... ":".: ', 'Wo6densRi~er Waershed Eriironm~ila '.~ :~, :\...' ".()rgaiuzaio~.. -, ~'.. " " "~ ".--< ",'... \' ~ ': ~.J,,_,,~:~: '-1 AwGuide o he Trails of he Woodens.""'. River Waershed. Prepared by The Woodens River Environmenal Acion Team John Danson Michelle Doucee Neal Lade Anne Reyner Augus 1996 sponsored by The Woodens River Waershed Environmenal Organizaion Woodens River Halifax Couny Nova Scoia
Table of Conens Copyrigh 1996, by he Woodens River Waershed Environmenal Organizaion. No pir orhis publicaion may be reproduced in any form wihou ~e wrien perm,ission ofhe Woodens River Waershed Environmenal Organizaion. Disclaimer: The informaion conained wihin has.., been. compiled wih as much accuracy as possible. However, changes may occur in he waershed. Therefore, he auhors canno be held responsible for misinformaion ha occurs in his bookle. Acknowledgemens Forward Inroducion The Waershed's Floral Environmen The Waershed's Fauna Environmen Environmenal Concerns Recreaion Trails Map of he Waershed Joshua Slocum and Hubley/Glen Margare Trail Hubley Big Lake Trail 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 12/13 17 19.. ~ ~.: Jimmys Roundop Trail 21 Woodens River Road and Old Hubley Road Conclusion Bibliography 23 25 27
Acknowledgemens This bookle is he esul of a pannership beween he Woodens Rive Environmenal Acion Team, The Woodens River Waershed Environmenal Organizaion, The Nova Scoia Youh Conservaion Corps, and several generous sponsors. Wihou hese conribuors, he projec never would have been possible. We would like o hank he WRWEO for sponsoring and providing guidance for his projec. The members ofhe WRWEO have commied many hours o his projec and owards he devdopmen of he waershed.. We would also like o hank he NSYCCfor giving us he opporuniy o do his projec, and our generous funders for heir willingness o suppo our projec. This projec was funded by: The Hdifax Couny Regional Devewpmen Agenq, Jack Michel/, Couru:iwr Disric 23, Nexus Coasal Consuling, Nova Scoia Youh Conservaion Corps hrough he Youh Environmenal Challenge, Three Brooks Developmen Corporaion Limied, Mariana Cowan, Coldwell Banker Superciy Realy, and he Shell Environmenal Fund. We would also like o hank our families for heir suppor and especially Geg Doucee fo his ime and hdp wih he bookle. Only hrough pannerships beween communiy organizaions. local residens, governmen, and businesses will hese ypes ofprojecs be possible. We hope o see more ofhese parneships in he fuure and he many benefis ha come wih hem. DEFI ENVIRONNEMENT JEUNESSE Nova Scoia...fJiil' Deparmen of ~~'- he Environmen 1
Forward Woodens River Waershed Environmenal Organizaion WRWEO This voluneer organizarion is cqmprised ofsome fify ciizens who are commied o proecing and improving he Woodens River Waershed. The group began meeing in he summer of 1995, and became incorporaed in February 1996. The Woodens River waershed sreches from jus norh of Exi 4 on Highway #103, in he communiies of Hubley/Five Island, o Seabrigh and Glen Margare where he Woodens River empies ino S. Margare's Bay. Concerned abou a variey of issues in he Waershed, he organizaion is aiming o prepare and implemen a communiy-based waershed managemen plan ha will mee he needs and aspiraions of he residens, landowners, and oher users of he waershed. This plan will enable hese groups o have a say in governmen planning for he area. For more informaion abou he WRWEO or his bookle call: Richmond Cambell a (902) 876-7847 or wrie o: The WRWEO is working o raise communiy awareness of environmenal issues in he waershed, and o encourage feedback from he communiy on a variey of issues. This is being accomplished by holding public meeings and by producing displays and oher informaion maerials. The Woodens River Waershed Environmenal Organizaion was pleased o sponsor and supervise he Woodens River Environmenal Acion Team who spen much of heir summer collecing he informaion conained in his brochure. Their hard work has resuled in his excellen publicaion which will help people o fully appreciae he Woodens River waershed TheWoodens River Waershed is an imporan par ofseveral ofhe communiies in he S. Margare's Bay area. Few people know he exen of i's boundaries and he role i plays in he area. The Waershed exends from he communiies ofhubley/five Island Lake a he norhern end o he communiies ofseabrigh and Glen Margare where i empies ino S Margare's Bay. The Woodens River Waershed was firs used by he Mi'kmaq. European