Beaver Valley Km 0 to Km 13.3 - 7 April, 2015

 Hikers: Case, Helgy and Steve

Leaders:  Karen and Richard

Section and Distance:  Beaver Valley Km 0 to Km 13.3

Weather:  Sun and Cloud and relatively mild with some wind

Actual Distance hiked: 14.3 Km

Starting the hike

 After positioning the cars, we started the hike at the end of Maple Lane.   We dropped below the Escarpment for a short distance before returning to the top.  We soon arrived above the Craigleith Ski Club.  We continued parallel to an access road and headed right into a deep valley.

After crossing a stream,, we climbed steeply back to a ridge with beautiful views to the north.  We continued west before descending into a deep valley and then climbed into the Loree Forest.  In 2007 this park was renamed the Len Gertler Memorial Loree Forest.  We continued on with views of the Nottawasaga Bay from the top of the Georgian Peaks Ski Club.  It was here that we had elevensies.

Elevensies

Elevensies

We continued southward to 21st Side Road.  We crossed the road and headed southward to the 18th Side Road along a road allowance.  It was here that we encountered knee deep snow which was very tiring.  Richard, Steve and Karen took turns breaking trail.

We turned right and followed the side road.  We turned left and continued through a hardwood bush and fields and entered a wooded area beside Indian Brook.

We continued along the north ridge of a ravine past a small flowerpot created by the waves of an ancient glacial lake.

Flowerpot

We then dropped into a ravine to reach the 6th Line road allowance, where we had parked our car.

We picked up the first car, stopped of at Tim Horton's and drove home.