- HikeType Car Hike
- HikeIcon https://hikes.brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/7/marker_car-hikes.png
- PaceTypes Moderate (3-4 km/hr)
- TerrainTypes ,Hilly,Level 2 (Intermediate - some hills and uneven surfaces, rocks and roots underfoot)
- PaidOuting No
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Hosting Club: Toronto, Caledon Hills
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, Map 15
Hike Leader(s): Al Brown Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Moderate (3-4 km/hr)
Terrain: Hilly, Level 2 (Intermediate - some hills and uneven surfaces, rocks and roots underfoot)
Distance (km): 15-16 km
Description
We will complete a loop hike through the Park, crossing the Credit River above the Cataract Falls. Then we will follow the trail down into the valley to a viewpoint of the Falls itself. The hike will take us by the east bank of the Credit River south then turning east and then north through the main park past glacial features and old homesteads. Natural features include kettle lakes and milkweed fields where we might spot monarch butterflies.
The meeting point is the intersection of Mississauga Road and Cataract Road. Parking is located on both sides of the road. Park in marked areas only. To get to this point drive north on Mississauga Road about 3 km past Belfountain