Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve — Attraction in Mono

Absolutely beautiful area and trails. Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve is stunning and was very happy walking the trails today. With a total of 5 trails I managed 2 of them in a few hours but that is with stopping and photographs. Perfect for families and kids. Walking and hiking. Did see one runner on the trails. Mountain bikes as it's rough terrain. Love how the trails are open and a breeze between all the trees.

And there's the story about the 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe in Hockley Valley. The owner is Dennis Nevett, owned and farmed the land where the car rests. Dennis Nevett bought the car in 1951 from a used dealer in Orangeville.The car gave up the ghost on a family trip to Alcona Beach in the summer of 1956 returning home and was put out to pasture then. Dennis sold a chunk of his farm to the government in 1974.

It was on the route of the Bruce Trail, which runs almost 900 km between Niagara and Tobermory. And now the 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe sits on the land belonging to Hockley Valley Provincial...

June 2022 What a gorgeous if not a shorter one. As I said in my last post, this is the time to get out there - temps are moderate, enough breeze to keep the bugs down, and the forests are amazing.

We started off with 🥞 at the Hockley General Store (highly recommend, and just a short distance from the Shitz's Creek Motel) before hitting the Tom to Glen Side trail loop, part of the Bruce Trail system.

It was only 6k but what a hike. Lots of elevation changes as you go through a beautiful forest. So this is not an easy walk in the woods - except to climb and climb again.

A 4 star rating with many other trails nearby if you want a longer day. Parking lot is on side of highway just before the trailhead - about half click walk.

Hope you...

Really great intermediate level hiking, also very safe for the dog despite the signs. The terrain changes every 10 minutes of walking or so, and you get some incredibly tall trees and beautiful sunlight peeking through. I recommend bring a small towel if you're going when it's hot, because you will sweat a good deal. I also recommend wearing shoes with proper grip. We took the bruce trail entrance, up through to the Glen Crest fork, then turned around and took Tom East back, solid 7.5km. You can go up even further take the full glen crest + Isabel, and then all the way to Cam Snell but that is a full days hike. Come prepared with at least 2L of water,...