of the square on the R, across from Grace Bible Church, is The Idea Exchange (17), Cambridge’s central library.

Cross Queen’s Square from Melville St S to Melville St N and proceed up Melville St N to Trinity Anglican Church (18), with its solid square tower. It was built in 1844 on land donated by William Dickson.  Cross Trinity Park diagonally on your left and turn R onto Grand Ave N.  Walk past St Pauls Lutheran Church (19), built in 1912, to the end of the street and turn L on Park Hill Rd W, and cross at the lights to return to your starting point (1).