Durham Forest
Date: Sunday October 6
Hike Leader: Bill Baird
There are many trails at Durham Forest, so we can make the hike as
long as we want (maybe over 15km).
Directions
- Take Highway 401 east to Highway 404, and turn north.
- Travel 24 kilometers to Bloomington Side Road.
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Turn right and travel 17 kilometers to the town of Goodwood.
The Bloomington Side Road changes name from Regional Road 40 to
Regional Road 47 at the Durham border.
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In Goodwood turn right at Church Street, the first lights.
This road bends left and become the east-west Regional
Road 21, Goodwood Road.
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Travel nine kilometers and turn right at Concession 7.
If you get to Lakeridge Road you have gone too far.
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Travel six kilometers south. The parking lot is on your right.
A bridge south of the parking lot on Sideline 4 is washed out.
The hike will start at 11:15am.
Remarks
Durham forest has all sorts of hills. This hike will be
Level 2 difficulty.
A good part of the hike will show up on your
Oak Ridges Trail
guide, if you have one.
On the trails today watch out for mountain bikers.
This is a popular spot for them.
Bill has plans for the Après hike. He will bring driving
instructions for these.
Go back to the schedule page.
