Opinion Unremarkable but worth doing. It's a nice enough hike for dull weather, even though the view was largely obscured due to rain today. Steeper with more elevation gain than I expected too. One big plus was that it was quiet; we saw only a few people. Fact We parked at the Baden-Powell western trailhead … Continue reading West Knob, 9 Sep 2018
Opinion Exactly as I remembered, the section from Lynn Headwaters to Mosquito Creek is pleasant (especially for a North Shore hike) while the rest of the way to Grouse is dismal, dingy, and a rock-and-root mess of a trail. However, given our lack of fitness right now it was easier to continue on to Grouse … Continue reading Baden-Powell Trail, 27 Feb 2016
A good leg-stretcher, the trail is in pretty good condition right now - some water in a few places but very little mud. Note I only went as far as Mosquito Creek before returning to Lynn Headwaters. Most of this stretch is shared with mountain bikers, but I encountered only one. On a fine sunny … Continue reading Baden-Powell Trail, 31 Mar 2015
Curiosity got the better of me and I simply had to visit that stretch of the Baden-Powell trail I hadn't yet covered. Well, turns out I wasn't missing anything! And looking at the map, I realized that the only stretch I hadn't hiked was really just the couple of km of suburban wanderings between Cleveland … Continue reading Baden-Powell Trail, 24 Mar 2014
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