Walking the West Part of Crosstown Trail
Note: Originally, this post was called “Walking West Oak Trails.” I have since discovered that this is, in fact Crosstown Trail and amended the article accordingly.
I chose Crosstown Trail this time because I could tell from the map that it was a long, straight trail.
The entire trail runs from the west side of 16 Mile Creek Trail to the edge of Bronte Creek Conservation Area. This time I hiked the west side of this trail based on the great reviews I found online.
I’m still smiling as I think about my walk along West Oak Trails. What a beautiful trail!
Here are the highlights:
Total distance: 4.58 km
Time: Approx 1hr 20mins at a leisurely pace
Start point: I parked along the south side of Pine Glen Rd, between Spring Meadows and Falling Green Dr., and from there, I took the trailhead to the main trail.
This route is very flat and is wide enough to walk with friends. The trail itself is nicely paved in places, and where the pavement ended was well-packed rock. I saw signs about an underground pipeline which could explain why this path is so long, straight and wide.
There is a very small hill shortly after crossing Bronte Creek Rd., but it’s not steep. And as a bonus, there’s a bench at the top to sit and relax.
The beautiful iron and wooden bridges, the ponds, the benches and the parkette make this lovely trail interesting and enjoyable. I could hear water foul near the ponds, but they were hidden in the bushes today.
This trail crosses many streets; Bronte Rd. was the busiest one to cross, the rest are smaller streets with little traffic.
Overall, I really loved this trail. In the future, I’d like to try the east side of Crosstown Trail from 16 Mile Creek to where I began this trail.