Dufferin Quarry Bridge, 2002
Last Updated: September 30, 2002
Late in September, I went on a hike to Dufferin Quarry Bridge. This was
a hike I saw described in Hiking Ontario's Heartland, by Shirley
Teasdale, 1995. The book was a bit out of date, and we ended up making
two wrong turns, increasing the 10.5 km hike to a 14 km hike. In particular,
if you're following the directions in Teasdale's book,
ignore the part about turning left at the tree with the blue blaze, and
don't get cocky like we did when you get to the Bruce Trail: the trail
going south is not the obvious trail; look for the sign and the white
blazes going south or you'll end up at the golf course rather than on top
of the escarpment. See also my updated directions.
The Escarpment
The main feature of the hike is the part along the Bruce Trail along the
Niagara Escarpment. In addition to hiking along the cliffs, there are
many, deep fissures. Unfortunately, the fissures are not easy to photograph
because of the low light.
The Quarry
The hike basically circles a rock quarry in the escarpment. A foot bridge
was built over the open that was blasted throught the escarpment to put in
a road to the quarry. This bridge is part of the hike we took.
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Along The Hike
The View
From along the escarpment, you get a good view of a nearby golf course, and
a view of Milton. I probably would have gotten better pictures of Milton
had we gone on our hike the day before, since the rain two days earlier
would have made for clearer skies.
