Tiny Marsh Loop Trail
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Simcoe County Trails Tiny Marsh Loop Trail Tiny Marsh Loop Trail Township of Tiny Main Trail: 1.3 km Difficulty: Easy Parking: 500 Tiny Flos Townline, Elmvale Tiny Marsh is Ontario’s first provincially There is an interpretive centre with displays owned and managed wetland. It is one of and a theatre open to the public during spring approximately 1,200 Important Bird Areas that and summer. are recognized in Canada. Fifteen kilometres of trails feature It offers the visitor year-round use of 600 a companion self-use trail guide, two hectares of marsh and 300 hectares of field observation towers, a marsh viewing mound, and forest. a wildlife blind and a boardwalk. 3 Points of Interest 1. Bird House: In the summer it is used by swallows, house wrens, or chickadees. In the 4 winter, mice may use it. 2. Series of Dams: The dams are an important management technique in Tiny Marsh as they provide a stable habitat. 5 3. Lookout Tower: This is located between a marsh and a swamp. il 4. Boardwalk: Watch for signs of wildlife! ra 1 a T sk 5. Large Birdhouse: This birdhouse is attached to a tree, and is used by wood ducks. ra 6 na 6. Groundcover & Vegetation: Low variety and sparse density of the ground cover in this 7 Ga 8 2 area. 9 7. Clearings: By removing part of the overhead forest canopy, sunlight is allowed to reach 10 the forest floor so that grasses, flowers, and young trees can grow. e 8. Fields: These are of great importance to waterfowl such as mallards and blue-winged 12 lin wn for nesting. To los 11 F 9. The Edge: The most productive area of any habitat, this is the zone where two plant iny communities meet (i.e. field & forest). T 10. Succession: This area used to be a crop field but once abandoned, quickly grew grasses and wildflowers. 11. Shrub Planting: The dense foliage and low branches give cottontail rabbits and small birds shelter. 12. Management Techniques: Providing good habitat for a wide variety of wildlife is the main objective at Tiny Marsh. The following trail is owned and maintained by the M-T-M Conservation Association. Please note that the trails are maintained periodically throughout the year, though fallen hazards and debris 0 50 100 200 may appear due to weather. Metres mobile experience at trails.simcoe.ca I 17 mobile experience at trails.simcoe.ca I 18 trail maps 2017_v3.indd 18 2/12/2018 4:30:17 PM trail maps 2017_v3.indd 19 2/12/2018 4:30:17 PM M U S K O K A D 11 I S T R I C T 400 Features Trails # Point of Interest Main Trail PENETANGUISHENE C Other Trail I T Access point Severn Sound Y O F TINY 17 K Roads SEVERN A Beach; Swimming Georgian 13 20 W A MIDLAND 19 R Freeway/Highway/Major Arterial Road T Bay 12 H Boat Launch A TAY 23 L Local Road A 93 K Bridge E 22 11 S Private/Unassumed/Seasonal Road Drinking Water 1 15 RAMARA 400 18 Other Features 12 Food ORILLIA Contour 6 4 Garden Stream or River ORO - MEDONTE Nottawasaga Hill Wetland Bay N 10 IO WASAGA EG R 9 14 M A Information Lake / Pond H BEACH R U COLLINGWOOD 24 D SPRINGWATER 16 Lake Interpretive Sign Building G 8 R 26 E 11 Simcoe Baseball Diamond Y Parking C O U N Picnic Spot Soccer Field T CLEARVIEW Y BARRIE Public Transport Tennis Court 2 12 5 12 Restroom Beach CFB BORDEN Splash Pad Conservation Area INNISFIL Local Park ESSA 21 Scenic Lookout 400 D Forested Area U F 48 Telephone F E 89 R Urban Area I N C 3 O U BRADFORD 10 N T ADJALA - N WEST Y O I G TOSORONTIO 1 13 GWILLIMBURY E Grant’s Woods Loop Trail - Page 7 Midland Rotary Waterfront Trail -Page 33 R K NEW R 89 O TECUMSETH Y 2 14 404 Nottawasaga Bluffs Loop Trail - Page 9 North Simcoe Rail Trail - Page 35 7 3 Scanlon Creek C.A. Loop Trail - Page 11 15 Orillia Millennium Trail - Page 37 9 0 5 10 20 N Kilometers 10 I O E G 400 R 4 Scout Valley Loop Trail - Page 13 16 Oro-Medonte Rail Trail - Page 39 E L P E Disclaimer: 5 Tiffin Centre C.A. Loop Trail - Page 15 17 Penetanguishene Trail - Page 41 The Simcoe County Trails guide book is intended as a navigation tool for trail 6 Tiny Marsh Loop Trail - Page 17 18 Ramara Trail - Page 43 users as they plan their journey. The County of Simcoe is working hard to ensure 7 Tottenham C.A. Loop Trail - Page 19 19 Route Champlain Trail - Page 45 the accuracy of the trail information to the best of their knowledge. The County of Simcoe makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, and assumes no 8 Clearview-Collingwood Train Trail - Page 23 20 Tay Shore Trail - Page 47 responsibility for the accuracy of the data presented on the map. The trail user 9 Collingwood Waterfront Trail - Page 25 21 Thornton-Cookstown Train Trail - Page 49 assumes the entire responsibility and risk as to the use of any or all information presented on the map. It is suggested that other resources be consulted, such as 10 Georgian Trail - Page 27 22 Tiny Trail - Page 51 the organizations listed on the back page or provincial tourism agencies’ websites. 11 Hickling Trail - Page 29 23 Uhthof - Page 53 12 Innisfil Beach Park Trail - Page 31 24 Wasaga Beach Shore Lane Trail - Page 55 trail maps 2017_v3.indd 2 2/12/2018 4:30:07 PM trail maps 2017_v3.indd 3 2/12/2018 4:30:08 PM.