Reviews of Bleasdell Boulder Conservation Area (Park)

Claire Wang

I had corned beef sandwich and some fries for only $10, the sandwich was amazing; the bread was good and LOTS of corned beef!!!!!! The fries were a bit shaggy though, you may want to try their onion rings. The portion may look small from the picture(I took a baaad picture), but it was a lot of food.

Debra K

Omg best rock i have seen

RD Cain

Love it.

Jonathon Whitesell

I've been coming here as a kid and it never fails to amaze me

Valerie Darsigny

Short trail to do with the family. It is an easy one as it is flat almost all the way.

Tara May

Beautiful little trail, with a huge stone at the end. A nice place to admire natural beauty and the biggest stone in the county.

Shane Bryson

Very large rock. The walk is shorter than the sign makes it look. We saw minnows and crayfish in the small creek the path goes over. Easy hike for all ages.

Dirk Kalff

Now i know what a million kilograms of Boulder looks like! Peaceful walking trails as a plus. ????

Tyler Ledger

A great little spot for short to long walks. Small loop suitable for strollers tagged you past the bleasdale Boulder, a large glacial erratic left from the last ice age. Nice little spots with benches great from taking a break from walking. I bring my dog here all the time (on leash) and she loves it's.

Ry Smith

Great for a quick visit or a picnic especially if you are into odd geographic phenomena.

Cory Mayer

Great spot to take the kids for a easy walk. Wish they had garbages along the way so people could throw their dog poop bags away vs hanging on trees

Stefan P

Easily accessible and clean conservation area. Free parking. Relaxing hiking trails. The rock is cool! Great for dogs.

Mindwithawhy T

super cool trail for hiking, short or long loop to choose, very unique scenery

A Olson

It was a very large boulder, I enjoyed the trails,

Dave Bailey

Get out of the house everyone.

Emily Graham

Easy, short walk for all ages. Informative and quiet

amanda Lindsay

Fantastic adventure and site seeing for the whole family

Mammoth-Puppy

It's really not bad, the trails need a grooming but other than that, what do you expect. It's a really big rock.

William Clark

This is a great trail to visit for a nice easy hike. Smooth gravelled walkways with lots of clearance and no hills. Not too mention the main attraction - an unbelievable boulder the size of a small house! Great for hiking in all seasons, and very dog friendly.

Freek van Dijk (Frekie)

(Translated) Special to see. Explanation on signs. (Original) Bijzonder om te zien . Uitleg op borden.

Natasha Reid

Really awesome place, kids loved it. However was expecting to find at least one bathroom facility.

Chris Chambers

Great hiking trail and very clean.

Scott Cantelo

Great little walk in the woods. Perfect in October. ???? ????

agnes maczynska

Nice short walk. Great for small kids. Trail is wide and roomy, you can pass people easily but really icy and slippery this January.

Bill Pennell

Great easy going trail. Very cool ginormous boulder!!! Looking forward to viewing again in the summer.

Margaret Doyon-Nadeau

(Translated) Nice place to walk with our dog in nature. (Original) Bel endroit pour marcher avec notre chien en nature.

JamieLee Bahry

Beautiful loop trail

Grace Bayliss

This is a beautiful trail to hike. It loops around or you can go for a longer hike towards Batawa.

Kelly Beauvais

A nice place to walk. Trail is normally great but people need to do a better job cleaning up after their pets.

Lish I

Awesome hike and well maintained!

Robert Reid

Nice little Trail to walk if you're looking for something to do

MontyLady

Very peaceful and interesting.

Kim Belanger

Beautiful spot.

Keyhan Mottahedin

Nice park with several hiking trails and the famous big rock.

Menno Unger

Great place of history and outdoors

Andrew Brant

Nice trail short enough to take young kids and obviously the boulder is really cool

Jx Fy

The "rock " is impressive. Not so much about the walking trails.

Jose Garcia

Best park ever!!!! It is a must go

Randal L Conley

It is a nice relaxing walk

Julia Keys

Beautiful hiking! The boulder is so cool.

Steve Taylor

Beautiful area and nice trail.

Jennifer Abel

Such a beautiful place to walk! Gorgeous trails & scenery.

Cheryl Peddlesden

Great trails. Nice to take kids to and walking dogs

Sam Meggs

In the springtime watch for icy trails. It has a short walk that's not challenging at all which is great if you want to to bring young ones or someone with limited mobility. There is a dog waste bin at the entrance of the park, but be aware some people don't always take advantage of it, so the edges of the trails can be a little messy.

