Experience the charm of Lake Ontario and Mid-Eastern Canada wilderness through J.C.Saddington Park Trail at Port Credit, Mississauga.
You start off at the Port Credit harbor, where you can observe busy seafarers preparing yachts, sailboats and motorboats for voyages. A short stretch of boardwalk leads you beside the harbor, overlooking the vast, blue lake surface to the south as well as the complex and lively cityscape to the north. You may spot fishermen angling on the stone capes, and you’re welcome to join them to fish for Atlantic Salmons, Rock Basses or Trouts. The water beside the boardwalk is clear and pure enough that you can see the overgrown underwater vegetation as well as school of tiny fishes. An old, rusty and gigantic wreck of a oil tanker rests peacefully in the shallow water near the harbor.
As you move deeper into the park, the boardwalk becomes an asphalt path fit for cycling, roller blading, jogging and the casual strolling. Families gather on large patches of tidy grass fields for picnics. Tall and aged trees stand among the grass patches. A small man-made pond filled with ducks, geese and water lilies serves as a sanctuary of relaxation and meditation.
As you stroll on the path, cool, fresh and invigorating lake breezes will gently caress your body. The dark blue lake surface stretches as far as your eyes can see and joins the blue sky at the horizon. You can hear waves gently lapping the stony beach.
As you walk even further, you will pass through the gate of a metallic fence and into a stretch of untamed wilderness full of flowers, bushes and magnificent views of the lake. A detour leads you to a stony cape piercing into the heart of the lake. To the south, the vast lake and sky paint a duo-tone image; to the east, a faint silhouette of the C.N. tower and the skyscrapers of downtown Toronto seems tiny against the grand lake; to the west, the shoreline filled with lush forest extends, shrinks and fades into a tranquil blue mist. You can see the city of Hamilton from this cape on a clear day, but you will have to squint hard.
You can find this park in the west end of the Greater Toronto Area. It is at the mouth of the Credit River, the Port Credit harbor. The trail starts in J.C. Saddington Park and ends at B. Machree Park.