Iroquoia Km 58.6 to Km 67.6 - 3 March, 2016

Section starting at the Sydenham Road Louokout km58.6 and ending 

at Snake Road km 67.6.

Today's hikers (in order of importance) .... Case; Christine; Fiona; Stefan; Anita; Steve; 

Karen our leader; Annette; Andy; Eric and John.

Although cloudy, the weather was great for hiking. The temperature hovered just below 0C 

and a couple of inches of new snow covered the trail. 

The view from our starting point the Sydenham Road Lookout where you can see the 

Town of Dundas in the foreground, Cootes Paridise and Stelco smoke in the distance. 

We entered the Royal Botanical Gardens  (RBG) Rock Chapel Nature Sanctuary. Along

 the escarpment brow you can get a good view of Hamilton and the Burlington Skyway.

Borer's Falls 

The Trail descends the escarpment via a wooden starway and enters a wooded area of the

 Hamilton Conservation Authority and crosses a deep valley. 

The Trail climbs the escarpment and follows the brow. 

The Trail descends to the Old Guelph Road and then down a set of concrete steps  

and through a tunnel under Highway #6. 

After leaving the tunnel we come across the ruins of an old homestead and decide to stop

 for a lunch break.  

I'm not a Botanist but I believe I have captured a rare picture of two trees in the act of reproducing. 

(I did not photoshop the dog watching).

After a relatively strenuous hike the Trail descend to Snake Road 

where our cars are parked.