Toronto - Terra Cotta Loop - Main Trail and Terra Cotta Side Trail - September 24, 2026

 Toronto - Terra Cotta Loop - 11.4 km from the roadside parking on Heritage Road, south through the Terra Cotta Conservation Area to the Terra Cotta Side Trail, and back to Heritage Road.


It was a glorious autumn day, cool but full sun, virtually no bugs.  A perfect day for a walk on the Bruce!

11 of us hiked, front to back and left to right, Frank L (photos), Josie (photos), Nancy, Marleen, Andrea, Peter, Laura, Frances, Annette (HC), Grace, Doug (blog).


Off we went, up Heritage Road briefly, then left on the main trail, heading south into the woods ...


Making sure that we turn the right way into the Terra Cotta Side Trail ...


At the start of the Caledon Trailway ...


... and effortless strolling.


Winter is coming!

The last rocky scramble ...


Back to our cars.  You can't see them in this photo, they're on the other side of the road.



The End

(At least for Laura and Peter, and Grace, Marleen and Doug, and Frank that is; we all left for home at this point.  Andrea, Annette, Frances, Josie and Nancy, examples for us all, continued north to pick-up the Rockside Trail to do one more 4 km loop!!)



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