Heavy rain from storms, in combination with high water levels in Lake Ontario, have made visiting the trails a much-truncated pastime in the city.
In the Dundas Valley Conservation area, the Spring Creek Trail is still closed after getting washed out, including footbridges over the creek, in the spring. Other trails in low-lying parts of the valley adjacent to creeks have met similar fates (the new-to-me named Chickadee Way trail, for example, where the bridge over the creek is askew and the trail closed).
Elsewhere, the popular and multi-use paved waterfront trails along Cootes Paradise, Desjardin's Canal, and the Hamilton Bay are closed due to heavy erosion along the shoreline, a double whammy of high water levels on Lake Ontario and damaging storms disrupting the trail for the foreseeable future.
Further along, the Wentworth Stairs, a popular fitness climb and pedestrian link between the lower city and "the mountain" is closed for repairs, and not due to open again until November 2017. (CBC Hamilton article).
(UPDATE: construction schedule changes mean the stairs are open now, but there will be intermittent closures. The construction closure will now occur later in the summer)
There are still plenty of trails to enjoy, but note that if you are planning some hikes, you may be facing some detours along the way.
If you know other trails in the vicinity that are closed, or if you have any updates, please share in the comments.
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| Signs posted at entrance to Spring Creek Trail |
Elsewhere, the popular and multi-use paved waterfront trails along Cootes Paradise, Desjardin's Canal, and the Hamilton Bay are closed due to heavy erosion along the shoreline, a double whammy of high water levels on Lake Ontario and damaging storms disrupting the trail for the foreseeable future.
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| Access stairs to Waterfront Trail closed |
(UPDATE: construction schedule changes mean the stairs are open now, but there will be intermittent closures. The construction closure will now occur later in the summer)
There are still plenty of trails to enjoy, but note that if you are planning some hikes, you may be facing some detours along the way.
If you know other trails in the vicinity that are closed, or if you have any updates, please share in the comments.
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