Pictures of our hike through the Glendon forest in Toronto, Ontario

These pictures are from our hike through the Glendon Forest in Toronto. You can see the location of this hike with other blog entries around on Show this hike location along with entries from other blogs!

Update October 2007: There is construction going on through the really muddy section of the trail, just south/east of the southern bridge - here's a photo.

And another gate update as of October 20th, 2007: the southern one was now locked shut, the northern one looked permanently closed.

The parking lot, as seen from the hill down from Sunnybrook Hospital:
Parking at the start of the hike

Same parking lot, from the Sunnybrook park side of the bridge:
Same parking lot, from the Sunnybrook park side of the bridge

The start of the hike, looking north:
The start of the hike, looking north

The trail continues as a typical gravel path:
The trail continues as a typical gravel path

The trail is well maintained, with wetlands along the way:
The trail is well maintained, with wetlands along the way

A stone bench along the trail:
A stone bench along the trail

Late September flowers along the river

An informational sign along the West Don River:
An informational sign along the West Don River

A blue and white woodpecker:
A blue and white woodpecker         Flowers

A poor section of the trail:
The poorest section of the trail

October 2007: Work is being done to improve the trail
Construction of a new path

The first footbridge across the Don River :
The first footbridge across the Don River

The top of the first footbridge

April 2007 update - now with a gate:
Gate that was added in early 2007

The side of the ravine across the river:
The side of the river across the ravine

The narrower path on the north side of the river:
The narrower path on the north side of the river

Two bright yellow flowers

The second bridge across the river

Across the second bridge you can see a building and playing fields:
Across the second bridge you can see a building and playing fields

April 2007 update: The second bridge, closed
The second bridge across the river, now closed

Back to the woods, heading south, past the playing fields:
Back to the woods, heading south, past the playing fields

The trail heading back south:
The trail heading back south

Flowers along the West Don River

The view north-east across the river to the side of the ravine:
<p>The view north-east across the river to the side of the ravine

Purple flowers

The forest

October 2007: I assume this VERY large fish is a salmon. You can't tell from this photo, but it must have been about 3 feet long.
A big fish in a too small river!

An hour or so later, back to the parking lot:
Back to the parking lot