Waterdown
| Date: | Sunday May 15 |
| Hike Leader: | Jennifer Rowbotham |
| Distance: | 12km |
| Pace: | Moderate |
| Difficulty: | Level 2 |
| Start at Trailhead: | 11:30 |
We will be doing a car shuttle on the
Bruce Trail
near Hamilton.
We will meet at Grindstone Falls.
We will take some of the cars out to the parking area up Guelph line,
and then we will hike back.
Directions to Grindstone Falls
The parking lot at Grindstone is tiny.
Let's carpool.
From our meeting point at
Yonge and York Mills...
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Take Highway 401 to Highway 403.
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Take Highway 403 to its (temporary) end at the QEW, and go
west on the QEW.
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Near Hamilton, the QEW splits into two expressways. Stay to the
right, Highway 403. Do not take the left lanes. They are the
QEW as it goes over the Burlington Skyway toward Niagara.
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Exit at Waterdown Road and drive north. At some point, you go up
a hill and then come back down again.
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The parking lot is on the left side, just as you are about to reach
a railroad bridge.
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Park in the parking lot!
We start the carpool at 11:30am.
Google Maps directions.
According to Google, the address is "150 Mill St S, Hamilton, ON L0R"
Directions to Hike Start
We will start the car shuttle about 11:30. Please go Grindstone Falls
first. We need the cars for the shuttle.
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Travel north, left, on Mill Street. Turn right, east, on
Dundas Street.
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About seven kilometers later turn left, north, on
Guelph line.
You will have driven past Evans Road,
Kerns Road and Cedar Springs Road.
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A few kilometers later, you will be at the Niagara escarpment. On
your left you can see the Bruce Trail markings and stile.
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Make a U-turn and park on the west side near the Bruce Trail
entry point. You can make the U-turn just north at
No. 1 Sideroad Millar Crescent.
Google Maps
calls this location 3450 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3X4.
Remarks
Probably, we will wind up at the Royal Coachman, after the hike.
Go back to the schedule page.
