Crawford Lake - Trail - 19 KM

Crawford Lake - Trail - 19 KM - 7th August 2016

Rattlesnake Point has some excellent hiking trails and the walk along the edge of the escarpment is peaceful and not too challenging. The views are really amazing and add to the enjoyment of the outting. At the beginning of the trail, at the southern most point of Rattlesnake Point, there is a staircase that allows one to climb down to the base of the escarpment. Here, some caves can be found, and the steps provide a good point of view of the cliffs and some of the climbers practicing their climbing skills on the cliffs. Climbing can be done on the cliff face at various points where anchors can be seen along the rim of the cliffs. Along the cliffs you can watch soaring turkey vultures glide through the Nassagaweya Canyon riding on the updrafts.

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Speed Ville trail Guelph, Ontario Canada

Robbie’s Path - Guelph Trail

Robbie Jeffery Montgomery was a young man who had a wonderful passion for nature. Robbie, along with 60 classmates and friends, formed a group called ‘Keep them Alive’ to bring attention to a proposed condominium development along this section of the Speed River. Canvassing local residents and meeting and presenting their case with the mayor and ward councillors in 1985, Robbie was able to bring enough attention to the faults of the development that it was stopped and the area was preserved. Unfortunately, two years after the momentous win for the environment Robbie passed away at the age of 15. Today, thanks to Robbie and his friends, this area is part of the City’s open space system, hosting a wide variety of plants and animals for all Guelphites to enjoy. Robbie’s Path is part of the Speed River Trail. It runs from Woodlawn Road East just east of the Speed River and continues northeast to Victoria Road where the Guelph Lake trail picks up.

Guelph Lake

Guelph Lake is a man-made reservoir on the Speed River, in the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. It is located upriver and slightly northeast of the city of Guelph, Ontario. The reservoir was created in 1974, with the construction of the Guelph Lake dam. Wikipedia Area: 16.07 km² Surface elevation: 344 m Province: Ontario Inflow source: Speed River Outflow location: Speed River Address: Speed River, Guelph/Eramosa, ON N1H 6H7 URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph_Lake

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