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DISCOVER THE HILLS 17 Experience nature at scenic Hilton Falls Hilton Falls offers a variety of activities for the outdoor enthusiast Its land sculptured by the glacial retreat 1200014000 years ago Hil ton Falls Conservation Area is located just north of Highway near Campbellvillcflnd run by the Halion Region Conservation Authority More than kilometers of hiking and groomed crosscountry ski trails trace the 1393acrc site taking visi tors on a tour of wetlands forest streams and a manmade reservoir There are three park trails which can be hiked or skied in a morning or afternoon the longest at kilometers takes two hours to ski and less than three to hike The main Bruce Trail also goes through the area as well as blue side trails Bass and trout fishing is allow ed at the park when in season Families and groups can picnic near the visitor centre at the park entrance or have cookouts at fire rings located throughout the park For those hungry after a day of the outdoors there is a convenient snack bar at the visitor centre Two tributaries of the Sixteen Mile Creek flow through the site One stream drops over the escarpment at Hilton Falls and the second flows over a scries of beaver dams and into a reservoir created for flood control In the early settlers used the falls to run a mill Long abandoned and now in rums the mill dates to 1835 Built it is thought by Edward Hilton the mill was in constant oper ation until it burned down in 1863 Legend has it that gold was found in the area during the mills opera tion and that the area was a stop on the underground railway an escape route for slaves fleeing the US Conservationists and naturalists will find a wide variety of plant and animal life in the park thanks to the diversity of habitats Mixed and soft maple swamps beaver ponds streams and wetland pools support a variety of plants including the rare small- fruited burrccd A 35acre i the most prominent features of the 1 393acre Hilton Falls Conservaiion Area One of the two streams on the site runs into this flood control reservoir The other flows over the escarpment and creates the scenic Hilton falls An abundance and diversity of ani mal life Tills the park Twentytwo species of warblers have been sight ed including seven significant variet ies the Nashville and warblers among them Turkey vul tures nest in the Hilton Falls area There is also a large population of whitclailed deer a regional concent ration of porcupine and a bearer colony Excellent wetland habitats provide the homes for salamander species found together at few other places in North America The falls is the breeding ground for the endangered West Virginia white butterfly In the larval stage it feeds off loothwort found in ihc mature maple forest in the park The butterfly and its habitat arc protected in Omar io under the endangered act bare elegance Take advantage of our 1 price sale Reg Now only JJ Reg 30 Now only Reg Now only Beauty Facial Basic Facial Teen Facial ACCU LASER Stop Smoking Weight Loss NonSurgical FaceLift 3 treatments for only 1 Free with every Manicure or Pedicu treatment Additional Services Reflexology Massage Hair Removal Free Draw More than kilometers of nature trails take visitors to Hilton Falls Conservation Area through a variety of different terrain from forests to wetlands Trails can also be crosscountry skied in the winter bare elegance 150 First Street Orangeville Tel 9421520 skin studio