Carroll's Corner Mastodon Trail

May 13, 2018

It was a beautiful weekend and we set out to find a new trail to explore.
I found the Carroll's Corner Mastodon Trail online and decided to give it a try.

There was lots of parking at the Community Centre in Carroll's Corner and it was also the entrance to the trail. We proceeded past the ballfield behind the centre and onto the trail.
The pathway was gravel and easy to walk on. You walk through a lovely, lush old forest with the sound of woodpeckers tap tapping and birds singing.

There are numerous birdhouses installed along the path in an array of bright colours.

There are trail markers so that you can keep track of the distance covered, which I really like.

There are no washrooms on the trail so I suggest finding a washroom in Lantz or Elmsdale before venturing onto the trail.
There are a number of benches provided along the trail...conveniently just after each steep hill so that you can rest if you wish. And steep hills there are in abundance. We commented that it would be a hard trek for the very young or very old and also a tough bike, unless you enjoy tackling inclines with fervor.
At the end of the 3.5 km trail, there is a lookoff that gives you an impressive view of the Gypsum quarry where the two mastodon were found and recovered by the NS Museum of Natural History years ago. I am proud to say that I was on that dig😊
If you complete the entire trail it is 3.5 km..or 7 km roundtrip.
There weren't many people on the trail today so it was a quiet and peaceful journey.
We saw robins, woodpeckers, woodear mushrooms

, ferns, trees that had to have been hundreds of years old, old foundations of perhaps a farm that once stood in a field, pine, spruce, birch, and squirrels and various birds.
I would highly recommend this trail.