Marshy mountain footpath news
We had a discussion in October about work being done to create wooden footpaths to preserve the marshy section of Mount Royal park. I’ve just seen a post about how the work is complete.
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MarcG 19:36 on 2025-01-01 Permalink
Need a million-dollar-stump trigger warning on that first photo.
Janet 20:34 on 2025-01-01 Permalink
We were cross-country skiing on Mount Royal a couple of days ago and stumbled across a lovely new section of trail #2, where we spied a long wooden walkway through the woods and a poster explaining it was part of the revelopment of a marsh that I had never known existed.
EmilyG 11:57 on 2025-01-02 Permalink
Though I’ve been to Mount Royal many times, I don’t think I’ve been to the wetland part of it. Maybe I’ll check it out sometime.
Kate 13:31 on 2025-01-02 Permalink
It can depend what season you’re there, I think, and the particular conditions. In springtime there’s sometimes a cascade of water pouring out of the park, down to the corner of Côte Ste‑Catherine and Park Avenue, but – depending on the snowfall and so on – most of the mountain is fairly dry by midsummer. But it’s always a struggle to keep people from trampling down the more fragile plants in the wetter parts of the park.
DeWolf 12:49 on 2025-01-03 Permalink
It’s right behind the belvedere but as Kate mentioned, it’s not particularly obvious during dry parts of the year. The first time I noticed it, it was pretty full and there were ducks swimming around and I was like, wait what?
The stream that flows down towards Peel Street seems to go all year, regardless of the weather. There are a little waterfalls you can sit by with a view towards Pine and Peel, it’s very nice.