The Lime Kiln is a very nice and relatively unused trail in
Birds Hill Park. It can be a tricky path to follow with its more
than forty crossings. It's a 7.5 km round trip starting at the
Birds Hill Park Ranch parking lot. The trail is wide and flat with
a surface of packed dirt in the front and grass covered in the
back. The elevation ranges from 265 metres at the trail head to 240
m at the Lime Kiln. This mostly forested path has some nice
features along the way including sand pits, earthen mounds and of
course the Lime Kiln. There is a warm up shack half way around the
trail with a vault toilet. The trail is designated for hiking and
horses in summer and cross country skiing in winter. No hiking
or dogs are permitted on the groomed cross-country trails in the
winter. There are washrooms, a pay phone, restaurant and
stables at the trail head.
I had such a hard time finding the trail head sign, I almost
made this a puzzle cache! I couldn't find a good winter friendly
spot closer to the sign - it's quite developed and a high muggle
area. The original LKST-1 was a Spruce tree hide, but that one's
been archived and replaced with this deciduous version. The
container is a winter friendly, dark green, de-con container.
Trail maps:
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Summer Trails
Cross Country Ski Trails
Save the following ZIP file containing a GPX track of the trail
to load on your GPS:
Lime Kiln Trail GPX file
