Amanda and Peter's Bruce Trail Trek

Quarry Rd (Lincoln) to Mountainview Rd (Beamsville) We started at Quarry Road.  There is roadside parking for 6 cars.  We concluded our hike today at Mountainview Conservation Area (parking lot). There are no washroom facilities at either location.  Unique ruin located at roadside parking lot off of Quarry Rd. From Quarry Road we entered the Bruce Trail through some woods.  The terrain was easy to moderate, with some short climbs and descents.  Bridge crossing a small tributary of Bartlett creek. This section of the Bruce Trail mainly stayed on the top of the escarpment, traversing shelves of pockmarked limestone that were riddled with groves and fissures.  From time-to-time we found our selves leap-frogging from one island of rock to the next. An example of the many pockmarked limestone ridges encountered on this section of the trail. Another day, another boulder encountered. The Bruce trail continues through Kinsmen Park, which is situated at the top...

5th Ave (Vineland) to Quarry Rd (Lincoln)   We started our hike today on Victoria Ave.  We got someone to drop us off as there isn't any parking; although people do park at the water reservoir on 5the ave.  We ended up hiking to Quarry Rd where there is roadside parking available for approximately six cars.  If you're hiking this section of the Bruce Trail, keep in mind that once you pass Cherry Ave there really isn't any convenient point to exit the trail until you get to Quarry Rd.  The trail begins at the top of Victoria Ave, just south of 5th Ave.  Entrance to Bruce Trail at the top of Victoria Ave. There is a good view of the surrounding landscape which is dotted with vineyards.  You can also see Lake Ontario in the distance.  The trail immediately enters a thin strip of woods flanked by rolling hills. Entrance to woods at Victoria Ave. Trail passing through a thin strip of woods surrounded by rolling hills. This thin strip of woods quickly e...