Hike down Old South Huron road

The girls and I decided to explore a section of Oakwoods Metropark that we have never been to before -- a walk down the old South Huron road.    When the park was created in the early 70's, South Huron road was closed and the homesteads along it were removed, leaving a well packed trail that I expected to find reverting to nature.

What I found however, was a well groomed horse riding trail that extended (with only a couple of interruptions) from the Cedar Knoll picnic area in a  WNW direction to Willow Road.   For much of the hike, the old roadbed parallels the river and offers great views of the Huron river.

There were a couple of areas (near the railroad tracks), there the trail is not maintained, and it is amazing to see how much of the road has been reclaimed by mother nature.   One would be hard pressed to even know that there once existed a road there.

From one end to the other, the trail is a little less than 1 1/2 miles.  On the return trip back to the car, we took a slight detour and travelled on a small trail that heads into one of the most remote parts of the park which made our trip a little longer.   Along the way, we even saw a red fox dart across the path in front of us which made the detour all the more worthwhile.

Oakwoods metropark - old South Huron road

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