Hike #28: Highway #5 to Guelph Line, Burlington

 

Highway #5 to Guelph Line, Burlington

Today we parked our car roadside on Guelph Line and got a lift to our starting location on Highway 5 (just east of Kerns road in Burlington). Highway #5 is really busy and we didn't feel it was safe leaving our car parked there. I suggest City View Park on Kerns Road as an alternate starting location. The entrance to the trail is on the North side of Highway 5 off a private drive. 

This section of the Bruce, with its gentle rolling hills, is for hiking only. 


Start of trail on north side of Hwy #5 (Waterdown-Burlington boundary)


Section of trail between Hwy #5 and Cedar Springs road.

   The woods here were tight to the trail, forming a tunnel.  It would be interesting to see what they are like with foliage in the summer/fall.




Once you reach Cedar Springs Road there is a brief section that is on the road. Cedar Springs Road is pretty busy so be careful and make sure to walk facing oncoming traffic.



A few hundred meters along Cedar Springs, the trail takes a right turn (westward) onto Highview Drive. 






After a short walk down Highview Drive the trail turns onto Springer Court before reentering the woods.
 


Entrance to trail at the end of Springer Rd.



Wreath on the Wood Pile
This section of trail begins in the woods behind residents' backyards. It then opens into a clearing at Fisher's Pond. The Fisher's Pond Side Trail loops around the north side of the pond and rejoins the Bruce Trail. Fisher's Pond is a man-made irrigation pond for the orchards below the escarpment. 


Meadow at the southern end of Fishers Pond.

Be sure to stop at the Trail Workers Rest stop (near Fishers Pond) to leave a note in the log book. 



A great spot to take a rest with a spectacular view of Burlington and Lake Ontario in the distance. 

 
The trail then continues through mature woods.  The terrain was quite hilly.  Many of the valleys were lined with small streams that were collecting water from the melting snow.  We crossed a few proper streams with rocky beds.




The terrain the the woods was quite hilly.  We encountered many streams.  Several of the hills had steps built into them.
 
With the snow and pine trees we felt as though we'd just stepped out of Narnia.




 
On the final leg of our trek today, the trail climbed one last hill to pass between a farmers' filed and a meadow consisting of yellow tall grass.  We could clearly hear the breeze rustling through the grasses of the meadow.  On the side of the trail we found a marvelous tree that may have been Owl's former home.  






Final section of trail before ended at Guelph Line (Burlington).  Grassy meadow to right (south) and farmers field to left.

Stile at Guelph Line.  Caution - fast moving traffic (80 kph)





Hike #28

Date:                      February 21st, 2022

Start:                      Highway #5, Burlington

Finish:                     Guelph Line, Burlington

Distance:                5.6 kms 

Time:                       1 hour 31 minutes

Difficulty:               Easy

Trail Use:                Hiking Only

Total kms hiked:   165.9 kms

Kms remaining:    746 kms



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