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Trail Talk 334 - October 16, 2024



The Maitland Trail is regularly closed for the deer gun hunting weeks, this year on Nov 4th to 10th and December 2nd to 8th. These closures do not apply to areas where hunting is not allowed which include the Falls Reserve, the Maitland Woods, Sifto Loop, Millennium trail and the G2G.

 



The fall is usually a great time to hike on the local trails. The fall colours are starting to appear. On Wednesday, we stopped by the pond at Benmiller Inn to admire the red leaves on the maples. I had wondered about the two trees near the Inn, whether they were London Plane trees (a non-native hybrid) or an American sycamore.  Today we spotted a couple of single fruit, which indicated they were American Sycamores, as the London Plane tree has two or more fruit close together. On the way home I stopped at Forster’s Bridge and watched a Hooded Merganser catch a fish and fly off with it.



Although many butterflies are no longer around, the Clouded Sulphurs are out in full force whenever the sun is shining, I usually see 40 or 50 in the field of clover, and a few times I have seen two butterflies sharing a red clover blossom.  They produce three broods in the south and their caterpillar food is legumes, especially red clover and alfalfa, which is why I have been seeing so many in the field next door.

 

Notes:

Saturday October 19th 9 a.m.-11am Naftel’s Creek and George Newton Reserve.

 For more information and to confirm your attendance, please contact George Cantin at streamsideinc@gmail.com. This is a Level 3, moderate pace, 2 hours.

Saturday October 19th 1.30 p.m. Cycle at Point Farms Provincial Park at 82491, Bluewater Highway (Hwy#21). Difficulty: Beginner, combination of paved roads, gravel roads and hard packed dirt paths. Bring water. The distance is approximately 10 kms but can keep exploring depending on time remaining. After an hour plan on a rest stop or sooner as needed For more information and to confirm your attendance, please contact Donald Andrew at 519 530-9019 call or text. This is a level 1, moderate pace, 2 hour ride.

 Saturday, October 26th  10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Menesetung Bridge & Sifto Loop

This is a meditative walk on the Millennium trail –. pause and explore mindfulness techniques, walking meditation and forest therapy. For more information and to confirm your attendance, please contact Tanya MacIntyre at redroofrecovery@gmail.com or text 519 616-3636. This is a level 1, slow pace, 1 1/2 hour walk.

Tuesday Trompers meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday to hike for about an hour. If you wish to be on this email list, send an email to mta@maitlandtrail.ca

Midweek hikers meet at 9 a.m. and hike for 1 ½ to 2 hours on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Contact Patrick Capper at pcapper99@gmail.com




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