Sunday, July 1, 2007

Crawford Lake and Rattlesnake Point

Crawford Lake Conservation Area is located at Steeles Avenue and Guelph Line, 5 km. south of Highway 401 and 15 km. north of the Q.E.W.


"The Crawford Lake Conservation Area includes 19 km of spectacular hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails on Ontario's scenic Niagara Escarpment."


Crawford Lake


We hiked around the lake to look at the environment there and take some photos. Got lucky to see and to take photos of the some fish and turtle. We think they come out to see if they can get food from the hikers. Although, it is not allowed to feed fish in the lake.




From the Crawford Lake we went to see Rattlesnake Point. It took as 3.5 hours to return and we got a bit lost and had to walk on the road for around 2-3 km. The whole journey was about 16 km - our longest so far.


"For the adventuresome, Rattlesnake Point has three designated sites where experienced rock climbers can scale challenging cliffs under a canopy of rich woods. Hiking enthusiasts can trek the Bruce Trail through the Nassagaweya Canyon complete with trail connections to Crawford Lake." Photo by Neil Hester


We did a bit of rock climbing before returning to Crawford Lake and spoke to one of the instructors about climbing classes. He recommended Free Spirit Tours.

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