selers were araced o he lakes and rivers which were well socked wih fish, and engaged in aciviies such as huning and angling. I suppored he ship building indusry in Sf. Margare's Bay and provided a source of fuel. I was no long before ourism and rade in he Waershed began. Today he Waershed is used for recreaion and residenial developmen. Foresry coninues in he souhern area. Fishing and hiking Inroducion remain popular aciviies for residens and visirors. The Waershed is home o a wide variey of Nova Scoian wildlife and indigenous plans. I is also an area ofhisrorical ineres as wo former roads cross i's boundaries. These roads form he foundaion for a nework of rails in he area. This bookle is he oucome ofa summer projec carried ou by he Woodens River Environmenal Acion Team. WREAT was fonned by four sudens who were concerned. abou he condiion ofhe area. Working under he sponsorship and supervision of he Woodens River Waershed Environmenal Organizaion, heir goal was o map and collec informaion abou he Waershed and ro promoe a sense ofresponsibiliy for he preservaion ofhe Waershed area. The human impac he Waershed has susained over he years is no irreversible, bu ifi coninues, he warershed and surrounding areas will suffer. The informaion conained wihin is mean o creae awareness ofhe Waershed. Hopefully his Bookle will encourage all users of he Waershed o preserve and improve he naural beauy ofhe area. cl W~od~ns i~i~ei Waershed. Environmenal Ofganiza19n ' " 41 Oak Ridge,. Hubley Nova Scoia ~3Z-1A3 2 3 S Margare's Bay
The Waershed's Floral Environmen The Waershed's Fauna Environmen For cenuries humankind has fd a sense of main rails are in he open while mos ofhe side awe and wonder for he naural world. Is beau- rails are canopied. y has inspired poes and songwriers, and is Some common plans ofhe area are berries wilderness has hrilled and challenged advenure such as raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, ea seekers everywhere. We have begun o devdop berries, bunchberries, srawberries, and swamp a sense ofresponsibiliy for naure as we realize dewberries, and plans and Bowers such as he ha we share his plane wih many oher living sarbower, blue Bag, bluebead lily, indian pipe, beings. orange hawkweed, sheep laurd and prairie rose. There are los ofgrea places o explore in he I is good idea o bring an idenificaion bookle Woodens River Waershed, each wih is own along on any oudoor rrip ifidenificaion is an special qualiies for visiors o enjoy. The vary- ineres. Many ofhe berries menioned above ing errain in he waershed provides can be found along wih several ypes of any visior wih a wide range of krm:v/7~~ lichen in he barren areas ofhe waersighs o see. There are secions of ~~~M~~~ shed. old and new foress, bogs, barrens,.~ The soil supporing hese rees and swamps and welands. The fores ~ plans is fairly sandy and granie based: areas are home o boh coniferous and This is a resul of he glaciers ha once. deciduous rees such as red and black crossed he area. spruce, jack and whie pine, easern hem- The waershed's environmen is rich in is lock, whie and yellow birch, rembling and big diversiy and worh exploring. ooh aspen, maple and oak. The majoriy ofhe The Woodens River Waershed is rich in is Very small rails ha are no used by humans divesiy of wildlife. There are many differen are common and are made and used by animals species ofanimals ha can be seen ifone is quie like rabbis. and akes he ime o look. Tracks can be found Any users of he rails should be aware ofhe in muddy areas and oher races ofwildlife such wildlife ha could be uninenionally harmed. as a ree sripped ofi's bark by a porcupine Small animals such as rrogs, oads and snakes can be seen by he wachful eye. Sumps :i can be found on ~ ~d are someimes run or sicks wih he ends chewed off o a!, over or sepped on. I IS unporan o respec an poin is evidence of a beaver and.::\ ~"'. "- animal's ~rriory. Insecs can someimes small, black-brown sca piles are a ~~.'.:' " be a nwsance and hornes ness can be sign of rabbis. Even bear racks can \ ':.-,'.'/~ easily disurbed by misake. When in someimes be found. Common animals [.' \ ~e w~ods over',llgh~, campers sho~d in he area are deer, moose, fox, coyoes, I ie hel food high ill a ree o avoid squirrels, raccoons, dragonflies, snakes, aracing animals o he campsie. spruce and ruffed. gro~e,?ald eagles, ~:l>o.,.j Human ~ood and ~bage ha has hawks, os~rey, hummm~blds, ducks, lo-:::::...:j7 ~en lerr behind can senously h~m an and small blfds such as chickadees, spar- I ~ ~j{j!". arumal. The waershed can.eas~~ be rows and kingfishers. :. ~~ shared by humans an~ name ifvlslrors Someimes deer and oher large ani- I'J make an effor o ac responsibly. mals can be seen on a main rial because animals will use human rails ha connec wihheir own. 4 5
