Grindstone Marshes Trail

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Moderate Difficulty: Moderate    Distance: Distance 2.8km    Duration: Time 0.8 hours

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Grindstone Marshes Trail

Description: Boardwalk in wetlands trail in the Hendrie Valley.  Please note that the calculated distance is for a round-trip.

Grindstone Creek originates above the Niagara Escarpment in Flamborough. It drains an area of 90 square kilometres making it one of the main tributaries discharging into the northwest-end of HamiltonHarbour .  A 50-hectare marsh lies in HendrieValleywhere the lower portion of Grindstone Creek flows. This highly productive, shallow wetland, northeast of Cootes Paradise, provides crucial spawning, nursery and adult habitat for many native fish as well as food and shelter for a variety of birds, mammals, amphibians and insects.

Trailhead 1:  Access from Spring Garden Road

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Trailhead 2:  Access from Plains Road West

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