Rare Trails Blair Area, CamBridge

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 

rare Trails Blair Area, Cambridge

Level 2, moderate pace, approximately 6 kms.

Carpool from the Covered Bridge at 9:00 am, depart trailhead at 9:30 for approximately 2 hours of hiking.  

Please let the hike leader know if you wish to meet us at the trailhead:

rare ECO Centre

768 Blair Rd, Cambridge, ON N3H 4R8

raresites.org/trails 

We will hike the following trails:  ECO Centre, Osprey Tower, River, Woodland and the Grand Trunk which take us through grassland and shrubland habitats, mature deciduous forest and past limestone cliffs over the Grand River.  The River Trail offers a walk of medium difficulty on soil and rocky substrate.  We will likely see birds and spring flowers.  Bring insect repellent for the ticks.  Poles will be helpful.  

The main focus of the rare Charitable Research Reserve is conservation; they also carry out research, offer educational programs and work with Indigenous organizations.  The trails at rare are free and open to the public from dawn to dusk for exercise and connecting to nature. Parking is available near the old barn on Blair Road.  

Optional break after the hike for coffee/tea/lunch at the Grand Café, 18 Queen’s Square, Cambridge, Grand Café | Coffee Shop | Cambridge, Ontario.  

Hike leader:  Mary Mitchell, mhmitchell1@gmail.com, 819 321-5378