Hike # 27 - km 23.8 to 42.1 in the Beaver Valley.
Hike # 28 - km 42.1 to 56.2 in the Beaver Valley.
Autumn is our favourite time to hike. The beauty of the colours, no bugs and cooler temperatures make for almost perfect conditions on a sunny day. We did experience a tumultuous day on Saturday with the weather constantly changing - causing us to remove and then put back on layers of clothing, hats and gloves repeatedly. A brief period of intense ice pellets and wind was not too pleasant, but we carried on as there is no choice on the trail.
The scenery in this section of the Bruce Trail is certainly some of the most beautiful we have seen thus far. The views from the top of the escarpment overlooking the valleys filled with fall colour was breathtaking.
What makes the trail in this section breathtaking in it's beauty also makes it difficult. We hiked up and down steep hills numerous times and scrambled up and over rocks. Much of the trail was covered in newly fallen leaves which created a beautiful but treacherous carpet as we could not see rocks, roots and holes ready to trip us up at any time.
Tough as the hiking was we enjoyed every minute (well, maybe up until the last couple km's) and we hope to get another hike in before the snow flies!
I will let the photos tell the rest of the story. The first picture is the last I took at our end point at Eugenia Falls. What a beautiful spot.
