Iroquoia 120.1 to Km 121.7 Toronto Km 00 to Km 11.2 - 10 March, 2015

Hikers: Helgy, Case and Steve

Leader:   Karen

Section and Distance:  Iroquoia 120.1 to Km 121.7 (End of Section)
                                    Toronto Km 00 to Km 11.2

Weather:  Cloudy and relatively mild with little wind..

Actual Distance hiked: 12.8 km

Starting the hike

After positioning the cars we started the hike from the Kelso Parking lot.  We passed the Halton Museum to the beach at Kelso Lake and headed onto Appleby Line via the pedestrian gate.  We followed Appleby Line north through the Highway underpass which is the end of Iroquoia Section and the start of Toronto Section.

 

 We crossed Campbellville Road and headed north and passed a plaque honouring the first blaze on the Bruce Trail (July 1962)

We continued north through pines and under power lines to climb the Escarpment.  We continued along a forest path to a field from which there was a splendid view of Kelso, Milton and Toronto.

We passed the Halton Country Inn's golf course to Sixth Line.  We then turned right for 40 m before the leaving he road to the left and passing through a crevice in the rock.  

We continued along the edge of the Escarpment where there were 500 year old cedars clinging to the edge of the cliffs.

We crossed the Dufferin Quarry Bridge which spans of 40m gap in the Escarpment.  The bridge was erected in February 1991.  We continued northward past several lookout points and reached a series of deep fissures in the Escarpment.  

We crossed the Dublin Line road allowance and hiked along a forest track and then back to the edge of the Escarpment.  We reached a lookout point just south of St. Helena Rd past a set of concrete barriers.  We then headed through the forest and crossed an abandoned quarry road.  We then traversed the scenic escarpment to the Pear Tree Parking Lot where we had left our first car.

We picked up the first car at Kelso, drove to Tim Horton's and then drove home.