Wallaceburg Trails, as a member group of Chatham-Kent Trails Council is excited to announce the upcoming opening of two new recreational trails in Wallaceburg on June 16, 2016.
The Wallace Street Recreational Trail, located along the north side of Wallace Street East meanders along the banks of the Sydenham River from the former Fiddlers Green to the edge of the Baxter subdivision.
This trail boasts a parallel Water Trail with a boat launch area near the trail head parking lot.
This entry point provides useful access to the extensive Water Trail system already established in the Wallaceburg area.
The new Fit Trail at Glen Mickle Park is a co-operative project between the Chatham-Kent Health Unit, Chatham-Kent Trails, and Wallaceburg Trails.
Glen Mickle Park boasts many playing fields, an outdoor lacrosse box and skateboard ramps.
The new trail will add to the recreational opportunities available to the community at this location.
Beginning at the covered concession building, the Glen Mickle Fit Trail winds among the trees and joins several exercise stations consisting of state-of-the-art outdoor fitness equipment.
At these stations, health conscious citizens can work at their own pace to achieve their fitness goals and coaches can conduct conditioning sessions with their teams.
An added bonus is the connector trail funded by Sydenham Residence.
This short trail joins Sydenham Residence’s parking lot with the main trail, thus allowing our Senior citizens to stroll on the path and safely attend baseball, soccer or field lacrosse games.
The Official Trail Openings will involve a number of community groups from the Wallaceburg area, demonstrating the ways that residents of all ages can enjoy our trails and nearby recreational activities.
The opening ceremony for Glen Mickle Park will begin at 6:30 p.m. while the Wallace Street Trail ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the trail head parking lot on Wallace Street.
Glen Mickle Park already has enough things going on…why not think about the other side of town for the exercise equipment and the trail is going to get all ripped apart from all the bikes that frequent the park already… great ideas just think about other parks that don’t have much of anything.