Get the Guidebook Ulysses Travel Guides has recently launched Hiking in Ontario, by Tracey Arial. The following excerpt features hiking possibilities in the Crawford Lake Conservation Area and Iroquoian Village. By Tracey Arial Visitors to Crawford Lake will probably begin with a short tour through the reconstructed Iroquoian Village.
Hikes begin behind the visitor centre.
The smallest trail is actually an elevated boardwalk that leads around Crawford Lake, a rare meromictic lake. The natural process benefits archaeologists who analyze and date varves to confirm previous settlement patterns. They used the process to date the nearby Iroquoian village site to a period lasting from 1434 to 1459. Other trails lead up and along the Niagara Escarpment, though woodlands and along rocky outcrops. At the edge of the Nassagaweya Canyon, you'll see turkey vultures soaring.