These pictures are from our hike through the Glendon Forest and Crother's Woods in Toronto.
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Update April 2007: I've added a couple of pictures here to the new gates on each of the bridges; the southern one was open, but could be locked shut, the northern one looked permanently closed.
The parking lot, as seen from the hill down from Sunnybrook Hospital:
Same parking lot, from the Sunnybrook park side of the bridge:
The start of the hike, looking north:
The trail continues as a typical gravel path:
The trail is well maintained, with wetlands along the way:
A stone bench along the trail:
An informational sign along the West Don River:
The first footbridge across the Don River :
April 2007 update - now with a gate:
The side of the ravine across the river:
The narrower path on the north side of the river:
Across the second bridge you can see a building and playing fields:
April 2007 update: The second bridge, closed
Back to the woods, heading south, past the playing fields:
The view north-east across the river to the side of the ravine:
An hour or so later, back to the parking lot: