Starting June 23, visitors to North Potter’s Creek will need to enter the trail system through the new entrance at 935 Moira Street West in Belleville. A guided audio hike of the area is available through the QR code on the informational kiosk. Murphy’s Trail travels by a constructed wetland that will provide important habitat. Volunteers through Alair Homes in Belleville have built a boardwalk over seasonally wet land so that visitors can enjoy the new trail year-round. Eventually, the looped part of the trail will become a gravel path for ease of access. Murphy’s Trail connects to access points on both the blue and green trails, linking hikers to an additional 5.3 km. Due to pedestrian restrictions under the railway bridge, there will no longer be access to the trail network south of the tracks. South Potter’s Creek at 2056 Old Highway 2 will now be considered a separate conservation area.
Smith adds, “It’s incredible to see the support from our visitors who have been paying for parking and purchasing annual passes. Because of that revenue, we are now able to really focus on creating the best experience in nature for our visitors.”
Annual parking passes are available at QuinteConservation.ca for $60 and grant access to all of Quinte Conservation’s areas for one year from the date of purchase.
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