Sunday, October 3

Trout Hollow Trail is a walking trail that travels through private property along both sides of the Bighead River from the Bakeshop Bridge in Meaford to Riverside Community Centre on the seventh line.

Parts of the trail are an easy walk while certain areas become difficult due to stream crossings and clay banks which have to be negotiated. While this trail generally follows the river, passing through cedar groves and old hardwoods, it, at times, climbs out of the valley to pass through meadows and grain fields giving the hiker some spectacular views of the countryside.

The Bighead River is one of the best trout fishing streams in Ontario and you will encounter many fishing enthusiasts throughout the year.

Points of interest along the trail include areas where old sawmills and grist mills used to service the early settlers (incidentally, John Muir, the noted U.S. naturalist worked at the Trout mill for a couple of years in the 1860's). Remains of an old power dam and power house testify to the use of the river as a source of electricity for the town of Meaford in the early 1900's.

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