When we heard the weather was going to be warm this weekend, we wanted to explore somewhere new, but also make sure we would go somewhere open given current restrictions and guidelines and without the risk of stepping into an overcrowded outdoor space.
We found a wonderful urban hike in Oakville on the way to drop off groceries to the grandparents called 16 mile creek and were excited to get exploring. We got up earlier than we do on most weekdays to make sure it was only us around during our journey. It was worth our early morning!
Sixteen Mile Creek Trail in Oakville runs from either side of Oakville Harbour to Dundas St. at Lions Valley Park. It features dirt a combination of dirt and paved paths. The total length of the trail is 8.5KM however portions of the trail are closed this spring to help keep down numbers in the park.
We explored for an hour in the early morning Saturday and had the place mostly to ourselves, seeing only a handful of other people (who were all practicing social distancing and respectfully kept their distance).
On our way into the park we saw a wild rabbit.
One of the best surprises of this hike was that locals have started hiding sweet inspirational rocks throughout the trails. During our journey Molly found 38 rocks and this trail will forever be known as "the fairy rock trail" to our family. Since both kids got a rock painting kit for Christmas we plan to head back and leave a few painted rocks of our own to add to the collection the next time make a supplies run to Oakville.
The path headed along the river is much more narrow and rugged than the other path, so you wouldn't want to explore right now unless you knew you were the only ones on it.
For tips on how to get outside responsibly please check out this link.
Stay healthy and safe!
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