Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area Trails...Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area Trails We all benefit...
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Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area Trails We all benefit from a “forest bath” which means spending time in a forest. Nearly 40 years of research shows that the experience of nature is very important to human health and well-being. Step into the woods, take a deep breath and enjoy nature. Sugar maple, red and white oak and black cherry grow on high ground. Silver maple and black ash dominate low-lying, wetter areas. Trout lily, mayapple and sensitive fern can be found throughout the forest and wetlands. Look for grey and red squirrels, eastern chipmunks and white-tailed deer. If you’re lucky you may spot the elusive southern flying squirrel! You may spot the red-backed salamander, blue-spotted salamander, spring peeper, wood frog and grey tree frog. Commonly seen butterflies include the eastern tailed blue, mourning cloak, red admiral, wood nymph and wood satyr. Cicadas are often heard in late summer. Did you know the cicada song can be heard up to a kilometre away? Its song is the loudest of any insect! Red-eyed vireo, eastern wood pewee, wood thrush, downy and hairy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch and black-capped chickadees can typically be seen and heard. First Nations taught the early colonists how to tap these trees to make maple syrup which has now become a multi-billion dollar industry in North America. & telephone Gatehouse ENTRANCE Pinehurst Lake Sunset Sunset Sunset Sutor Sutor Pavilion Pavilion Sutor Pavilion Area 1 Area 1 Area 1 Area 2 Area 2 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4 Area 4 Area 4 White White Oaks Oaks White Oaks Washrooms, boat rentals, food concession Beach Lookout Play Field Boat Launch (no gas-powered motors) County Road 75 To Cambridge To Paris Wooded Area Park Boundary Stream Other trail link (closed in winter) Park Road Parking Lot Lake/pond Picnic Shelter Washrooms Copyright © GRCA, 2012. This map is for illustrative purposes only. The GRCA takes no responsibility for, nor guaranteees, the accuracy of the information contained on this map. Any interpretations or conclusions drawn from this map are the sole responsibility of the user. Map is not to be used for navigation. Produced using information provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Copyright © Queen's Printer, 2012. Scale: 0 250 500m The Captain Kidd Trail Morton Trail 2.5 km – hiking & snowshoeing Stroll through the shade of the natural Carolinian forest. Along the trail look for white oak, black cherry, silver maple, and unique Carolinian tree species such as sassafras, tulip tree and shagbark hickory. The Cerulean warbler – threatened in Ontario – has been documented here at Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area. The Carolinian Zone is a region in eastern North America characterized primarily by a predominance of deciduous trees. Pinehurst Lake falls within its northern limit. The Carolinian Zone is home to one-third of the rare, threatened and endangered species found in all of Canada. Sixty-five percent of Ontario's rare plants are found in the Carolinian Zone, and 40% are found nowhere else but in this zone. It is recognized as one of the most biologically diverse and unique regions in Canada. In the late 1800s, William Kidd owned most of the land around Lake Pinehurst. In fact, the lake was once called Kidd Lake. Popular myth has it that Kidd was a descendant of the infamous Scottish pirate Captain Kidd (1645-1701), and that some of the Captain’s illicit treasure is buried around the lake. Nobody has ever found any gold, although many have searched! 3km 2.5km You are HERE Beach Trail 400m inform Photo: Allen Woodliffe Photo: David Cappaert/MSU Photo: John Howard Common names: tuliptree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar, canoewood, saddle leaf tree, white wood, white poplar. The tulip tree, a key Carolinian Zone indicator species, grows 20-30m tall and 12m wide. Their shape is oval or pyramid when young, becoming irregular as it matures. Its deep roots spread widely. Tulip trees have very unique leaves with a tulip shape. They are bright green and measure 8-20cm long and wide. They turn golden yellow in the fall. The flowers are 5-8cm long and are also shaped like a tulip. The petals are yellow-green with an orange-coloured centre, blooming in May-June. ( Liriodendron tulipifera) Spring peeper Spring peeper Southern Southern Flying squirrel Flying squirrel Spring peeper Southern Flying squirrel Photo
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Pinehurst LakeConservation Area Trails
We all benefit from a “forest bath” which means spending time in a
forest. Nearly 40 years of research shows that the experience of nature
is very important to human health and well-being. Step into the
woods, take a deep breath and enjoy nature.
