Inglis Falls is one of three waterfalls that surround the city of Owen Sound and is reputed to be the most impressive (and therefore the most visited). In addition to its waterfall, the Inglis Falls Conservation Area include a number of hiking trails at varying degrees of difficulty.
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Hike #21: Nottawasaga Lookout Provincial Nature Reserve
Nestled high up on the Niagara Escarpment near Collingwood, the Nottawasga Lookout Provincial Nature Reserve features some great hiking trails along a cliff, forested slopes and through caves and crevices. There are also a number of great viewpoints overlooking Georgian Bay along the way.
Hike #20: Terra Cotta Conservation Area
With nice weather on the forecast, there was only one thing we could think of to spend our weekend: hiking. On Saturday we went to the Terra Cotta Conservation Area, which includes a variety of different trails that weave their way through a diverse ecosystem of wetlands and forests.
Hike #19: Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve
We initially planned to spend the weekend up at the cabin, but due to a mosquito apocalypse, we came home a day earlier. Since we had no plans for Sunday (and let's be real, any other day of the week because of the pandemic), we decided to go for a hike through the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve.
Hike #18: Shield Trail
We typically don't visit the cabin in the spring as the bugs are out of control. But sometimes I am quick to forget the misery of the mosquitoes. With two different types of insect repellent in hand, I thought I was prepared. How bad could it be? For the weekend we packed our bags and headed up north to the cabin. Spoiler alert: We did not last the entire weekend due to the mosquito apocalypse.
Hike #17: Crawford Lake Conservation Area
Provincial parks and conservation areas opened back up again last week in Ontario. With warmer weather on the forecast for the weekend, you can only imagine how packed the trails were. We initially planned to hike at the Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area, but apparently you now have to book a reservation online. We didn't realize this until after rolling up into the parking lot and getting turned away. I checked my phone to see if we could register, but all the time slots for Rattlesnake Point and all the other conservation areas in Halton were full for the day. Cool.
Hike #16: Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
It's finally starting to feel like spring (maybe even summer?) here in Ontario. Provincial parks reopened last week for day-use only, so we've been taking advantage of the nice weather and going for more hikes. However, the nice weather tends to bring out the crowds. Especially on the trails as they are one of the few things open these days.
Hike #15: Silver Creek Conservation Area
We initially planned to spend the Victoria Day long weekend at Acadia National Park in Maine, which has become a bit of a spring tradition for us. But because of the pandemic, our plane tickets and campsite reservation were cancelled a couple of months ago. Instead we planned to spend our long weekend hiking close to home in Ontario.
Hike #14: Pretty River Valley Provincial Park
We’ve been under lockdown for the past couple of months, and as of this week, provincial parks and conservation areas in Ontario are back on the menu. What better way to spend the weekend than hiking. Especially since the weather was (finally) pleasant.
Hike #13: Bruce Trail – Iroquoia
We haven’t really left our apartment much over these past few weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we made an exception to go for a hike (or rather three hikes) as it was beautiful outside and we needed to get some exercise. We figured today would be the perfect opportunity to finish up the Iroquoia section of the Bruce Trail as we had three smaller portions of this section left to hike, none of which passed through a provincial park or conservation area (which are currently closed).