Medway Valley Heritage Forest — Attraction in Ontario

Access the trailhead from the east end of Gainsborough Road which is just east of the intersection of Gainsborough and Wonderland Roads. The trail is approximately 11km in length and it is a mix of hard packed clay, gravel stone and short board walks over marshy areas. A few kilometres in there is a fairly long wooden staircase to climb a steep creek side embankment. The first leg of the trail follows along the southern bank of the Medway Creek and continues just south of the Elsie Perrin Estate towards Huron College. It takes some easy inclines and descents through mostly old growth deciduous forest and offers beautiful views where the creek flows past steep slopes. There are numerous coyote warnings so beware when venturing during dawn and sunset especially in mating season. Overall an easy hiking only trail with no biking permitted which makes it...

It was a beautiful day for a hike, while the entrance we went to did not provide lots of space for parking, there weren't that many people out on the trail and it was nice! The trail is pretty far down and there were no steps, the trail was steep and with the snow and mud it was slippery, however it was beautiful and our pupper definitely seemed to enjoy it! Definitely will go again. The loops are confusing so if you are not aware you could end your hike early without being able to experience the full trail like we did;; we only realized after we got back to the car that we didn't finish the full trail, definitely will be back to complete the trail. Can't cross it off my...

I am not a fan of the story I have heard of the suspected manipulation that took place to form this protected forest. The powerful pill hill community blocking the development of a link roadway to allow for a shorter,safer and cheaper route from west to east. I have no way of calculating the environment impact of the additional fuel consumption for the commuters that have to circumnavigate the so-called Heritage forest. But it must be a negative carbon...