"Take A HIKE" Caledon Ladies Hiking Group First Hike of the Season

Today was the first hike of the season for the Take A Hike Caledon Ladies Hiking Group. We hiked the Bruce Trail, the Bennett Heritage and Maureen Smith side trails around Scotsdale Farm. 

It was great to see so many new hikers join us. 

I started the Take A Hike Caledon Ladies Hiking Group to bring women together for health, fitness, wellness, and to introduce women to the beauty of Caledon and surrounding communities. 

Information about the Scotsdale Farm:

“Christopher Cook built the original homestead in 1836. Some 30 years later, his son and daughter-in-law, David and Almira Cook incorporated the original structure into a large home. After buying the property in 1938, the Bennetts renovated the house to its current early American colonial style. The barn gable roof indicated it was built before 1880. The earthen ramp that leads to the “top Barn” enters the short end rather than the long side of the otherwise typical central Ontario barn. Stewart Gordon Bennett and his wife Violet (Letty) lived at Scotsdale Farm for 40 year. They raised Arabian horses and Shorthorn cattle, farmed the land and cared for their wetlands, forests and streams. To ensure the property’s long term protection, the Bennetts generously bequeathed Scotsdale Farm to the Ontario Heritage Foundation. Due to their kindness, the public has been enjoying the 219 hectare working farm and hiking the Bennett trail since 1982. Typical for this part of Southern Ontario, Scotsdale Farm Comprises arable farmland, pastureland, evidence of nearby Niagara Escarpment, a moraine, upland forests, wetlands and two creeks. We invite you to explore. The Ontario Heritage Foundation preserves, protects and promotes the province’s cultural and natural heritage for the benefit of present and future generations. The project has been financially assisted by the Natural Areas Protection Program through the Government of Ontario.”

Check out the photos from our hike …