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Trail from Brantford to Mount Pleasant:
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trail connection between Brantford and Mt. Pleasant is the pink line heading south |
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use Ballantyne Dr. to reach the intersection of Colborne St. W and Brantford Southern Access Rd...... look for Shoppers Drug Mart! |
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trail runs parallel to Southern Access Rd on north side from traffic lights. |
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cross road at BlackburnDr ... trail diagonally across. |
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trail signage at traffic light crossing is difficult to spot |
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on paved trail, turn right into subdivision and cross roads. Do not continue parallel to the Access Rd!! |
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map kiosk at Conklin Rd trail entrance, near Mt. Pleasant Road. |
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trail ends at Mt. Pleasant + atv damage by local users. Undeveloped trail past this point for 1 km |
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Now that you have reached Mt. Pleasant, head east to the main road and visit the
Windmill Country Market, good food and
produce.
Trail section from Waterford to Simcoe:
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Port Dover to Elmira route map ... about 145 km |
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from newspaper article about the route's potential |
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two trails get you from Waterford to Port Dover through Simcoe |
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at Thompson Rd near abandoned RR bridge, rail starts south to Simcoe (10km) |
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trail starts with excellent stone dust base |
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trail becomes narrower, some ballast base, as it heads south |
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at Davis St E in Simcoe railway trail ends, and you enter a valley that is beginning of Lynn Valley creek? . no signage & rough |
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trail recently cut, but still rough going. At Queensway E., cross road and take Sunset Blvd to Norfolk, then south |
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Lynn Valley starts at Norfolkon east side ... poor signage ... look for rr cross arms |
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nice 10 km stone dust trail to Simcoe |
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in Port Dover at end of 10 km Lynn Valley trail ... head downtwon for food and beverage ... poor signage to attract trail $$$! |
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Other pages on this website will get you from Elmira to Brantford - (Sept. 25/08)
Missing trail link from Mt. Pleasant to Waterford:
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end of trail .... atv damage for local use |
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start of undeveloped trail at Mt. Pleasant |
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original railway ties make for bumpy ride |
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large railway ballast stone surface ... not suitable for cycling |
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unused bridge at Waterdown |
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abandoned rail line, but not ready for cycling 10 km |
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That gives you some idea of the trail gap issue. Hopefully, somebody will step
up and 'build' the missing link.
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