Decew House to Tremont

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps): 2370 Decew Rd, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E6

Hike Leader(s): Erin Lyttle Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 12km

Description

Meet at Decew House Heritage site.  We will head east towards Brock university Note that there are steep and rocky inclines and proper footwear is REQUIRED, poles are RECOMMENDED. This hike has ups and downs and will be mostly in the shade. Bug spray highly recommended.  Pace will be Brisk.

Beaver Valley Geology Hike Badge Hike #3/8 The Mill Creek Valley

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Tim Horton’s, First Street, Collingwood

Hike Leader(s): Annette Sandberg Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 10.4

Description

The Mill Creek Valley: “Castle Ramparts” at Stop 8 (Pages 63/64) The Manitoulin Dolostone layer of the Niagara Escarpment forms a steep edge along the valley of Mill Creek. Over time the thinly bedded rock breaks away from the cliff face and lies scattered along the slope. Many shell and horn coral fossils can be found in these flat, shingle-like rocks. Note that when leaves are fully out in the summer months the “castle ramparts” may be hard to see. A photograph of the talus rock below the cliff will be sufficient for this badge location.

WEDNESDAY WALKERS - Around Eugenia

Hosting Club: Beaver Valley

Location (Google Maps): Meet at the end of North Street in Eugenia. Km 56.1, map 26, Edition 31. Park on the south side of the street facing east.

143 North St, Flesherton, ON N0C 1E0, Canada

Hike Leader(s): Mike Arkless Click here to contact the hike leader.

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Length of Hike: 5.8km

Description

This hike route quickly enters a wooded area on Valley slope. There will be plenty of up-and-down walking until we reach Eugenia Falls Conservation Area. This is a scenic section of Trail, walking along the side of the Beaver River, crossing the river and walking along more riverside. There are old structures still in place that show some of the early history of development in the area. Hikers will see a good view of the high Eugenia Falls. This hike is a there-and-back route.