S1.Ep12 "Rambling Up To Hockley Valley" Hiking The Bruce Trail End To End

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Season 1, Episode 12 : “Rambling Up To Hockley Valley”
The Bruce Trail Journey continues at 7th line, just north of Mono Mills as we amble and ramble up to the incredible Hockley Valley. This is a very hilly section and one for the glutes, but the landscape is amazing. The trees are large and plentiful and the lush forest canopy sometimes seems to touch the sky.
The whole stretch is quite spectacular. What seemed like a relatively short distance on the map turned into a long journey on the trail with it’s many twists and turns and ups and downs. We hiked up and down the many hills trodding through the remnants of the Oak Ridges Moraine’s sandy hills and we begin to re-enter Escarpment country approaching Mono Cliffs.
Reaching the Nottawasaga River at the valley floor was a great treat as the water was still ice cold and had incredible healing power on our throbbing feet. This gave us the boost we needed to finish the day trekking up and up and up and out of the valley hiking through the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve. More beautiful big trees.
We ended the day at the famous “Dunby Road” setting up our next hike through Mono Cliffs.
This was the third day of our 4 day stretch in May where we covered 100km of trail and made it to the Dufferin Highlands.

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
Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 25 km
Step Counter Distance : 29 km
Music from the Episode:
“I’ve Got A Feeling” from the retro archives
And “L’Amour Voyage” from the album “Upland”
Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland
Outro : “L’Amour Voyage” from the album Upland
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