Mississauga/Brampton: Credit River 6/6 Meadowvale Conservation Area to Old Churchville Village and surroundings

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Kipling Terminal for 8:30 a.m. for a 8:42 a.m. departure on MiWay express # 109 to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal. Transit users coming from different points can meet us at this terminal. From this terminal we will be catching the 9:30 MiWay bus # 61 to Derry Rd at Bellshire Gate arriving at 9:51 to begin the hike, a 1.4 km walk-in. Or if driving your car to the hike, meet the rest of us at 10:15 in the parking lot of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, 1255 Old Derry Road.

Hike Leader(s): Andrew Proczek Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 13 km

Description

Come join me as we walk from the outskirts of one old village to another. Meadowvale and Churchville, once part of Toronto Township, now in separate lower-tier municipal jurisdictions (Mississauga & Brampton), have always been closely linked. Both were served by two former railways, are linked by a walking trail, share a pioneer cemetery, and are sheltered by the Credit River floodplain from urban sprawl. The hike will follow packed gravel and dirt trails and a large portion of it will be on country roads. Of special interest on these roads are two surviving and restored one-lane bridges over the Credit. We will stop for lunch at Francis Bransby Wood before making our way back to Meadowvale Conservation Area.

The route: https://onthegomap.com/s/kmdjjck4