Brantのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

トレイルは、それより北では見られないサッサフラスやチューリップツリーなどの種が生息する、珍しいカロライナの森に囲まれています。トレイルの表面は細かい砕石で覆われているため、自転車に乗ったり歩いたりするのに非常に快適です。

鉄道のトレイルができるずっと前から、この船着場は水運で輸送される物資の積み下ろしの要所でした。今日、船着場は自然に再生され、地元の野生生物にとって不可欠な生息地となっています。

開けた農耕地から、ダンダーズバレーのすぐ端に広がる深い木陰の森へと、風景が急速に変化することに気づくでしょう。このトレイルは、鬱蒼とした木々が連なる素敵な「緑の回廊」を切り開く、完全に平坦な砂利道です。

Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area offers forested trails, rolling terrain, and access to a clear inland lake for swimming and paddling. It’s used year-round for hiking, mountain biking, camping, and cross-country skiing. A day-use vehicle permit costs $19 per car (maximum six people). If you’re an ePass holder, you’ll need to provide your membership number upon entry. Dogs are welcome but must remain on a leash no longer than two metres at all times, and they are not permitted in designated swimming areas, including sandy beaches and pools.

Pine Grove Trail in Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area is a 1.9 km loop popular for hiking, mountain biking, camping access, and cross-country skiing in winter. The trail rolls with noticeable elevation gain and drop, making it a solid cardio option despite the short distance. It’s open year-round and can be busy, but quieter times offer more solitude. Wildlife sightings are common, so keep an eye out for deer, rabbits, and colorful birds.

Wilkes Dam was built in the 1850s to carry water to power downstream mills, and today it stands at the intake for the city's water treatment plant. Visitors can see the dam while hiking or biking along the Grand Valley Trail. The dam is a very wide, low dam, best seen from a viewing platform with benches down a short ramp and a set of stairs.

Brantford Rail Bridge, or Brant's Crossing Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge that was once a railway line. The bridge has two trusses, but they are not exactly identical in construction, making it unique. There are great views over the Grand River, and it's a safe place to spot wildlife like beavers and birds.

Norwich Conservation Area is a small but scenic greenspace with walking trails, mature trees, and a quiet section of Otter Creek running through it. The loop trail is easy and flat, passing by open meadows and forest edges, with water views for most of the way. It ends at a small, lovely pond at the edge of the park.