Environmenal Concerns The Woodens River Waershed has been used by people for cenuries. Over he years some users have misreaed and misused he area. This has caused he envirorunenal qualiy of he area o be degraded. There are serious envirorunen problems in he waershed such as dumping, erosion and PCB conaminaion. When he informaion for his bookle was colleced in 1996, he auhors ook a survey of he junk piles in he waershed. Over fory piles were found. The majoriy of hese were car wrecks ha had been driven ino he area and lef behind. Also discovered were fridges, furniure and building maerials including pain, shingles and concree. Some of he cars found daed back o 1959 bu mos are recen. This abuse of he area sill akes place and ruins he aesheic qualiy of he rails. More imporanly, hese dump sies are damaging o he local ecosysem. Any leaking fluids can pass ino he waer and spread hrough he waershed. The refrigeraors are also aconcern because hey hold CFCs (chloroflourocarbons) ha damage he orone. Erosion can be a problem as well. I is a process which occurs naurally hroughou he waershed. Misuse of he area can lead o an accearaion of his process. The mos obvious evidence can be found in he areas ha have been logged or clear cu Clearcuing removes all of he rees in a given area leaving only dry sumps and branches ha can be a fire hazard in dry weaher. Heavy machiney desroys he op organic layer ofsoil ha is vial o he regeneraion ofa fores. Once he second layer of mineral soil is exposed i washes down hills ino he sreams. Wihou rees forming a buffer rone along a river, soil can wash direcly ino he waer and suffocae fish spawning habia. Clearcuing is he mos economical way o harves a fores bu he mos cosly o he environmen There are alernaive mehods ofharvesing ha are being promoed by he Nova Scoia Deparmen ofnaural Resources. Any human aciviy such as hiking, biking, or camping may impac an area, bu clearly irresponsible use of moorized vehicles causes rapid erosional damage o delicae areas. The majoriy' of ATV users are responsible when operaing heir vehicles bu some are no and are possibly causing damage unknowingly. Some reckless users have brough a bad name o he spor Areas such as bogs, barrens, and sream banks are easily damaged and difficul o resore. The wors damage is caused in spring afrer he heavy rains. Alernae roues ha avoid hese ddicae areas would hdp solve his problem and creae less damage. A major envirorunenal concern har has drawn aenion o he waershed is PCB conaminaion. The problem began a a former meal salvage yard in he area. The PCBs coming mosly from he salvaging of COppe from power line ransformers enered he sysem of lakes and sreams hough Five Island Lake and have pollued he sedimens in several lakes in he waershed. Aliaison commiee was formed wih local residens, represenaives of he NS D~parmen of Transporaion.and Public Works and he NS Deparmen of he Envirorunen o work wih he goverrunen owards he successful cleanup of he area. The dumpsie was parially excavaed and he conaminaed soil was sored in special conainers. Several advisories were issued because ofconcerns for human healh and he environmen. A presen (1996), he Deparmen of Healh is advising people no o swim or boa in he Norh Bay secion offive Island Lake o avoid sirring up conaminaed sedimen ha could move downsream. Anoher advisoy is agains earing he fish caugh in paricular lakes in he waershed (see recreaion). A sudy was conduced of he possible effecs on wildlife in he area. Mink and loons were sudied and he conclusion was ha boh could be a serious risk. However, he conclusions are heoreical and only ime will ell he rue impac of he conaminaion. Some envirorunenal problems in he waershed are no irreversible and can be improved. Communiy responsibiliy and cooperaion is essenial. There are many hings ha ciizens can do o improve he condiion of he area. Anyone in he area should be careful no o leave any garbage behind. Eveyone is responsible for packing heir own bdongings ou when hey leave he waershed. I would no hur o carry some exra garbage ou as well if i is found. Human beings can be he envirorunens wors enemy or bes friend.
