Bruce Trail End to End

Caledon/Toronto - Chinguacousy Road (Caledon 2.8 km) to Winston Churchill Road (Toronto 42.8 km) - Nov. 25th, 2021

Our hike on the Bruce Trail this week took us from Chinguacousy Rd. in the Caledon Section to Winston Churchill Blvd. in the Toronto Section for a 10.2 km jaunt.

Our bird's eye view of the route has a little "extra" tracking tacked on to the end as someone forgot to stop their Garmin tracker upon completion of the hike...the ultimate destination of that short drive will be revealed at the end of the blog so read on!..

Our friendly group of 13 lucky hikers this morning comprised of myself, Arpi, Nancy, Brian, Muris, Sandra (Sweep), Ron B., Marleen, Steve (Leader), Alex, Doug (contributing photographer), Boyd, and Barbara.

Final adjustments and intense discussion of strategy in preparation for the walk ahead...some just call it dawdling, but what do they know...

Down Chinguacousy Road we head on a typically dreary, but mostly dry November morning...

A right on Old Baseline Road quickly turns downhill into uphill as we climb up to the Cheltenham Badlands area...

The trail was open but the viewing area was not...not sure why these "lands" get such a "bad" rap...there's always some beauty in erosion...even if it happens to be as a result of bad agricultural practices...

What we missed seeing...(photo courtesy of hiking picture archives)...

A muddy trail with an occasional (slippery) boardwalk in this section...Brian is seen sporting his new "baseball cap/toque" combination head wear...

Having reached the entrance/exit at Creditview Road, we take a moment to regroup...

If there was any doubt as to our location, this info board allayed our uncertainty...I might make a card out of this picture and carry it with me at all times so I always know where I am?..

After a short wait, the hikers were released from their holding pen and allowed to resume their journey...

South on Creditview Rd. and a hard right onto Boston Mills Rd..

This sign applies to cyclists (not sure why), cars, and buses...but definitely not hikers...should be one for us asking to "speed up!"..

Steve hosts a discussion circle to determine the most efficient method to move through the next portion of the trail...

Which turns out to be...single file!..

The fossilized remains of an old car chassis buried in the autumn leaves..we believe it to be from the "Edselzoic Era"...

Huffing and puffing our way through the Jacquith Property, a 35 hectare forest bequeathed to the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1990 by Everett and Barbara Jacquith and referred to as Terra Cotta's "Ayli"...