Bruce Trail: Map 10
1st Stretch:
On Sunday, December 10 at 12:20 p.m., we began the first stretch of map 10, from the intersection of Britannia Road and Blind Line, in Burlington, to Calcium Pits on Twiss Road. According to the map, it is a 6.8 km section, but it could be a little longer, if you lose the trail, and walk an extra kilometer, as happened to us.
This
time we were 4 plus one: Rodrigo, Federica, Eduardo, and I plus Malaika, in a
single car. We parked at Britannia Road with Blind Line, at the trail's entrance, and walked all together in the same direction. Of course, to return home,
we had to retrace what we had walked, which means that we did this section of
the Trail in both directions.
It was
a pleasant walk between an urban forest and a good stretch of rural road (this
last of about two kilometers long). Throughout all the way, you can see quite
luxurious properties, pretty much like those in magazines. The
afternoon was mostly gray, rainless, and cold. Although the route has some
slopes, it is mostly flat and easy.
As a
curious note, on Derry Road, almost reaching kilometer 100 of the map, we met a
Bruce Trail volunteer named Gerald, who was working on changing the entrance
signal of the Trail. The volunteers had been working on
cleaning a new 100-meter section along Derry Road in the past weeks, and we were there just when
they were officially opening this section to the public.
Datasheet:
Map: 10 – 1st Stretch |
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
Starting point: |
Britannia Road with Blind Line (95.8) |
Ending point: |
Calcium Pits, Twiss Road (102.6) |
Distance: |
GPS odometer: 7.35 km Distance measured on Google Maps: 8.53 km |
Speed / Breaks: |
• Average speed: 4.1 kph • Moving time: 1:46:15 • Time resting: 42:33 |
Difficulty: |
Low (easy) |
Parking: |
Britannia Road with Blind Line (95.8). |
Bruce Trail Volunteer Gerald instaling the new trail sign |
Map of this section of the trail:
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