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WAYPOINT
INTERVAL
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DISTANCE
km
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WAYPOINT-TO-WAYPOINT TRAIL DESCRIPTION
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001 - 002
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2.2
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From the parking lot on Gore Road begin along the Caledon Trailway crossing an overpass above Mill Lane overlooking Centreville Creek. The trail then crosses a sheep farm passageway through two gates to Humber Station Road (002)
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002 - 003
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3.9
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Across the road you pass the Humber Valley Heritage Trail and continue along the Caledon Trailway where it meets Patterson Road where the trail jogs a bit to the right before continuing straight ahead. (003)
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003 - 004
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4.4
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Just before the trail comes to a tressle over Duffy’s Lane, a dirt trail to the left descends down to Duffy’s Lane where you turn left and follow the paved section of the road (004).
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004 - 005
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5.4
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After about 1 km, just north of the Reddington Road intersection, the trail heads up the embankment on a narrow grass trail through the weeds on the right (east) side of Duffy’s Lane where you will see a sign “Palgrave Side Trail”(005).
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Trail Reroute: effective Summer 2006
The section of trail between waypoint 004 and almost to 006 has been rerouted. At 004 (Duffys Lane) above, the trail now continues along the Caledon Trailway to Regional Road 50. Then trail then follows RR 50 North (turn left) before swinging into the woods on the right, crossing RR50 and entering the Palgrave Forest again to rejoin the route near waypoint 006.
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005 - 006
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6.4
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The trail passes a residential fence and swings into a wooded area -The Palgrave Forest- away from the road and follows the blue blaze markers. At another trail intersection, continue straight ahead on the narrow blue blaze marked trail. At a T-intersection the trail continues to follow these markers to the left soon crossing a stile to arrive at Duffy’s Lane.(006)
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006 - 007
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8.0
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The trail crosses the road before the curve and continues following the blue markers on the Palgrave Side Trail through the western part of the Palgrave Forest. The trail passes through a grassy area until entering a mature woodland where it turns left along a bush road before turning right into a stand of Pine. Turning left along a woodlot fence the trail arrives at Humber Station Road (007).
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007 - 008
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8.5
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Turn right and follow Humber Station Road passing Finnerty Side Road where the trail goes back into the woods on the left side of the road (008).
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008 - 009
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10.6
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The trail passes a stand of Staghorn Sumac before winding through a reforestation area. After 400 m the trail passes a hiker’s rest bench near a large maple shade tree which is a good rest or lunch stop. The trail descends a slope and passes an old cedar forest through a low-lying wetlands area over a series of wooden boardwalks across a few streams. The trail passes through an open meadow past a sea of goldenrod, Queen Anne’s Lace and clover before arriving at Gore Road (009).
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009 - 010
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11.2
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Turn right along Gore Road. After about 600 m the trail turns left leaving the road and entering the woods (010).
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010 - 011
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12.8
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Cross a stile into a meadow passing horse stable fields on the Palgrave Side Trail. Here John fed the horses all three of the apples in his back pack. Passing through another wetlands area over boardwalks and streams, the trail winds just inside a cedar forest along the side of a slope before climbing a steep slope to arrive at the gravel and dirt Centreville Creek Road (011).
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011 - 012
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13.4
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Walk to the right on the road around the curve for 600 m before entering back into the woods on the Palgrave Side Trail on the left side through an old gate (012).
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012 - 013
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15.2
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The trail crosses a wetlands area over wooden boardwalks and a narrow unnamed gravel road and heads back into a pine forest emerging into an open corridor. The trail follows an access road for a bit before leaving for rolling meadows and tree plantation groves. The trail descends to a rest bench and lookout over the Oak Ridges Moraine before continuing west through a mature hardwood forest to a road allowance arriving at the end of the Palgrave Trail where it meets the Caledon Escarpment Side Trail and the main Bruce Trail (013) at a stile. A map can be found on a nearby tree.
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013 - 014
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15.8
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Do not cross over the stile but take the trail to the right and follow the main Bruce Trail (white blazes) along the road allowance to Coolihans Road (014).
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014 - 015
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16.0
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Cross the road and over a stile along the main Bruce Trail into the Glen Haffy Conservation Area through open parkland with numerous picnic tables (015).
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