Bruce Trail Hike #7: Short Hills to Rockway Conservation Area (5kms)

Short Hills Provincial Park to Rockway Conservation Area, Niagara

 We started our 5km trek today at the Short Hills Parking Lot B on Roland Road. There is free parking and washroom facilities. We parked our other car at Rockway Community Centre. To get to the Bruce Trail, take Side Trail #3 from Roland Road to Swayze Falls Trail. 


Parking Lot B, Short Hills Provincial Park


If you want to view Swayze Falls follow the wheelchair accessible trail #3 to the viewing platform. Once your are done with your detour, continue West then North on the Swayze Falls Trail/Bruce Trail to continue towards Rockway.

Trail #3 to Swayze Falls Viewing Platform

You will cross a bridge over the creek that leads to Swayze Falls. The creek is dry this late in the summer. 



You will exit Short Hills at Effingham Road. This is a short but busy road section with no shoulder. 



After the brief stretch on Effingham Road we return to a wooded section that follows alongside farmland. The forest here is less dense allowing for more light to filter through. 



View of farm from Bruce Trail



Llama or Alpaca? Viewed from the Bruce Trail



One of two step stiles behind farmland on Bruce Trail







2nd step stile




Rock with quartz

The stretch of the trail that is on Pelham road is quite busy. Fortunately there is a walking path.



Pelham Road



Pelham Road


There is some wild garlic growing at the trail head at Pelham Road. It can be used in pestos and sauces.


Wild Garlic





Rockway Conservation Area




Rockway Conservation Area




Rockway Conservation Area

To get back to the Rockway Community Centre Parking lot take the 300m Rockway Side Trail. 

Branch that resembles a mallard duck, Rockway Side Trail








Collage of fungi along the Bruce Trail





Creepy Crawlies along the Bruce Trail


Japanese Beetle





Hike #7

Date:                        August 14th, 2021

Start:                        Short Hills Provincial Parking lot B: 193 Roland Rd

Finish:                      Rockway Community Centre: Rockway Map

Distance:                5kms

Time:                       1.5 hours

Difficulty:                Easy rolling hills with gentle escarpment climb

Trail Use:                 Hiking only/wheel chair access to Swayze Falls From Roland Rd.

Total kms hiked:   47.9 kms

Kms remaining:    864 kms


Point of Interest in the area near the Bruce Trail: White Meadow's Farm

White Meadows, 2519 Effingham St


Our next post will take us from Rockway to Louth Conservation Area. Please post in the comment section if you know of anything we should be on the lookout for on the next trek!

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