More detailed maps of the trail systems within the Stony Swamp Conservation Area can be found following this posting.
The gpx file for this overview map (and other trail systems) can be downloaded by clicking the link below:
GPX files - Google Docs
Background Information From the National Capital Commission (NCC)
Stony Swamp Conservation Area comprises almost 2000 hectares of woodland, wetland and regenerating old field, and has the largest forested area in the Greenbelt. The upland and wetland habitats found in the area include examples of most of the types of natural habitats that can be found in Ontario south of the Ottawa River.
Over 700 species of plants are known from Stony Swamp. Many interesting plant communities can be found here including a sugar maple forest, small alvar clearings, marsh wetlands and beaver ponds, and regenerating pastures. Stony Swamp Conservation Area also supports a large variety of wildlife such as Canada geese and other waterfowl, beaver, woodland birds and northern flying squirrel.
The Stony Swamp Conservation Area offers the greatest diversity of trails and activities, including: interpretive exhibits on geology and natural history; wetland boardwalks; a winter bird-feeding station; historic sites such as the Lime Kiln; and portions of the Rideau and Trans Canada trails.
The area itself is bordered to the north by Robertson Road; to the east by Highway 416; to the south by Fallowfield Road and to the west by Eagleson Road.
Trails in this area include:
-Jack Pine Trail (includes boardwalk, accessible via parking lot P9, trail length: 3,1 km)
-Old Quarry Trail (includes boardwalk, accessible via parking lot P5, trail length: 3,1 km)
-Beaver Trail and Chipmunk Trail (includes boardwalk, accessible via parking lot P8, trail lengths: 1,2 km and 0,7 km)
-Sarsaparilla Trail (Parking lot P7, trail length: 0,9 km)
-Lime Kiln Trail (Parking lot P10, trail length: 2,1 km)
-Trail #23 (Parking lot P5, trail length: 2,6 km)
-Trail #24 (Parking lot P5 or P6, trail length: 3,4 km)
-Trail #25 (Parking lot P6, trail length: 3,5 km)
-Trail #26 (Parking lot P8, P9 or P11, trail length: 3,8 km)
-Trail #27 (Parking lot P11 or P13, trail length: 3 km)
-Trail #28 (Parking lot P13, trail length: 2,3 km)
To view these and other trails within the Greenbelt, please consult the our official NCC maps available here.
More information on Stony Swamp Conservation Area can be found on our Web site.
Posted 2011-10-11
Updated 2016-07-02
3 comments:
hi, do you know exactly where the sugar maple forest is? I'd like to see that. Thanks
Unfortunately I do not know the exact location, although I may have biked through it.
Hi again, thanks for reply. I found it actually. There is a road off Cedarview Rd, with a weird bridge over the 416, that takes you to the old log farm where they have sugar bush visits in spring. I tried to access it form the other side, ie. Jack Pine trail, but the trail does not go into the sugar maples (deliberately avoiding it I suspect). I can see it on the Google satellite, but didn't get there yet. I'll try again from the Jack Pine trail side.
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