- HikeType Historical Hike
- PaceTypes Medium: 3 to 4 km/h
- TerrainTypes ,Easy: Mostly flat and good footing.,There might be muddy sections.
- PaidOuting No
Hosting Club: Niagara, Sydenham
Category: Historical Hike
Location (Google Maps):
Woodend Conservation, Taylor Rd. 43.143377, -79.167212
Hike Leader(s): Karen Buschert Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h
Terrain: Easy: Mostly flat and good footing., There might be muddy sections.
Distance: 8.5 km for first hike, 9 km for second hike
Description
Day 2: Woodend to Museum and back (8.5 km return), then drive to Sobeys off Glendale Ave and walk along Canal 2 to Richard Pierpoint Park and back (9 km return).
The first hike will take you past both the Third and the Present Welland Canal. We will also visit the Welland Canal Museum for a more complete picture of the history of the canal system. This is Hike #2 of the Welland Canal Badge.
The second hike will take you along parts of the Merritt Trail where the first Welland Canal followed. Unfortunately, there is little left of the first canal but many sections of the Second Welland Canal are quite visible here because it followed much the same route as the first one. This is Hike #3 of the Welland Canal Badge.