June 18, 2022 Hike #52: km 66.4 to km 80.3 Peninsula Section (Ed. 28)
June 19, 2022 Hike #53: km 80.3 to km 86.2 Peninsula Section (Ed. 28)
The views along this section of
the trail are nothing short of spectacular.
It seems with every corner there is another view more beautiful than the
last. Of course, it helps that we have
had brilliant weather.
We started out on Saturday morning
– cool but bright- the trail crossing a creek in the village of Barrow Bay
before heading up the escarpment. The trail provided endless views of Barrow
Bay looking out toward Cape Dundas and Barrier Island in the distance. The trail was not too difficult and mostly on
the same level which was a treat. We did
descend to the shoreline at McKays Harbour.
The shore there was an ancient cobblestone “beach” which had a large
variety of erratics as well as an abundance of poison ivy. Leaving the beach,
we once again ascended to the escarpment where the trail followed the edge providing
us with more gorgeous views.
We had hoped to enjoy the vista
from the Lion’s Head Lookout but that proved to be a very popular spot for
groups of people, many of which displayed some not-so-sound judgement while posing
precariously close to the edge (even doing handstands) while taking
selfies. We watched the antics from a
secluded spot where we ate our lunch. After
watching all that we could stomach of the dangerous behaviour we set off to
complete our hike for the day. Never have
we encountered so many people along any of the sections of the trail we have
hiked. Clearly, these were not hikers, attired
as they were in white sneakers or, in some cases, flip flops. We even saw a few people in bare feet!
We ended our hike for the day at
the very busy McCurdy drive parking lot that had 3 security officers trying to
control the chaos of all those wanting to get to the Lookout. Then it was back
to Owen Sound for dinner out followed by an evening of card playing.
Our second day of hiking was a
very quick and easy one as it took us along Isthmus Bay road. One of the bonuses of road walking is we are
able to stretch our legs and look enjoy the scenery (in this case many cute
cottages and homes) instead of looking down all the time; as well as enjoying a
chat with some locals along the road.
We will be back in the Autumn to continue on our trek once
the tourist season is over.
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| Day one - heading out from Barrow Bay |
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| Climbing up to the escarpment edge |
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| Views views views! |
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| Luna moth |
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| MacKay's Harbour |
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| Lunch views of the crazy antics on the lookout peak |
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| Lion's Head Lookout |
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| Start of day two - Lion's Head |
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| Lion's Head Harbour |
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| Isthmus Bay |
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