Recreaion Trails Wih over 28 km ofrails and 19 lakes here is awide range ofreceaio'nal uses ofhe waershed: The larger dir roads known as fire roads are used exensively by mounain bikers, ATV users and 4x4 ruckers. These roads are wider and less rocky han oher raiis in he waershed and are bes suied o hese ypes.of vehicles. The smaller rails are used more by hikers bu sui he avid ATV or bike ravelers as well. In he winer monhs some raiis are used for crosscounry skiing, skiddooing, and dog sledding. These aciviies make he waershed a yearround recreaional area. One of he main advanages of hiking he waershed is ha i enables he hiker o gain a beer appreciaion for he area. Awide range of wildlife can be seen on he raiis and lakes as visiors enjoy he naural environmen. Hikers can access all rails including he smaller side rails. Anglers who have visied he area in he pas have found excellen fishing. Many have special spos ha hey revisi year afer" year. Unforunaely some areas ofhe Woodens River...\ ~.~7'~~:- i:~w'::'~~ i~ i \,. ~ \).:..,1! 8 \\ '.. \... Waershed have be 7 0me conaminaed by PCBs. The Deparmen of Healh has advised ha he public no ea fish caugh in: Sheldrake Lake, Birch Hill Lake, Holland Marsh Lake, Lizard Lake, Frederick Lake, FiVe Island Lake Run, Five Island Lake, Eas Duck Pond, Hubley Big Lake, and Long Lake. Though he fish may be conaminaed, he waershed's m3!1y lakes are safe for aciviies such as kayaking or canoeing and are beaijiful spos o visi. There is somehing in he waershed for everyone o enjoy. I is agrea place for oudoor enhusiass ofany age a any ime ofhe year. Noe: By law JPU mus bring a compass,.map, knife and maches ino he woods wih )flu when paricipaing in an ouwor aciviy. Always remember safey..'......... "''--:'r' :~~., The rail invenory was he main purpose of he 1996 summer projec by WRFAT. The following pages conain descripions of he raiis in he waershed which have been compiled wih as much accuracy as possible. Every year here are sories ofpeople geing los in he woods. Mos people ge los because ofa lack of preparaion and knowledge of he area. We srongly advise ha all people who ener he waershed carry a daypack and a opographical map ofhe area. The maps in his bookle are inended as a guide andare mean o be accompanied by a more deailed map. The map of Halifax 11 D/12 in he Naional Topographic Sysem is a a scale of 1:50000 and shows he enire waershed. I is a suiable map ofhe area which can be purchased a mos oudoor recreaion supply sores. I is a good idea o make up an iinerary deailing your roue and leave i wih a responsible person along wih he ime you expec o reurn. Once you have decided on a roue sick o i! Exploring ha lile side rail could be he misake ha ges you los. The imes ha are lised in he rail descripions are mean for hikers raveling a a fair pace so always leave ample ime o complee your rip.. The raiis are no mainained by any specific group bu mos users will remove deadfalls and clear drainage diches. Due o p~r drainage in several areas, users should be prepared o ge abi we. Making raiis ha skir he waer holes is a pracice ha is undesirable because hey enlarge he exising waer holes. These side rails do no las long because he ground becomes compressed and hen Hoods. Anoher area ofconcern ha users should be aware of is he errain. Erosion has carried away much of he gravel on he hills exposing loose rocks ha can be hazardous. Some raiis also have rocks proruding from he ground. Hikers are advised o wear proper foowear and boos ha provide good ankle suppor. 