The Elgin Trail runs 41 km from Port Stanley on Lake Erie to Southdel Bourne, following Kettle Creek and Dodds Creek, along some country roads for several kilometres, and then goes over the 401 and crosses a forest near the Green Lane landfill site. The trail is well marked with white blazes, but is not well-used, so it is overgrown at times.
This new series highlights the best hikes around the world, trails that we would someday like to hike on and enjoy. There are an assortment of caches along the Elgin trail commemorating these other trails.
The Grizzly Ridge Trail traverses rocky talus slopes and beautiful alpine meadows to Grizzly Lake in the Yukon Territory, with ever improving views as you get closer to the lake and its entourage of rocky peaks. This hike is an overnight destination, a rugged 11 km hike each way, or can be done as part of a multi-day trip including Divide and Talus Lake. There are also numerous side trips you can do from the lake, including Grizzly Pass and Mount Monolith / Twin Lakes viewpoint. The trail starts out the same as Grizzly Ridge, winding through the forest for the first 15 minutes following along Cairns Creek. The elevation gain is gradual until the trail switchbacks up the slope, gaining elevation and exchanging the forest for subalpine shrubs. The climb to the ridge is direct, gaining elevation quickly. There is a viewpoint partway up with the first glimpse of Mount Monolith at the end of Grizzly Valley. Once on the ridge there are moderate ups and downs and the trail stays mostly on the top or contours along the side of the ridge for most of the hike. The trail is marked with rock cairns and yellow flagging essentially all the way to the lake. The trail drops down to a large meadow, and then continues along the side of the ridge. Once you turn the corner, you will start to slowly lose elevation but gain beautiful views of Grizzly Lake and the rocky peaks surrounding it, with Mount Monolith in the background.
Opa Norshley helped me with the hides and the listing. Hope you like these.
The cache is in a tree just off the trail.