Comment 113032

By IanReynolds (registered) | Posted July 23, 2015 at 13:42:25

I walk this trail almost every day with my dog, from the bottom to Southam Park at the top, or continue on down the extension to hop back on the trails near the top of west 5th. The tree canopy provides a lot of shade, but as you mentioned, it's incredibly dark starting in the evening, well before the sun actually goes down. Halfway up, there's a little trail offshoot that veers back downwards alongside the claremont, and it's even more narrow, and takes you sometimes alongside a completely unprotected section of the Access. You're elevated compared to the road, but that would only serve to give you more speed should you slip and fall... This trail appears to terminate underneath the intersection of the Claremont and Arkledun Ave, so you can wrap around to the sidewalk on the north side of Arkledun and have busses and cars buzz you at 75 km/h. From there you either walk back up the escarpment toward Sam Lawrence Park, without protection for a while, or back down Arkledun toward John.

One interesting thing about this original trail is the sheer terror that comes with trying to walk it in the winter. If there's snow, you're mostly fine as it provides traction, but it turns into an ice slick so smooth and steep that should you be with a bike, or a dog, or a child, or without a deathwish, walking down the stairs is your only safe option.

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