- HikeType Geology Hike
- PaceTypes Leisurely: 3 km/h or less
- TerrainTypes ,Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing,Strenuous: Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing.,There might be muddy sections.
- PaidOuting No
Registration Required:
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Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: Geology Hike
Location (Google Maps):
end of Youngs Drive by Pottawatomi Memorial Forest
Hike Leader(s): Carol Graham-Mullin Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely: 3 km/h or less
Terrain: Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing, Strenuous: Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing., There might be muddy sections.
Distance: 3 km. approx
Description
This is Geology Hike #7 (Memorial Forest and Jones Falls loop) following Beth Gilhespy's book "Walking Through Time" in the Sydenham Bruce Trail Section. You will be hiking below and then along the top of the escarpment, viewing house-sized talus boulders, stunning Jones Falls from below and scampering up a rock wall to the top dolostone layer. Several outliers of rock show the effects of cambering separations from the escarpment face.
This is a loop hike, starting from the roadside parking area along Youngs Drive and the Pottawatomi Memorial Forest (accessed from Grey Road 17B aka Nicol's Gully Road.)
Copies of Beth's book will be available for purchase. Special member's only price of $37.00 . Cash or etransfer. If paying with cash, please bring exact change. A special guest may join us ! Please bring water and a snack if you wish. Proper hiking footwear and hiking poles are recommended.