High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario. It spans 161 hectares (400 acres) and is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology.
High Park was opened to the public in 1876 and is based on a bequest of land from John George Howard to the City of Toronto. It is the largest park entirely within the city.
I entered from Colbourne Lodge Drive and walked through the zoo to get to Bloor Street W.
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| This person had the right idea! |
There's a path I like on the west end of the park from Bloor Street W that leads to Grenadier Pond and I headed down it.
Then I walked along the Pond.
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| This fella caught a small fish while I was there |
I ended up back where I started a couple hours later!
3 comments:
Beautiful pictures! I was most impressed on my July trip to TO with how much greenery there was. For a big city, there were lots of trees. It helped we spent quite a bit of time at U of T, which was gorgeous. But even how many upper floors had balconies or decks with trees and shrubs. Our 6th floor deck at the hotel was refreshing that way!
Looks like a great place to walk. It cooled off here as well. 8C to start the day with a brisk wind. I totally miscalculated my walking clothes. Time to layer up.
I love the trails and the beauty of the woods, the restaurant and everything
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