Apple Orchard Trail - 16th Sideroad

                                                                                                          Photos by Barry Wallace

The Apple Orchard Trail starts on the south side of the 16th Sideroad, opposite the Pine Farm Apple Orchard, between Keele and Jane Streets, north of King City.   The trail is on private property and is marked by blue blazes (see photos below).   The trail winds through a large, dark forest and is notable for the mixture of hardwoods and firs, hundreds of which reach 70 and 80 feet high.   In the photo above, one sees a colourful opening onto a singular open oval meadow filled with wildflowers. 

This trail is only .8 of a kilometer but seems longer because of the winding route and the changes of elevation, which are gently sloped and not difficult to walk up and down.   There is one stile over a fence and two spots where one crosses private, graveled, forest roads.   The picture below shows the remnants of a big old boulder fence that boggles the mind when imagining the effort expended.   Below that photo is one of an ancient well cover.

Above is a puffball, one of several, with my cap alongside to give some size perspective.   Below are pictured a number of fungi spotted along the trail.

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Barry Wallace