Iroquoia Km 110.9 to Km 120.1 - 27 January, 2015

Hikers: Helgy, Case, Ann and Steve

Leaders:  Karen and Richard

Section and Distance:  Iroquoia Km 110.9 to Km 120.1

Weather:  Cloudy,  cold with light snow to begin, sunny and with minimal wind half way through.

Actual Distance hiked:12.39 including 2.8 km side trail

Starting the Hike

After positioning the cars we started the hike at Rattlesnake Conservation Area by hiking the 2.8 km Rattlesnake Point Trail side trail to the main trail.  We headed north along the canyon rim through oak and pine woods before turning right to Appleby Line at Steeles Avenue.\

We walked along Appleby Line for about 500 metres and then crossed the road and hiked along the edge of a field parallel to the road. to Kelso Conservation Area.

After a series of turns, we climbed to a wooded ridge. We continued along a forest track past a picnic area with washroom facilities.  We then headed along the escarpment past spectacular rocky lockouts with views to the east and north until we reached the top of the old quarry overlooking Kelso Lake.

We then turned away from the ski slopes and headed south through the woods before gradually descending through woodland and old quarry workings.  We turned again past lime kilns and joined a service road to the pedestrian bridge over the CP railway to the parking lot where we had left the first car.

We picked up the second car, stopped at Tim Hortons and drove home.