Andrew Foster

Not a huge area, but definitely a fun little hike. Hadnt been here before, and the boulder was a bit bigger than I'd expected. Came in the fall and got to enjoy the fall colors on the trees. Was a bit of a warm week so I even saw a couple of late season garter snakes. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Jamie

A fine boulder to behold

Tara Kotry

Nice walking path for kids, stroller friendly a d dog on leash friendly. Historic spot, very interesting info

David Rempel

A fantastic trail system that is very well maintained. The boulder is awesome!

Jordan

Nice walking trail.

emma gallagher

Great place to visit with the kids,

J Brown

Great place for a walk and talk. Kids love the boulder. Lots of improvements over recent years.

Lynda

Nice small conservation area. Well maintained trails and wheelchair accessible. Joins up with Lower Trent Trails. Entire maintained trails can be hiked in about 30 minutes, with a stop at the boulder.

Mark Bowering

Terrible! Nobody go there...so I can have the place to myself...

Ansara Narine

Amazing to see with the knowledge of the great journey that this rock took since the last ice age

Angelo Manzara

A nice place to take the dog for a walk. Amazing such history in our area

Jessie Wakeling

Always a beautiful area. Trails are easy walking. Not too mucky right now, but it can be sometimes.

Chris Mason

Well groomed and very beautiful area. A favorite walk for the family.

Siarra Saunders (Cc)

Watched old ppl walk into the woods one by one! It was funny as hell

Kevin Sheppard

Nice walk

Jacob Hall

Quiet, peaceful, great place to go for a quick hike!

Inara Jackson

Live near and regularly take visitors here - Always enjoyed by everyone - It is amazing that we have such a geological treasure in our own back yard

Iris Mason

It is well kept up and nice quiet relaxing walk on the trails. we love it there

Craig “ForbiddenSwordLive” Thompson

It's a giant rock! It's also a cool geological example.

Victoria Carter

This is a great place for a one km walk. Check out the huge Boulder!

Caroline Young

Nice boulder.

Julie Sweeney

Wide trail that allows for physical distancing. Amazing boulder to take fun photos in front of.

Saman Naeen

Have to visit

Shane Dich

Really nice small loop, with an option to follow the trail for another 2 or 3 km. Two really nice picturesque bridges over creeks for taking photos.

celia figredo

Fun walk

David Tucciarone (Core Worlds)

Great small hike, or dog walk

Andre Welsh

Great nature walk for the little ones!

Bart Lissenburg

Free and nice preserved park

James Gray

Short but very nice walking trail

Athena G

Nice walk. Impressive rock.

Matt Banks

Great place to walk your dog, communicate with nature, and learn some neat trivia.

Liam O'Neill

It rocks!

Ken Kellar

Nice conservation area which is home to a very large glacial erratic boulder.

Waluigi Ross

Nice place to take a walk. I Have seen quite a bit of wildlife around this area. The trails near the boulder can get busy, but the Trent trail that intersects behind the boulder is usually fairly quiet.

David Casselman

Fun times

DOUG COWAN

Great place to hike

Asha Tarbett

as someone who lives fairly close to it I think it was pretty cool!

Stephan B

Nice place. Informative. Just wish there wasent cigarette butts everywhere.

Cera Z

The oldest rock in Canada with 2.3 billion years old. Massive and impressive. And one of the largest boulder in North America. 6.5 m high, 13 m long. Moved 45 km by the glacier forces. Off the beaten path close to 401 and 5 min shaded easy hike from the parking. Good resting stop. Infested with gypsy moths, but well worth visit.

Dustin Hadley

It was a lot of fun should have brought a bit of climbing chalk :)

Lori Gill

Nice little stroll to see this incredible boulder

Arlene Vanvark

Great place to walk with kids or fur babies

Katrina “Trena” Robb

Great fun during covid19

Kevin Baker

Neat insight into our geological history.

Patricia Tooze

NICE easy walk through a spring woodland

A. C.

Nice wide even trails, great for the entire family including strollers.

Ana M

Easy loop hike (2km) with very cool, big boulder.

M. Davis

Need to see it to believe it! Nice short walk in. Great information about the boulder. I would say accessable to everyone.

Mike McLean

Nice looping trail and a pretty interesting piece of geology.

LesbianCatGirl

Accessible for mobility scooters. A great opportunity for outdoors time if trails are typically difficult for you.

Tony Belnap

Beautiful stop for a quick hike especially in the fall!

Bill R

Nice walking trails but they need some benches to sit on as one trail goes about 6 km

Jan Austin

Beautiful trails. Quiet.

Travis Dupuis

Really nice escape into nature, great little 1 km loop, perfect for walks, nature observations or even jogging.

Dana Bromley

This is a great place for a walk with little ones. Fairly well maintained by gravel and not to long so little one's won't get tired out. Could be a learning experience as well.

