Pictures of our hike along the Bruce Trail through the Speyside forest, Limehouse Conservation Area, and the Hole in the Wall

These pictures are from our hike through the Speyside forest, Limehouse Conservation Area, and the Hole in the Wall.

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Parking along the 15th Sideroad just west of Highway 25 at the start of the hike:
Parking along the 15th Sideroad just west of Highway 25 at the start of the hike

The start of the Bruce Trail, heading north away from the car:
The start of the Bruce Trail, heading north away from the car

Part 1: Speyside forest

The gravel path towards the start of the hike:
The gravel path towards the start of the hike

The first field along the hike, with the sumach in the distance
The first field along the hike, with the sumach in the distance

Leaving the north end of the field, back into the forest:
Leaving the north end of the field, back into the forest

The trail gets more and more rocky:
The trail gets more and more rocky

The path follows the Escarpment edge:
The path follows the Escarpment edge

The path goes over small rock hills:
The path goes over small rock hills

A muddy trail long the road allowance:
A muddy trail long the road allowance

The escarpment edge looking like a man-made wall:
The escarpment edge looking like a man-made wall

The forest just south of the 4th Line:
The forest just south of the 4th Line

Part 2: Farmer's fields

The stile heading north, leaving the 4th Line:
The stile heading north, leaving the 4th Line

The trail along the side of the corn field:
The trail along the side of the corn field

The power lines running roughly east-west:
The power lines running roughly east-west

Part 3:Limehouse Conservation Area, 'Hole in the Wall', and the remains of an old mill along the Black Creek

A slight climb as you leave the 5th line:
A slight climb as you leave the 5th line

The forest just north of the 5th Line:
The forest just north of the 5th Line

The ground starts to split into many moss covered fissures:
The ground starts to split into many moss covered fissures

A good example of a small outlier separate from the escarpment edge:
A good example of a small outlier separate from the escarpment edge

Another example of a deep fissure:
Another example of a deep fissure

The ladder at 'The Hole in the Wall':
The ladder at 'The Hole in the Wall'

Bottom of the ladders at the Hole in the Wall:
Bottom of the ladders at the Hole in the Wall

The path goes under a small rock bridge:
The path goes under a small rock bridge

The view back up the escarpment edge:
The view back up the escarpment edge

A small bridge:
A small bridge

A small marsh along the Black Creek River:
A small marsh along the Black Creek River

Just up-river from an old mill on the Black Creek:
Just up-river from an old mill on the Black Creek

A new bridge across the Black Creek at the old mill site, just south of Limehouse Conservation Area:
A new bridge across the Black Creek at the old mill site, just south of Limestone Conservation Area

The last remaining arch of an old mill just south of the Conservation Area:
The last remaining arch of an old mill just south of the Limehouse Conservation Area

Heading east along the Black Creek side trail, sloping down towards the river:
Heading east along the Black Creek side trail, sloping down towards the river

The Black Creek:
The Black Creek