Magical fall colours at Scotsdale Farm, Halton Hills
Scotsdale Farm is one of the most beautiful spots in Halton Hills and favourite spot for photographers and filmmakers. 531 acres of rolling hills, woodlands.
Trails & Nature
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What do blue and white blaze marks of the Bruce Trail mean?
What blue and white blaze marks of the Bruce Trail mean? Philip Gosling, one of the four founders of the Bruce Trail, marked the first ... -
Scotsdale Farm, home of old-growth forest and Ontario’s oldest trees
Scottsdale Farm is situated north of Georgetown, on Trafalgar Road. This 531 acre heritage property is a popular hiking spot where you can see some ... -
Limehouse trails. Rock crevices at the site of the historic limestone kilns
Limehouse Conservation Area is known for its rock crevices, well-preserved limestone kilns and remains of an old mill. Located on the Niagara Escarpment, about 2km ... -
Rattlesnake Point. High rocks with beautiful views of Niagara Escarpment.
Rattlesnake Point is one of the most beautiful spots in Southern Ontario. Popular rock climbing spot and features breathtaking views of the Niagara Escarpment.
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Scotsdale Farm. Frozen in time and cold Canadian winter
Frozen in time and cold Canadian winter the Scotsdale Farm is glowing in the beauty of ice and snow. Enter from Trafalgar Road and begin ... -
Kelso. Cliffs with the most beautiful views of Niagara Escarpment.
Kelso is a distinctive part of the Niagara Escarpment. There is a trail that runs along the escarpment that offers very nice views of the ... -
Devastating ice storm in Georgetown, Ontario, 2013
Freezing rain begun to fall on Halton Hils on December 20, 2013. Over 30mm of ice covered the trees and hydro lines. Much of the ... -
Rockwood limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes
Towering limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes, including one of the world’s largest, are a few of the natural wonders at Rockwood. You can view ... -
Hilton Falls. Trails in enchanting nature with unique history
Hilton Falls is a pleasant area for small hikes. The center of the area is not only a small lake and streams, and waterfall, about ... -
Dufferin Quarry Bridge. Unique views of the Niagara Escarpment. Trail
Dufferin Quarry Bridge. The unique views of the Niagara Escarpment. The Restoration Side Trail. The scenic overlooks of the city skylines like Mississauga.
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Hungry Hollow. Hiking, Biking & More. Nature’s Hidden Gem in Georgetown
Hungry Hollow trail runs along the Silver Creek branch of the Credit River, nestled in a valley to the south of Georgetown. Short history of ... -
Terra Cotta Trails at the Conservation Area est. 1958
The summer cottages led Rod Clancy to create a summer park, which eventually became the Terra Cotta Conservation Area in 1958. This highly successful attraction ... -
Cheltenham Badlands. Fascinating red landscape like on Mars in Ontario
This distinctive and seemingly badlands landscape in Caledon was formed at the bottom of an ancient sea more than 400 million years ago.
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Crawford Lake. Historical unique. Iroquoian village in Canada
Crawford Lake, located near Milton in Ontario, is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, At the center of the lake lies a reconstructed Unique Iroquoian village
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Trillium is official flower and emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario
In Canada, the Trillium plant is commonly found in forested areas, particularly in Ontario. It is the provincial flower, as well as in parts of ... -
The highest peak (414 metres) of Halton Hills is in Churchill, near Acton.
Halton Hills highest peak sits at 414 metres, or 1358 feet in a small village of Churchill, just outside of Acton. To be exact, the ... -
The original name of the Credit River was as Missinnihe, the Trusting Creek
Have you ever wondered how the Credit River got its name? The English name dates back to the early days of French fur trading, when ... -
Georgetown’s Barber Mill Dynamo, 1888. The first long-distance transmission of hydro power in North America.
Did you know that the Barber Mill Dynamo in Georgetown, built in 1888, was the first electrical generating plant in North America use for long ... -
Silver Creek. Rocks, cliffs, pond, sunny forests, lookouts spots
Silver Creek’s lookout spots offer spectacular views of the escarpment especially in the fall when all the leaves change colours. Silver Creek Conservation Area has ...