S1.Ep11 "Oak Ridges and Caledon Hills" Hiking The Bruce Trail End To End

End to End : Hiking the Bruce Trail, A Journey Across Ontario
Season 1, Episode 11 : “Oak Ridges and Caledon Hills”
This incredible hike was the second day of a four day stretch hiking through the Caledon Hills. Starting on Willoughby Road where we left off the previous day, the green grass was growing tall and the fields were bursting with life. We hit the milestone of HWY 10, crossing under through a tunnel.
The day’s hike included several lengthy road sections – as happens at times on the Bruce Trail, a great time to entertain ourselves with jokes and song. I enjoy the road sections because they complete the scene of walking across Ontario. The good people who farm the fields and preserve the land bring life to the landscape. It’s a special thing to walk down a peaceful country road on a sunny day - quiet with the occasional truck passing by. Some generous landowners along the way share their properties with hikers so the trail pops on and off the roads as it goes.
The road sections also help when “crushing miles”!
As the day progressed we got into some amazing Caledon Hills forested sections and ended the day in style hiking through “The Dingle” crossing through the Oak Ridges Moraine where the Oak Ridges Moraine trail meets the Bruce Trail.
The classic escarpment rock is buried under Oak Ridges sandy hills in this stretch. We worked our way through Glen Haffy Conservation Area, across highway 9, and into the Humber River Valley with some big trees and big hills challenging our weary bodies before we could call it a day.
A day which ended with a fantastic over look across the countryside as we made our way to the 7th line parking access.
We hiked 27km on the map but as usual the step counter added a couple of kilometres – reading 30.5 km for the day. A short rest and back at it the next day!

Details:
Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 15-18
Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 27 km
Step Counter Distance : 30.5 km
Music from the Episode:
“Wandering Along” from the retro archives
“Wandering Along” 2022 from the Turtleshell Trilogy
“Prelude” and “Pollution Free Cars” from the retro archives
Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland
Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland
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