Wawanosh Park Conservation Area

Scenic River Views! Hiking At Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area Near Goderich

Hiking trail with scenic river views of the Maitland River!

During a camping trip to Point Farms Provincial Park, we ventured off on a day trip to a local conservation area. We had never been to this park before, but we thoroughly enjoyed the hike we did down to the Maitland River and back.

We started in the shaded parking lot near the now-closed Wawanosh Nature Centre. The trail crossed the lovely Belgrave Creek, passed through meadows filled with damselflies and wildflowers. We followed the trail down to the cedar lowlands and along the river to another small stream.

It was a beautiful path, well maintained and a gorgeous day to discover a new hiking trail fairly close to one of the campgrounds we visit at least once a year.

The park doesn't offer any camping but there were picnic tables and a new, very clean privy. We highly recommend this park and will hopefully visit it again, perhaps in a different season.

Trail map:

The conservation area has three different trails for hikers to enjoy.

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Point Farms to Conestogo Lake - Ontario Bike Tour #2 - Day 8 of 10

This video summarizes Day 8 of my 10 day solo bicycle trip along the shores of Lake Simcoe and Lake Huron in Southern Ontario, Canada. All of the clips in the video were filmed on Friday 27, 2018.

I exited Point Farms Provincial Park onto Highway 21 (Blue Water Highway) briefly heading north. I stopped for a quick breakfast at Burdan's Red Cat Farm Bakery. I made a right turn onto Gore Rd and headed east. Gore Rd eventually ends at Nile Rd and I headed South East. Eventually Nile Rd merges with Blyth Rd which took me across the Maitland River heading east. Before reaching the community of Auburn I turned right onto Baseline Rd/Maitland Terrance where I crossed from the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh into the Municipality Central Huron. When I reached Hullett-McKillop Rd I turned left and continued South East. Eventually I crossed into the Municipality of East Huron and made a right turn onto Roxboro Line heading North East. I made a right onto Blyth Rd which took me into the community of Walton where I continued North East on Brussels Line. I passed over the G2G trail (Goderich to Guelph). I stopped for lunch in Brussels at the Jam Jar Pub and Eatery. I made a right turn onto Brandon Rd and headed South East through the community of Ethel. The road curves North East and becomes Molesworth Line. I made a right turn onto Browntown Rd. When I crossed Road 172 I left Huron County and entered North Perth, within Perth County. The name of the road changes to line 81 and I turned left onto Road 169 which took me through the community of Trowbridge. I then turned right onto Line 84 and continued South East until Wallace Ave S where I turned left which took me into the Community of Listowel. I explored up and down Main St then continued NE on Wallace Ave where I stopped at the Food Basics grocery store. I also grabbed a Vanila Chai Ice Frappe from McDonalds across the street. I turned right when I reached Line 87 and headed South East again. Along this road I observed many Mennonite (similar to Amish) farms with families in plain dress and produce for sale with signs saying No Sunday Sales. Eventually I crossed into Wellington County within the Township of Mapletown. The name of the road changes to Concession Rd 3 on the other side of the border. I turned left onto Wellington Rd 11 which took me to the entrance to Conestoga Lake Conservation Area.

Conestogo Lake was created when a flood control dam was built on the Conestogo River in 1958. This river flows into the Grand River, which eventually flows into Lake Erie near Dunnville, ON.

Strava for Day 8:

The bike I used for this trip is a New York made Linear Recumbent Bike which I believe is from around 2004. I carried my gear in 2 Giant Waterproof Panniers, and mounted my tent and sleeping pad on the top of the rack.

For more details about my gear check out this video:

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