S1.Ep13 "Mono Cliffs" Hiking The Bruce Trail End To End : A Journey Across Ontario

Season 1, Episode 13 : “Mono Cliffs”
We begin the last day of our 4 day Bruce Trail stretch at Dunby Road for a cool morning road walk followed by a nice escarpment jumble section adjacent to 3rd line. Slowly but surely made our way to Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, which also ended the Caledon Section and began the journey through the Dufferin Highlands.
Mono Cliffs is a beautiful park, and it was a beautiful bluebird day as we walked through it. It’s the first stretch of the Bruce Trail with a few ponds and lakes and it was a new and refreshing environment. Our familiar friends the turkey vultures soared majestically overhead.
There was a gorgeous view from the cliff top of the valley and the “South Outlier”. Like the Milton Outlier from many miles ago, the landscape conjures images of a great flood when the glaciers and meltwater intensely carved out the landscape.
Hiking from there up to McCarstons lake, and further into what was a magical deep green forest that was erupting in song from the many birds in the treetops. It’s not often you walk through such an exuberant symphony.
Up one more country road and we set up our next hike – into the Boyne Valley.

Notes
Season One covers the first 450 km of the trail from Niagara to Collingwood and is 19 Episodes – airing weekly, every Tuesday from Nov.9th 2021 to March 15th 2022 on YouTube, Rumble, CloutHub, BitChute and Minds.
Visit SteveWelchOntario.com for more information, links to episodes, and music from the series.
Comments are welcome – Have you hiked this area? Are there other good trails nearby? Do you live in the area and have stories to share? Old escarpment legends or family history? What influence has the Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail had in your life? It would be great to hear as well from those around the world who love to get outside and enjoy and appreciate the beautiful land.
Thanks as always to the many people, past, present and future who work tirelessly to create, maintain and improve our trail systems. And thanks to the landowners who share their beautiful land. It is very much appreciated.

Details:
Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 18-19
Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 14 km
Step Counter Distance : 15 km
Music from the Episode:
“L’Amour Voyage” (Outro) from the album “Upland”
“Hang In There” from the album “Steve Welch 2019”
And “Love Travels Far” (Outro) from the album “Steve Welch 2019”
Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland
Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland
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