Amanda and Peter's Bruce Trail Trek

Hike #55: Highway 9 (Noisy River) to 6/7 Side Road/Nottawasaga Concession 10 South We started todays hike at the edge of Noisy River Provincial Nature Reserve and continued on to 6/7 Sideroad. There is no parking at our end location, and with no chance for an Uber, we decided to bring a bike for Peter to quickly loop back to collect our car. Concession 10 South is not maintained in winter and there are no washrooms. This stretch of the trail offers a wide variety of scenery and terrain beginning with open meadows followed by mature sugar maple and beech forests, descending to a tributary of the Noisy River bordered by mature cedars before finally ascending to #6/7 Sideroad.   Parking on Highway 9 (room for three cars) Mature Maples Mature Maples Wheat Field Descend towards Concession 10 South At this time of the year, the overgrowth makes it difficult to navigate the trail. Hopefully as summer progresses the brush will be trampled down by other hikers.  Tall grass at the west ...

Concession 10 South Nottawasaga & Garden of Eden Rd (Noisy River) to Country Road 9 Todays hike took us across Noisy River Provincial Nature Reserve. While this was a short 1km hike (2 km return), there was a lot of interesting things to see along the way. After spine surgery earlier this year I was really looking to reintroduce hiking into my life. This hike was just what the doctor ordered! This section of the Bruce Trail provided a wide smooth path with few tripping hazards and a steady gradual descent into a valley, crossing Noisy River and then back up the other side. As there is little hope of getting an uber in this remote area, we hiked in and out. There are no washrooms and the road to access this part of the trail is not maintained in winter months. Entrance to Bruce Trail at Glen Eden road (if you can call it a road) Trail entrance heading north from Glen Eden Rd.   Level section before our descent into the Noisy River valley.  The forest was birch mixed with fi...