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Started hiking early again to avoid the worst of the days heat. I drove to 2130 Derry Rd but some recent road work had eliminated the shoulders so there was no where to park. Thankfully I remembered from my last hike there was a school about 1 km back on the trail. So I drove down Mcniven st and than Kilbride St to Kilbride Public school which has public parking.
Today's hike was tricky because it was supposed to rain today. I started early and hoped to avoid the worse of the rain. Unfortunately less than 1 hour into my hike it started to rain heavily. Thankfully I had just purchased a Dollarama rain poncho that kept me dry. The first 5 km of the hike was easy flat terrain and I was making good time despite the rain slowing me down. If you hike early in the morning you will run into a lot spider webs on the trail. They are annoyance at best.
The next 5km through the Crawford Lake Conservation Area is much tougher. It is rocky and involve a lot of elevation changes. The trail is also frequently narrow and because of that my boots
were getting soaked walking through all the vegetation. It was slow going and I saw no one else on this part of the trail. Possibly because of the rain or else because it was Canada day.
The next section of the hike is above the Nassagaweya Canyon. When you get to the look out point you can see how high on the escarpment you are. It is a great view and you can see businesses buildings in the distance as well. The hike down the canyon is the toughest part of the trail. It is extremely rocky and a steep descent. There are bypass trails and if you are not sure footed I would recommend you take those trails. I exited Crawford Lake Conservation Area onto Appleby Line rd. You turn left and walk about 400M along the road until you walk off the road onto this narrow trail. This trail is actually very narrow and hard to walk through because of the dense vegetation on either side. I am going to recommend you stay on Appleby Line Rd until you reach the forested area of Kelso Conservation Area. It will save you walking through dense vegetation for about
500M.
The last part of the hike is through Kelso Conservation Area. The trail is frequently used by mountain bikers so I kept dodging them along the trail. Kelso Conservation Area is not large but I hiked 6KM through the park using a roundabout route. You can see for yourself on the attached map. Once you reach the top of the Escarpment you have a nice view of Lake Kelso. I finished my hike by crossing the pedestrian bridge over the railway. I ended my hike at the visitor center.
Total Hike was 22KM and just under 5 hours. I have now completed 20 percent of Bruce Trail.
P.S
I had some trouble getting an Uber and had to hike 3KM out of the park before getting an Uber finally. I got one just in time as a storm hit just as I got in my car.
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