Sugar maple, red and white
oak and black cherry grow on
high ground. Silver maple and
black ash dominate low-lying,
wetter areas.
Trout lily, mayapple and
sensitive fern can be found
throughout the forest and
wetlands.
Look for grey and red squirrels, eastern chipmunks
and white-tailed deer. If you’re lucky you may
spot the elusive southern flying squirrel!
You may spot the red-backed salamander,
blue-spotted salamander, spring peeper,
wood frog and grey tree frog.
Commonly seen butterflies include the
eastern tailed blue, mourning cloak, red
admiral, wood nymph and wood satyr. Cicadas are
often heard in late summer. Did you know the cicada song can
be heard up to a kilometre away? Its song is the loudest of any
insect!
Red-eyed vireo, eastern wood pewee, wood thrush, downy
and hairy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch and
black-capped chickadees can typically be seen and heard.
First Nations
taught the
early colonists
how to tap these trees to
make maple syrup which has
now become a multi-billion
dollar industry in North
America.
& telephoneGatehouse
ENTRANCE
PinehurstLake
SunsetSunsetSunset
SutorSutorPavilionPavilionSutorPavilion
Area 1Area 1Area 1
Area 2Area 2Area 2
Area 3
Area 4Area 4Area 4
WhiteWhiteOaksOaksWhiteOaks
Washrooms,boat rentals,food concession
Beach
Lookout
PlayField
Boat Launch(no gas-powered
motors)
Count
y Roa
d 75
To Cambridge
To Paris
Wooded Area
Park Boundary
Stream
Other trail link (closed in winter)
Park Road Parking Lot
Lake/pond
Picnic Shelter
Washrooms
Copyright © GRCA, 2012. This map is for illustrative purposes only. The GRCA takes no responsibility for, nor guaranteees, the accuracy of the information contained on this map. Any interpretations or conclusions drawn from this map are the sole responsibility of the user. Map is not to be used for navigation. Produced using information provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Copyright © Queen's Printer, 2012.
Scale:
0 250 500m
The Captain Kidd Trail
Morton Trail
2.5 km – hiking & snowshoeingStroll through the shade of the natural Carolinian forest. Along the trail look for white oak, black cherry, silver maple, and unique Carolinian tree species such as sassafras, tulip tree and shagbark hickory. The Cerulean warbler – threatened in Ontario – has been documented here at Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area.
The Carolinian Zone is a region in eastern North America characterized primarily by a predominance of deciduous trees. Pinehurst Lake falls within its northern limit. The Carolinian Zone is home to one-third of the rare, threatened and endangered species found in all of Canada. Sixty-five percent of Ontario's rare plants are found in the Carolinian Zone, and 40% are found nowhere else but in this zone. It is recognized as one of the most biologically diverse and unique regions in Canada.
In the late 1800s, William Kidd owned most of the land around Lake Pinehurst. In fact, the lake was once called Kidd Lake. Popular myth has it that Kidd was a descendant of the infamous Scottish pirate Captain Kidd (1645-1701), and that some of the Captain’s illicit treasure is buried around the lake. Nobody has ever found any gold, although many have searched!
3km
2.5km
You areHERE
Beach Trail 400m
informa
Photo: Allen Woodliffe
Photo: David Cappaert/MSU
Photo: John Howard
Common names: tuliptree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar,
canoewood, saddle leaf tree, white wood, white poplar.
The tulip tree, a key Carolinian Zone indicator species, grows 20-30m tall and 12m wide.
Their shape is oval or pyramid when young, becoming irregular as it matures. Its deep
roots spread widely.
Tulip trees have very unique leaves with a tulip shape. They are bright green and
measure 8-20cm long and wide. They turn golden yellow in the fall. The flowers are 5-8cm
long and are also shaped like a tulip. The petals are yellow-green with an orange-coloured
centre, blooming in May-June.
( Liriodendron tulipifera)
Spring peeperSpring peeper
SouthernSouthernFlying squirrelFlying squirrel
Spring peeper
SouthernFlying squirrel
Photo
