Leaders: Karen and Richard
Section and Distance: Sydenham Km 101.3 to Km 115
Actual Distance hiked: 15.74 km
After breakfast we positioned the cars and started the hike.
We hiked along the edge of the Escarpment which soon provided a lovely view from downstream of Jones Falls before turning inland briefly. We headed north along the edge of the Escarpment giving good views of fields and farms in the Sydenham Valley. We left the Pottawatomi Conservation Area at Derby-Sarawak Townline.
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| Flower Pot |
We followed West St north for 600 m and then turned right into Brookholm Conservation Area. We reached the Escarpment and again turned left to follow the Escarpment edge. There were numerjous deep crevices in this area. We passed a wonderful flowerpot rock formation on the right. We hiked along the edge of a small field and then descended on a right-of-way to the intersection of 19th St. and Park St. We followed 9th St. to Sommers Street and turned left.
We now entered the residential area of Georgian Bluffs. We followed Sommers St. to its intersection with Range Rd. We turned left and left again onto the Georgian Bluffs Rail Trail. For the next 2.7 km we followed the old rail line west and north across Grey Rd. 17A to the Hamlet of Benallen.
We left the Georgian Bluffs Rail Trail and continued north on a narrow gravel road. We turned right to cross through a hardwood forest and a small meadow before descending the Escarpment. We crossed the talus base and up a series of steps to a hay field and Indian Acres Rd. We continued north into the forest once again and followed the scarp edge before meeting a fence line where we turned west. We turned right again onto a gravel road known as the Gordon Sutherland Parkway that soon became a dirt track.
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| Road to No Where |
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| Abondoned Car |
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| Abandoned Car |
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| Side Trail to the cars |
Richard drove Christine and Karen back to her car and we all drove home.
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