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LEGGES IN THE WOODS

Exploring the Secrets of Sydenham and the Bruce Trail

I love where I live! 
Join me as I wander through the woods of Grey-Bruce, especially through the Sydenham section of the Bruce Trail, treasure hunting for codes in their 30 nature reserves.

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Kemble Rock; Bottom to Top Hikes #23 & 24

Kemble....it's north, up the Peninsula (with a dismissive wave of my hand). That's likely what I would have said last year. This year I...

Chasing Waterfalls, Racing the Sun

Of course I've been to Harrison Park dozens of times. Mostly when my kids were little and it would be an opportunity to run off some...

Chalmers Quarry near West Rocks Hike #18

It has started to become a bit of a joke in our house, my percent failure rate when it comes to finding codes. Finding the code on hike...

The immortal Skinners Bluff Hike #30

Skinners Bluff is the most popular hike in the Sydenham section of the Bruce Trail. There are a few things that make this a popular hike....

Bring your Boots to Big Bay Hike #27

The Big Bay Wetland Reserve is the hike I was trying to find two posts back in Morning of Mysteries. This hike is listed as as easy 2km...

KOA Sidetrail Loop Hike #14

My very first Secrets hike was in the Rock Springs Nature Reserve. But there are two codes to find here! An unseasonably warm October day...

Morning of Mysteries in Kemble - Hike #25

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where...

Sarawak Woods Hike #19

One last glorious day on an extended Thanksgiving weekend is perfect for heading into the Sarawak Woods just north of Owen Sound. This...

Fossil Glen Hike #20

Family Thanksgiving Hiking part 2. We're on the trail with the Trelfords this morning. We headed for the hikes listed as #20 and #21,...

Woodford Crevice Adventure, Hike #7

It was a drizzly, cold, grey day on Oct 4th. The kind of day that sane people stay inside with a good book and a cuppa. This year, more...

Lebanon Mountain Trail Hike #8

Thanksgiving weekend 2020. The government is suggesting that we stick to dinner with our single household. They might have well said...

Porcupine Crevice Hike #26

It was promising to be a beautiful warm day when I headed towards the peninsula with the Dudgeon ladies. I had hiked this area early in...

Slough of Despond, hike #29.

Cue the dramatic sinister music.... today we hiked the Slough of Despond. Sounds depressing, creepy, somewhere Eeyore would stake his...

Silent Valley with a chatty group Hike #4

I've recently become a member of The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) and one of the perks is being able to join in on hikes guided by...

Tuersley and Thomas Nature Reserves, Hike #3

We planned to hike in the Tuersley and Thomas nature reserves on last weekend of the strangest summer. Sort of the last weekend?! It's...

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Thanks for your interest in hiking on The Bruce Trail. For more information, feel free to get in touch and I will get back to you soon! - Jen Isber-Legge

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The book referenced throughout this blog is

Secrets of Sydenham

30 Hikes and explorations for secret codes on Bruce Trail Conservancy Nature Reserves, by Ron Savage

Copywrite 2020 by Ron Savage ISBN 978-0-9940908-2-9

Bruce County, ON

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