Today our gang ventured to the Wilsondale trails, just east of Cumberland Heritage Village, which is east of Ottawa. Normally, when I blog about the hikes we do I am fortunate enough to be able to comment on all the great trails around here.
Unfortunately not all trails are all stars and sadly I'd put the Wilsondale trails into this category.
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| Two minutes in from Margot, the dreaded: "I'm bored." Luckily we pushed through that! |
Key features:
- A confusing muddy start to the trail where you have to walk across a field without clear signage to get to the trailhead.
- Transmission towers criss-cross here and there over and above the trail (not exactly the most natural feature!)
- The low hum of the highway can be heard in the distance (same comment as above).
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| In the distance, a rare Canadian tree: power-line-us-coniferous |
That's not to say I didn't have a great time walking the trail with Glosette Girl and Margot. Au contraire my friend! We actually had a few good laughs as we stumbled and bumbled our way through the muddy trail for an hour or so.
Honestly, when the weather is mild and the sun is shining it's hard not to have a good time on even the most humble trail. And while I can't say this one will rank among the great Canadian or even great local trails, it did the job!
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| Margot was chattering about Harry Potter the whole time! |
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