Soney Matthews

A short nice walk ( about 1 km) through the well maintained path to see the 2.3 billion old rock ????..Bleasdell Boulder is one of the largest known glacial erratics in North America and it is estimated to be 2.3 billion years old.. Just amazing!!

Neil Robinson

This place is awesome for a quick walk. You can learn about the Boulder and the receding ice fields from thousands of years ago.

Steve Yearsley

A very nice trail. Short but scenic.

Anthoni scardino

Great place to walk a dog ???? with lots of trails to pick from.

Mark Thickins

Nice walk

Brandon Bourgoin

Was a very nice walk tonight.

Valencia Bedard (V)

Gorgeous trails wind through cedar forests and mixed hardwood areas. You can choose the short loop (about 2km) or continue down to the Lower Trent Trail and walk for another half hour before turning back. The total walk to the end of the Lower Trent trail and back is about 1.5 hrs going at a moderate pace. There are several side trails that have since overgrown since I was there last, it's a shame that they aren't being maintained. The boulder is amazing to see in person. Truly a unique sight.

Abraham Thekkekara Issac

Great view! Few fishing spots

Marble Jaguar

Beautiful place to take a walk. Lots of birds can be seen. The trail is not long (1-2 km) but you can always walk the loop more than once or another path takes you out to the lower trent conservation trail which is very long.

Mike Hansen

Awesome walking trail with your dog

Amanda Keenan (Silverplate Press)

Great short hike for both little ones and adults. Also that boulder is really neat to see in person.

Eric Jacques (griffondude)

Not only is it a good place, it is also the most southern safe placemto park in prder to access the Lower Trent Trail.

Adrian Savu

Quiet nice place to walk or bike

Amy Finn

Nice walking trails. ????

Jesse Giroux

Its a giant rock....a giant rock....

Greg Cowie

That's one big rock. The loop trail makes a nice fall walk for the family. It's definitely novel enough to do once.

Nancy Hollman

Still early spring, trails are well maintained. I'll be back in summer to get some more photos!

Ben Colangelo

Good trail for a walk, the kids love the boulder

Chris Paul

BIG Boulder. BIG BIG BIG BOULDER. I dont know how it is there but IT IS THERE. ROCKS ROCK!!!

Connie Shaw

Loved the walk wide paths

Craig Whibley

Great place for a walk

John Kinahan

Nice little walk, great for kids and dogs on leash...

kchall hall

Beautiful walking path. Great place to walk your dogs and enjoy the scenery.

Jacq b

Amazing. Worth the visit

Emma Kinloch

Fun 1 km 'hike' (walk) on a well maintained path. Path is wide a d smooth enough for a stroller, or wheelchair (might be a bit bumpy). Two small boardwalks - fun for small children. The boulder itself is impressive, and fun to look at, walk around. Some secondary trails branch off from the main path (not sure where they go - no listed on the map). Info board at the start of the trail, and at the boulder. Parking is a gravel lot, and not far from the trail head. Pet friendly - on leash. There is a rock snake with decorated rocks left by hikers. Bring a painted rock to continue the snake!

Melissa Gaudet

Dont have sex there. The cops will come ????????

Daniel Barker

It was a great walk, very well maintained. I like that boulder, that is a nice boulder.

Kate F

Nice short walk, very easy trail. Rated 5 stars because its not usually busy, and I've always enjoyed my little walks here, there is a creek under the bridge which is nice but during the summer it dries out. Bring bird seed if you want to feed the birds. :)

Aleece McLean

We did family photos here. It was lovely. Nice place to walk around. I definitely enjoyed it.

Adam Deshane

Excellent poutine, full curds!! Super delicious

Pic Mayhew

Neat place to visit...lots of trails...creek...history...huge rock with write up of the past..lots of parking...walk in to see it

Lori Mater

Lovely walk

Fred Heffernan

Absolutely worth the short hike.

Denis Dodge

Nice and clean trail

Crystal Mabee

Very nice and we kept

Joanna Kirby

This is a beautiful, well kept little treasure.

Matt Buie

Expected (after hearing it described by locals) a rock about the size of a Volkswagen. It was much more impressive than I imagined. My first impression was "That's the rockiest rock I've seen outside the Canadian Shield." It's a short walk (1.3 km/4000 ft) on maintained paths, and an enormous chunk of glacial history. Paint a small (10-15 cm/4-6") rock with a happy little design for the rock snake.

J Baker

Such a beautiful small trail, smells of wildflowers through the "swamp" and the biggest Boulder I've ever seen!

Kevin & Debby Middleton

The Bleasdell Boulder is a great place for a short hike. The trail is well maintained and easy to walk and there are many opportunities to spy chipmunks, and even the occasional owl. For those wanting to get outdoors this trail is the perfect introduction.

