Decou House to Rockway Road
I was really happy to get out today. Started off with a lot of fog but cleared by the time I got into Short Hills Provincial Park. I had never heard of the park prior to planning this run and I'm surprised as I talk with a lot of people about where to go trail running in Southern Ontario. Short Hills is scenic, has some pretty good elevation, a well organized trail network and is easily accessible. I highly recommend it to trail runners looking for something new.
I did the White Bruce Trail route from the Decou House to Rockway Road on the way out, then took Pelham Road back to the North entrance of the park where I took a Blue Bruce Trail (I believe it's call ed Terrace Creek Side Trail) back to Decow Road. All together I think anyone looking to do a Niagara region trail/road run that's under 10k (and goes right by Henry of Pelham Winery on the way back) should consider this route. So far this was my favorite in terms of trail scenery. It does lack the technical sections found elsewhere on the trail, but has a few rooty areas and a couple steep fall line climbs. Also, some sections are prone to erosion and I'm afraid they may experience more erosion in the future.
Numbers from Decou House to Rockway Rd.
Distance of this length: 5.7K
Time: 47:54
Pace: 8:22/K
Elevation Gain: 158M
Distance To Date: 35.2K
Elevation Gain To Date: 446M
Time To Date: 03:30:39
I did the White Bruce Trail route from the Decou House to Rockway Road on the way out, then took Pelham Road back to the North entrance of the park where I took a Blue Bruce Trail (I believe it's call ed Terrace Creek Side Trail) back to Decow Road. All together I think anyone looking to do a Niagara region trail/road run that's under 10k (and goes right by Henry of Pelham Winery on the way back) should consider this route. So far this was my favorite in terms of trail scenery. It does lack the technical sections found elsewhere on the trail, but has a few rooty areas and a couple steep fall line climbs. Also, some sections are prone to erosion and I'm afraid they may experience more erosion in the future.
Numbers from Decou House to Rockway Rd.
Distance of this length: 5.7K
Time: 47:54
Pace: 8:22/K
Elevation Gain: 158M
Distance To Date: 35.2K
Elevation Gain To Date: 446M
Time To Date: 03:30:39
From Rockway Road and Trail Intersection to Decou House Driveway.
Distance of this length: 2.8K
Time: 21:45
Pace: 7:35/K
Elevation Gain: 62M
Links of interest:
http://www.friendsofshorthillspark.ca/page/home
http://www.niagaragreenbelt.com/listings/76-parks-gardens-a-conservation-areas/357-short-hills-provincial-park.html
http://www.ontarioparks.com/nonoperating/shorthills
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Hills_Provincial_Park
http://henryofpelham.com/