Fri.
18 May:
The
Rideau Trail 2018 End-to-End Hikes:
6B.
Upper Rock Lake Blue Side Trail Junction (05F) to Skycroft Access Trail (06A)
Note: click on pictures for full size view.
I almost got lost a couple of times.
Either I wasn’t paying attention or the signage wasn’t
great. Either way, it’s a lesson for
anyone travelling this (or any) section of the Rideau Trail. Keep your eye out for unexpected turns and
open areas where no signs are visible.
This lovely trail climbs to some of the more open high
points along the route, as well as dropping into the small valleys, where the
ground was still damp under foot. Bright
green woodland throughout, and swamps and lakes beside the trail. Once into the Skycroft area, there are some
interesting old signs, pointing to trails that may, or may not, still exist.
By the time I emerged at the Skycroft Access point, I
had once more caught up with the End-to-End, roughly ten-person, juggernaut
that is rolling northwards from Kingston to Ottawa.
Next episode of this tale is scheduled for May 27th.
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Access trailhead for start of hike:
Upper Rock Lake blue trail at Opinicon Road |
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| Trees budding out |
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| Trail follows the edge of this unnamed small lake |
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| Gentle woodland valleys |
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| A few obstructions along the way |
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| Some sort of fictional animal beside Lindsay Lake? |
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| There's a wilderness campsite near this spot |
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| I wondered whether the Burtch Trail still exists and where it goes |
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| A little gem along the way |
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| Can the reader tell us what's happening here? |
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| More old signs on Skycroft land |
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| Here I exited the main Rideau Trail on the Skycroft Access blue trail |
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| Exit point on Opinicon Road |
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| Opinicon Resort's famous ice cream parlour is open for the season! |