9 Mos of he bridges are in f.ur condiion and allow users o cross wih ease. The bridge ha crosses he run beween Brines Lile Lake and Alber Bridge Lake (known as Alber Bridge) is in need ofsome repair. The sringers are in good condiion and can be crossed wih cauion, bu he decking is unsafe due o ro. In he rail descripions under he uses caegory biking should be inerpreed as mounain biking. None of he rails in he waershed are suiable for sree bikes. Trail markers have been placed a even inervals on he rails for he benefi ofall users. They are made of corrugaed plasic, similiar o ha used in real esae signs.. The.markers are 6" square and have been placed beween 7'and 9' above he ground. They are visible from boh direcions. Some of he rails are very obvious and in hese cases marking has been limied o widely spaced inervals and where he rail forks. Where he rails are no so obvious he markers have been placed wihin line of sigh. In some areas i was no possible o use hese markers so survey ape ofhe same colour has been used. In he rail descripions he marker has been lised under: Colour. These rails have been in exisence for some ime. Wih proper use hey will coninue o provide pleasure for a long ime o come. Trail Heads (#s correspond wih maps) 1. Three Brooks Trail: Take Exi #4 off he 103 highway and urn owards Hubley. Follow roue #3 for 2.6km and urn lef ono Hubleys Road. Turn righ a he T and ake he nex lef, Hubley's Lake Rd., ino he Three Brooks subdivision. Follow his road o he end. The Three Brooks Trail is sraigh ahead. 2. Joshua Slocum Trail: Take Exi #4 off he 103 highway and urn owards Hubley. Follow roue #3 for 5.4km o Lewis Lake and urn lef ono Joshua Slocum Ave. Follow Joshua Slocum
Noes Follow Joshua Slocum Ave. o he end. The Joshua Slocum Trail is sraigh ahead. 3. Old Halifax Road:. Take Exi #5 off he 103 highway and urn owards Tanallon on highway 213. Take he nex len ono roue 333 owards Tanallon. Follow roue 333 hrough o Glen Haven for 6.5km, and rurn len ono Old Halifax Road. Follow i o he end. The Old Hubley Road is sraigh ahead. Woodens River Road is I1rough a gae on he righ. 4. Woodens River Road: Take Exi #5 off he 103 highway and um owards Tanallon on highway 213. Turn righ a he end ofhighway 213 and ake he nex lef ono roue 333 owards Tanallon. Follow roue 333 hrough o 213 and ake he nex lef ono roue 333. owards Tanallon. Follow roue 333 hrough o Seabrigh for 12km. Turn len ono Woodens River Road jus before he bridge. Follow i 500m o a dearing where you can palk. 5. Weshaver Road: Take Exi #5 offhe 103 highway and urn owards Tanallon on highway 213. Tum righ a he end of highway 213 and ake he nex len ono roue 333 owards Tanallon. Follow roue 333 hrough o Glen Margare for 12.3km across Woodens River Bridge. Take firs len, Weshaver Road, across from yellow "cauion- sanding only" sign. Turn len a he T. Old S. Margare's Bay Road is 50m on he righ. 11
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Joshua Slocum and Hubley/Glen Margare Trail Joshua Slocum Joshua Slocum Trail Trail A Hubley Glen Margare Trail Trail B A Joshua Slocwn Trail Waershead Boundary -.._,,- Trails Abandoned Railway Roads.---' +I---Y'< SirJohn AMacdonald HighSchool Lengh: 3km Tune: 45min. Uses: hiking, biking, ATY, x-ski Ownership: Provincial Trailhead: Joshua Slocum Terrain: gravel, few rocks Colour: Whie The rail goes pas he wesern side of Birch Hill Lake. Afer abou 650m is a bog on he righ side of he rail.. Jus before he bog is a rail on he lef which makes a wide deour around he we spo in he rail. The rail conrinues for anoher 500m o a dearing wih several rails forking off. The firs rail on he righ goes for 350m o Ash Lake. The hree rails on he lef have no desinaions. The main rail coninues for anoher I.5km afer he dearing. I joins wih he Hubley/Glen Margare rail and goes for anoher 300m where i forks. The lef fork goes o Jimmys Roundop. The righ fork is he Old Hubley Road and goes o Crouchers Forks. This rail