The Bruce Trail: Kilometer Zero

From the Bruce Trail Website

The Bruce Trail, Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath, provides the only continuous public access to the magnificent Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. Running along the Escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, it spans more than 890 km of main Trail and over 400 km of associated side trails.

Kilometer Zero is in Queenston Heights, the site of the first major battle of the war of 1812 and where Canadian forces under the command of General Brock defeated the invading US Army.  Today it is a beatiful park, perfect for picnics.  It is by the Niagara river and a few minutes away from Niagara Falls.

The Trail start in the park and goes on at the top of the Niagara Escarpment for about 4 Km, then it joins with the Laura Secord Trail.  From that point on we found some steep descents, we had to walk slowly and carefully.  There is another kilometer and a half to our objective; Highway 405.  We had lunch there and returned to the park.  In total about 11 Km.

We got back to the car and drove over to the falls to have a walk and a look.  It was really busy.  I don't think I have seen so many people there before.  We walked for about two hours bringing our total distance to 20 km.

Here are the pictures;

 The first kilometer of the trail is well used by people, after that we were completely alone.

 The descent commenced

 Unsual; a tree that grew over a rock

 And in the afternoon the Falls