This is an excerpt from the soon to be released Day Hikes of Ontario Vol. II. Click here to view Vol. I Terra Cotta Conservation Area is one of ten parks under the jurisdiction of Credit Valley Conservation or CVC. It includes, wetlands, ponds and some 15km of hiking trails within it’s nearly 200h. From about 1947, this area was used as a full-blown, privately owned, recreation facility with paved parking lots, swimming pools, campsites and everything that goes with that, in

A few pictures from a recent hike to Terra Cotta Conservation Area, near Terra Cotta, Ontario. This hike will appear in the soon to be released Day Hikes of Ontario, Vol. II. View Day Hikes of Ontario Volume I. #TerraCottaOntario #Dayhikes #hikinginontario #hiking #localhikes #EdHorner

An excerpt from the forthcoming Day Hikes of Ontario Vol. II It’s funny, but until just recently, Stouffville was a town that I often passed through, but never stopped to enjoy. On this particular weekend, Audrey had a workshop to attend in Stouffville so this seemed like a good opportunity for me to explore the town a bit. The Stouffville Conservation Area centres around the reservoir and a large forested area. One of the nice things about the park is that it’s within the

the conservation area is some 160ha right on the Niagara Escarpment. ... the dark, cool, green and mossy caves are a pleasure to explore

An unedited excerpt from Ten Day Hikes in Ontario scheduled for release early 2017. Hockley Valley Nature Reserve - South. The Don East Side Trail. A day trip into the Hockley Valley has long been an enjoyable activity for many busy Torontonians. It's only about 60 km from town yet it offers beautiful vistas, wide valleys, charming antique and pottery stores, skiing, hiking, cycling and dinning. So far the valley planners have managed to keep their sanity and avoid overdevel