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Published: April 3rd 2016
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Day 2 of my hike. Decided to hike every Sunday for the first month of my journey. I should be able to hike the final few hundred kilometers sometime in August. Tried to get someone to go hiking on this leg but no one wanted to hike in freezing weather that distance so I decided to do this another way.
Early morning drive to Woodend Conservation Area which is in Fonthill, ON. Temperature was -5 degrees and I was all bundled up to combat the weather but it was still a bit chilly for me. You start off the hike by climbing over a ladder to get into the hiking trail. It was an icy trail but I was making a decent time until the trail became a slushy mess and I was forced to walk on the edge of the trail to get by. About a kilometer into the trail I ran into a sign that advising me the location of the next golf course. I than realized I was walking through a golf course. When you see this sign you turn left and than immediately turn right to get back onto the trail. This day the trail signs
were hard to see because they are white rectangles and with all the snow it was hard to find them. After walking around the edge of the golf course and they helpfully put in a fence so you don't wander onto the course. You will see the Welland canal and some of the locks on your left before you exit the trail and enter a road. You turn left onto Glendale Ave and walk until you pass over the Welland Bridge No 5. After passing the bridge you immediately turn left onto the Wellands Canal Pkwy. The signs are not well marked so you just keep walking towards the tall industrial tower in the distance and pass under a rail bridge. You than turn right back onto the trail and follow the trail and you will pass through some trailer parks and some neighborhoods until you reenter a park and keep walking until you turn left onto Glendale ave again. I kept walking until I passed underneath HWY 406. I needed to use the bathroom at this point but the trail markers told me to turn left even though there was MacDonalds right in front of me. I opted to
take a break because I was approaching 10 KM at this point. I stopped for rest, eggs and bagel before heading back on the trail.
The trail turns onto Tremont rd and you walk uphill pass some high end houses until you reach the trail. I was tired out by the constant walk uphill and the fact there was no sidewalk as well. I than turned back onto the trail that went uphill and downhill along the escarpment. I than saw a sign showing me I was about 4 km away from my destination. This is where I made a wrong turn somewhere. I followed the trail thinking it was the Bruce trail but it turns out it was the Bruce trail link. I had to use google maps to get back onto the correct trail. This was a bit tricky because I was hiking through the woods and down a hill. After reconnecting with the trail I ran into Brock University which intersects with the trail. I walked around the outskirts of the university until I reached a fenced off area which advised me going pass this fence you could risk drowning. I walked along the trail which
was on the edge of the fence until I hit Lake Moodie. This was the last part of the trail and was extremely muddy and slow going. It was a level trail but the mud and ice really slows you down. I finally made it to the end and turn right and cross a bridge and there was the Decew Heritage House.
I was considering hiking 10 km back on the road but decided I was too tired so I opted to take an Uber back to my car. Today was approx. 18 - 20 KM hiking and just under 4 hours. I don't know the exact distance because my cellphone died halfway through. next week will be another 15 - 20 KM hike.
P.S
I saw a Raccoon today 😊 😊
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