Doris St Pierre

Nice paths big boulder not much else

Adam Pearson

Good day for a hike

Matt Poulin

Great walk , our two year old loved it. I highly recommend going here for a quick walk. But please clean up after yourselves. Tim Hortons does not get any royalties from all the free advertising along the pathway.

Jacob Eddy

Great place to walk, the boulder is quite massive!

Rory Goulding

It's a short easy trail. Very pretty area.

Ian Vanderniet

Great walk even in the heat nice and shaded, cool Boulder too!

Dovile Ruplenaite

Little relaxing walk with a huge stone!! Pretty cool!

M Navrot

Always a nice walk at Bleasdell. Lower Trent has done a great job maintaining this site and its trails.

Callum Winsor

Great place to take the pet for a walk but the heavy traffic has somewhat diminished the appearance.

Nancy Trider

Loved the walk. I'm disabled so I really appreciated the level path. There was a choice between two paths of different distances. The boulder is huge. Lots of parking.

Yann Beaulieu

Very quiet and lots of birds. Totally recommend!

DALE BOLTON

This is awesome place to go for a quite walk. You will see lots of birds and other wild life. Look for owls, blue jays, cardinals, chick a Dees and many others. The peaceful stroll is enjoyed by young and old.

Jennifer Lindsay

a beautiful space to walk and enjoy nature! an amazing boulder sits in the middle of the path.

Whitney Lowery

Beautiful spot. Loved the short but good walk!

Vaughan Sprague

Nice place to catch you're breath and enjoy the scenery.

Daniel Dufoe

Nice area to hike

roxinne larmand

Very nice walking trail ????

Janik Zikovsky

The glacial erratic boulder is very impressive and worth the stop. The area is small so it is a very quick, easy hike - maybe 1 or 1.5 km.

James D

Good clean trailers. Boulder is pretty neat

Floyd Ferguson

Peaceful area to take a stroll. Nice scenery and easy walk. Definitely family friendly, or tale a group of friends..

R. Nelson

Really big rock. Very interesting.

katelyn blanchard

Great place to take the little kiddos for a walk!

Lancelot Williams

It's a pretty big rock, but nowhere near the 3.8 kilotonne double-potato which stopped construction at the Tovtel site. A nice place to walk through the woods, and the rock is a good photo opportunity if you have young children.

AJ Stobbart

Love going here

Matthew King

Really amazing to see the biggest Boulder in North America. Kids just love it here.

Marie Arsenault

I really like it here. The boulder trail portion isnt very long but it hooks up to other trails all over the place. Once you pass the boulder, cross the bridge, go down a small hill and you can go left or right. If you go right you end up at the batawa ski hill and there are trails on the batawa ski hill and there are also seperate trails off the main path. I took my bike to get to the ski hill, would prob be a 1.5 to 2 hour walk to get there.

Jeff

Great place. The trail is short enough that our toddler can walk the whole way.

Trevor Merrall

Great place for a hike and to see some great wild life.

Lisa Cole

Great place to walk. Good for wheel chairs there are hard spots at the one bridge ...

Scott Wilkens

Great well groomed circular walking trail. Plenty of birds if you listen and look.

Jeffrey Droog

Awesome area,just be aware that ticks are known be in this particular region,but take precautions and have fun.

M G

Great for seniors, young families, or anyone looking for a light hike with no inclines. The Boulder is amazing. It needs a name change imo.

Jacki Button

Enjoyed it, beautiful trails. Easy to get around. Poison Ivy needs to be controlled close to the edges of the trails.

Dave MacDonald

Awsome

David Baynes

Nice place for a walk.

Christine Gillen

Short hike nice place to walk a dog. Wide flat trails, huge boulder much larger then I expected.

Annette G

Nice area to take the kids and great for dog walking

Nelson Ross

This photo show a growth of forest moss on the North Westerly upper side of the boulder! Very cool!

Karen High

Too many Gypsy Moth Caterpillars. Did not enjoy it all.

Judy Byers

Nice to walk the trails or bike or just enjoy the scenery

Sandra Anderson

Always beautiful no matter what time of year. Nice walk. Please keep it clean!

Jeff Indewey

The one big wood bridge has a huge bees nest there and me and my family, kids were stung multiple times. Luckily we got the bees off the kids but not ideal for a peasant walk considering what we went through.

Bobbi Jo

Great trails!

Ian Aubrey

Cool place for kids, lots of amazing wildlife, the big rock is very cool!

usefuIid10t

Nice casual trails with big rock in the middle of the forest

Allison Hay

Great little walk, well maintained trails

Ruth Amio

Interesting, good hiking trail, easy to Get to