Photo via Ontario Conservation Areas
Summer hiking trails are a must and boy, do we have one for you! If you love sightseeing, venturing through forests and being one with nature, you have to hit up the Dofasco 2000 Trail on Hamilton’s East Mountain.
According to Hamilton Conservation Authority, this scenic 11.5-km multi-use trail is a hidden gem right on Hamilton’s East Mountain, and it’s packed with amazing sights to see.
There are two main access points and parking lots for the Dofasco 2000 Trail – the Devil’s Punchbowl Conservation Area and Saltfleet Conservation Area.
Whichever one you choose to start at, you will embark on a memorable adventure.
Start your journey at the breathtaking Devil’s Punchbowl Conservation Area, where you’re greeted with panoramic views of Hamilton and the seemingly bottomless Punchbowl.
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“The Devil’s Punchbowl is one of the Niagara Escarpment’s most amazing sights, created at the end of the last ice age by huge melt-water rivers that plunged over the Stoney Creek Escarpment, thus carving the Punchbowl and gorge,” says the Hamilton Conservation Authority.
The trail will then pass an apple and cherry orchard and access to the Bruce Trail, which connects the Dofasco 2000 Trail to the Battlefield House Museum & Park below the escarpment.
“The Dofasco 2000 Trail passes through the beautiful rural countryside of Stoney Creek, with a 1.7-kilometre boardwalk section through the Vinemount Swamp, an environmentally significant swamp forest,” shares the site.
You’ll eventually get to the Saltfleet Conservation Area, which provides a home for 50 species of breeding birds.
The 55 hectares of marshy fields and woodlots are a birder’s paradise.
There’s lots to explore and so little time left this summer. Get ready for a fun-filled outdoor adventure.
Where: 185 Ridge Road or 444 First Road East, Stoney Creek
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