Elliott Tract - Halton Regional Forest

The Region of Halton owns 14 forest tracts totaling 665 hectares (1645 acres) that are managed for public use. The Elliott Tract is the 5th smallest measuring 31 hectares (77 acres). Considering the amount of wetland in the Elliott Tract I was surprised to learn that it is one of the Halton Regional Forests that is not located within an Environmentally Significant Area.

After a short 150m walk from the parking the trail enters a grassy clearing. From here there are three options: the path to your right and the one straight ahead form a loop. The path to your left skirts the edge of the property and eventually comes to a dead end.

The loop path circles a dense swamp with numerous wet and muddy area to cross. The flora varies from deciduous near the northern part of the loop to a pine plantation in the NW and a thick cedar forest where the path gets close to the wetland. Elevation changes are minimal.

The clearing where all the paths converge.

The swamp on the loop trail.

The dead end path is much drier and follows the southern edge of the property. There is a hill on this section that must be climbed (both directions) that might cause some distress, but there are some pleasant views of the surrounding forest. The trail borders some backyards for part of the route.

The loop section is almost exactly 1.0km, the dead end trail is 570m (1.4km return). If all paths are walked the total will be approximately 2.5km.





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