is also known as he Foureen Mile House - Glen Margare Trail. Lengh: 1.7km Tune: 25min. Uses: hiking, biking, x-ski Ownership: Provincial Trailhead: Three Brooks Terrain: gravel, few rocks Colour: Grey This rail is a good roue for hikers and cycliss o a=jirrunys Roundrop and i is also shorer han he Joshua Slocum rail. The rail sars wih a foobridge ha crosses a brook a he ip of Hubley Big Lake. This bridge may preven ATV users fom accessing he rail. Afer he bridge is a series ofwaer holes ha become flooded o deph of25cm afer heavy rains. The rail coninues on o connec o he Joshua Slocum rail. Afer connecing o Joshua Slocum he rail goes for anoher 300m where i forks. The lef fork goes o Jimmys Roundop. The righ fork is he Old Hubley Road and goes o Crouchers Forks. This rail is also known as he Three Brooks Trail Old Hubley Road o Crouchers Forks ~ To VJirnm~ Roundrop lkm 16 17
Hubley Big Lake Trail Hubley Big Lake Trail Trail C Lengh: G.4km Tune: 4hrs. Uses: hiking Ownership: Provincial Trailhead: Joshua Slocum Terrain: varied Colour: Yellow ]immys.iroundro P,, Trail Head /,... " \ '., "., i''-' \', \: I,, I, I I c Hubley Big Lake Trail 1 km Hubley Big Lake Waershead Boundary ------ T~ails Roads...--e... This rail was a one poin used by ATVs bu is now sricly a hiking rail. In many places he bushes have grown over he rail so long pans are a mus. Waerproof hiking boos would also be ari asse. Follow he Joshua Slocum rail and ake he fork o Jimmys Roundop. Follow Jimmys Roundop for 4.2km and look for an overgrown rail on he lef. The rail begins by crossing a we, barren area and hen passes hrough a large sand ofjack Pine. Afer he pine sand he errain becomes hilly alernaing beween barrens covered wih low shrubs or lichen, and hardwood sands. Approximaely 2.3km from he sar of he rail i is crossed by a porage beween Paradise Cove on Hubley Big Lake and Upper Five Bridge Lake. Follow he signs o he oher side of he rail. Afer 5.4km he rail crosses a crude bridge over he sream beween Five Island Lake and Frederick Lake. The rail crosses a gravel road 200m aer he sream and coninues o is end on Juniper Way in Lake of he Woods subdivision. 18 19
]immys Roundop Trail ~----.,..,.",... - ----------- 20 ",, 3km,,,,,,,, Trails Roads.,.,,,,,, " Jimmys Roundop Wa13rshead _ Boundary - - - _...,.---.,.'".Jimmys Roundop Jimmys Roundop Loop Trail D Lengh: 22.5km Tune: 11 hrs. Uses: hiking, biking, ATV x-ski, horseback riding Ownership: Provincial Trailhead: Joshua Slocum Terrain: gravd/dir, rocky Colour: Red Four rails make up he Jimmys Roundop loop. On he souh side is he Old S. Margare's Bay Road. On he norh-wes side are Woodens River Road and he Old Hubley Road. The fourh rail is a fire road on he easern side. There are several ways o access he loop bu he bes spo ha is accessible o all users is Joshua Slocum. Hikers should be advised ha i is difficul o complee in one day. Only advanced hikers equipped for saying overnigh should aemp i. Cycliss can complee i bu may wish o follow he loop couner-clockwise because i is more downhill. The following direcrions are clockwise around he loop. Fire Road Follow he Joshua Slocum rail o he fork. Take he lef fork o Jimmys Roundop. There is a side rail 600m om he sar on he righ. Coninue on he lef down he main rail. Afer 2.6km is a large bridge which crosses he river near Woodpecker Hole. Thee is anoher side rail on he righ 250m afer he bridge. A lookou spo 3.3km om he sar of he rail offers a beauiful view of Hubley Big Lake. Hubley Big Lake Trail is anoher 900m afer he lookou. The fire road ends a a"t' approximady 7.3km om he sar of he rail. The rail ha i joins is he Old S. Margare's Bay Rd. The Old S. Margare's Bay Rd. is known by several names. These include: he Old Coach Rd, he Goodwood