Trans-Canada Trail
park in parking lot near Albert & Young Sts.
A portion of the Trans-Canada Trail runs through St. Jacobs, including the Health Valley trail, which runs between the village and the market, and the Mill Race Trail, which runs alongside the Conestogo River west of the village.
The Waterloo County and Area Quilt Festival, annually through the month of May, is headquartered here, the premier event of its kind in Canada. The Quilt Gallery, third floor at 1441 King St. N., 10AM-6PM daily, features the work both of individual artists, and of quilting groups.