- HikeType Spring Birds and Blooms
- PaceTypes Leisurely (2.0 - 3.0 km/h): A relaxed pace with frequent breaks and a focus on enjoyment.
- TerrainTypes Difficult: Steep ascents/descents, rocky scrambling, and some rugged escarpment paths.
- PaidOuting No
Hosting Club: Peninsula
Location (Google Maps): Cottrill Lk Hike: meet at km 180.7 Borchardt Parking Lot. Parking is free this time of year. Special Guest Hiker: retired Air Canada Captain, Cathy Fraser, will give her aerial perspective of human flight migratory routes and how we communicate - sometimes very similarly to our feathered friends!
Hike Leader(s): Tamara Wilson Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely (2.0 - 3.0 km/h): A relaxed pace with frequent breaks and a focus on enjoyment.
Terrain: Difficult: Steep ascents/descents, rocky scrambling, and some rugged escarpment paths.
Distance: 6km
Description
Starting on the Borchardt Rd parking lot (km 108.7), we will follow the Minhinnik ST to the Lillie Family parking area on Britain Lk Rd at the Cotrill Lake ST (110.8 km) we will loop around the Cotrill Lk ST spending time on the shores looking for the arrival of water fowl. On the return trip to the cars, we will follow the Main Trail South, looking for grebes, loons and other shoreline birds that frequent Dyers Bay. We will visit the Devil's Monument viewing platform, and check out the waterfall before heading back to the parking lot along Devil's Monument ST and the Minhinnik to Borchardt Rd. Throughout our hike, we will keep an eye out for the arrival of spring flowers and other harbingers of spring. This route is quite rocky in places with stairs. The Trail may be wet and muddy around Cotrill Lake. We will be taking stairs down to the viewing platform and the waterfall. Total distance is around 8 km. This hike may take 3 hours to complete. Pack snacks and drinks accordingly. Hike guest, retired Air Canada Captain, Cathy Fraser, will share her aerial perspectives of flight routes over the Peninsula and beyond - yes - often the same routes taken by our feathered friends! Cathy will share perspectives of communications with Air Traffic control and how mankind stays on course while in the air.