Rd, and he Old Halifax Rd (one ofseveral wih his name). The easern par ofhe rail heads owards Nine Mile River and evenually comes ou in Goodwood. The auhors have no curren knowledge ofha secion of he rail and herefore canno commen on is condiions. The wesern par of he rail coninues owards S. Margare's Bay. I is 6.2km long and comes ou on Weshaver Rd. (see: Trailheads) The errain is hilly and is doed wih blueberry paches. Approximady lkm om he end is a clearcu on he norh side of he rail. There are several connecor rails in he area which join ono Woodens River Rd however hese rails cross privae land. Users can cross he river over he bridge on roue 333 Woodens River Rd. is jus on he norh side of he bridge. (For he Coninuaion of he loop see: Woodens River Road and Old Hubley Road.) 21
Woodens River Road and Old Hubley Road I, I I, I, \ \ I I \,,,, Jimmys Roundop lkm longlake Long Lake Drive ~egend ~ Waershead Boundary - - -... - Trails Roads...--e... Woodens River Road and Old Hubley Road Lengh: 8.51an Tune: 2.25hrs. Uses: hiking, biking, AT, x-ski, horseback riding Ownership: Provincial Trailhead: Woodens River Rd. Terrain: dir, some rocks These rails make up he norh-wesern side of he Jimrnys Roundop loop. Woodens River Road exends from he mouh of Woodens River o Crouchers Forks. Old Hubley Road coninues from Crouchers Forks up o he fork a he end of he Joshua Slocum Trail. Trail E Colour: Orange The Woodens River Rd. is 51an long and akes abou 1.25hrs. o hike. I begins a he Woodens River Rd. railhead and winds around several lakes on is way up he waershed. Approximaely 1.21an from he sar ofhe rail is a rail ha splis o he righ o he bridge below Old Mill Pond. The main rail coninues for anoher Ulan o Alber's Bridge. Afrer Alber's Bridge he rail passes hrough a large c1earcu. The rail coninues for 1.51an afrer he c1earcu up o he souhern poin of Crouchers Forks. Here he rail splis. Following he main road o he lefr for 500m will bring you o he end of Old HJ1ifax Rd. (see: Trailheads) Following he rail sraigh for 600m will bring you ou on he Old Hubley Rd. Trail F Colour: Blue The Old Hubley Rd. is 4.11an long and begins a he Old Halifax Rd. railhead. I akes abou 45-60min. o hike. Follow he road wes along he norh side of Crouchers Forks. Afrer 600m he Woodens River Rd. forks o he souh. The rail coninues on an uphill grade for l.21an o Long Lake Drive on he righ. The rail goes norh for 2.31an and connecs o he Joshua Slocum rail. The rail on he righ goes o Jimmys Roundop. Long Lake Drive Trail G Lengh: 1.51an Time: 25min. Uses: hiking, biking. AT, x-ski, horseback riding Ownership: Provincial Trailhead: Old Halifax Rd. Terrain: dirlgravel Colour: Green A he railhead follow Old Hubley Road for l.81an. Long Lake Dr. begins on he righ side of he road. The rail goes pas a small pi wih a large boulder on he le side, abou 400m from he beginning ofhe rail. This is a he op ofa hill from which Long Lake can be seen. The rail passes Ben Mille Lake which can be seen on he le. I ends a Long Lake wih alarge oak sand on he righ. 22 23
Conclusion The purpose of his projec was o promoe awareness of he Woodens River Waershed and o encourage he responsible use of he area. The waershed is a grea area for anyone of any age o enjoy. Righ now, he area is in fair condiion. This can be mainained or improved depending on he effor of he area's users. The Woodens River Waershed Environmenal Organizaion is working hard owards he improvemen of he area and everyone can ge involved. If everyone can respec he enviromen, wildlife and he privae land in he waershed, he area will be beer proeced. The River is open o everyone o enjoy so everyone can playa par in is preservaion. 24 25
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