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The Cedar Bog Trail is a 3.5 km loop hike in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park. This is one of my favourite hikes in the park and I love the beautiful scenery during all seasons!
The hike passes through a mix of landscapes including birch and aspen forest, grasslands and cedar forest. The setting is very peaceful and I especially love the cedar portion around the loop.
This trail is beautiful to hike in all seasons. In the spring and summer, the cedar part of the trail is often wet, marshy and muddy (involves hopping across rocks or logs). In the fall, I enjoy the gorgeous mix of colours on the leaves in the forest. I recently hiked this trail this winter and loved the pop of green of the cedar leaves against the white winter backdrop. The atmosphere in the winter was still and calm. There are benches to sit and enjoy the lovely forest along the way and bird feeders in the cedar section to do some bird watching or feeding.
Watch out for intersecting trails along the hike (Duff Roblin) and narrow animal trails. The main trail is fairly obvious and straightforward to follow though. There are often people with dogs on the trail, so be aware of that as well. There is a shorter loop which bypasses the cedar section too.
The trail is flat and easy and the perfect length. It is a very enjoyable place to immerse yourself in nature and appreciate the surrounding beauty. It can be a busy trail in any season, but I have never experienced crowds here and even when there are a lot of cars in the parking lot, people are often spaced out enough that you might not even encounter anyone along the hike.
WINTER UPDATE - I hiked this trail after the recent fresh snowfall and it was gorgeous to see all the heavy snow sitting on the trees. Made for a magical setting! The trail had already been groomed and packed down so it wouldn’t have been good for snowshoeing, but works well for hiking.
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A great trail for people who don't hike that much. It's a loop covering several prairie terrain types. All within an hour with no steep or tricky parts.
A plus is this is a true 4 season trail. Even in winter enough people have broken a trail to follow easily. Only in the spring meltoff or after a heavy rain is there any challenge in middle section. Cedar BOG, remember!
In fact, this bog section amidst the cool cedar shade is a contemplative place to sit. There are benches.
The trailhead has a bathroom and potable water is nearby. Consider a picnic or travel a km or two to the many Birds Hill Park amenities. Swimming. Biking. Skiing. Riding. Eating.
If you want to introduce a child or dubious friend to the pleasure of hiking, this is a fine...
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Beautiful winter trail that loops at the halfway point withing hundreds of cedar trees that make a fairy-tail canopy with the songs of chickadees and many other song birds.
With a toddler in a sled the trail takes about an hour and a half. Well marked trail, easy to maneuver.
Look out for cyclists, who are respectful, but move fast on the...
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