07-20-2016, 01:09 AM
(07-17-2016, 09:11 PM)jamincan Wrote: I've been taking part in RunWaterloo's summer trail tour, which has been excellent so far. (http://runwaterloo.com/category/blog/summer-trail-tour/)
It's inspired me to go out and start checking out more trail runs on my own as well. There's a lot of stuff I was simply not aware of, even after living in the region on and off for over ten years now.
The most recent trail I've visited is the Lions Lake Trail up near Floradale. It's around 7.5 km around the Floradale Reservoir. This is a double-track trail with surfaces varying from bare forest floor to grass to gravel. The trail seems like a work in progress in places, but the part south of the lake is particularly beautiful, running through a Maple bush, over a dam, and then along a gorgeous path that skirts along the reservoir into Floradale. This is an easy trail with few changes in elevation and is not particularly technical.
The main downside is that the wayfinding is somewhat deficient at times - when passing through Floradale, and where it dumps you onto the road briefly on two occasions. In both cases, signage showing where the trail continues is missing. It's not too difficult to figure out where to go, but it's worthwhile checking out the trail first online to become familiar with it. It's a lovely non-technical trail suitable for beginners.
Route Info: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/250398
I'll be checking out the Puslinch Tract sometime this week. Any info anyone here might have is welcome!
The http://www.plotaroute.com/ site is a great resource. Thanks for sharing.