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JUNE 2010
Offering a number of panels describing the flora and
the fauna of the region, the interpretation trails
are especially appreciated for family outings and
educational activities.
The trails are open to the public from June 24 to
August 15, 2010, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and
public holidays, between 10 AM and 6 PM.
From August 21 to October 11, they will be open
on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, between
10 AM and 5 PM.
The last visitors will be
admitted at 4pm.
Patrollers
are present on the trails to ensure that visitors
enjoy Nature in a non-destructive way.
The
trails are located on private land and surrounded by
other private properties.
It is important to
respect the peaceful environment of our neighbors.
Visitors must avoid walking outside the
trails.
ACCESS TO THE SUMMIT IS PROBIHITED.
Any vehicle remaining in the parking
lot after the closing time will be towed at
their owner’s expense.
The
Board of Directors of the Mount Pinacle Land Trust,
a non-profit charitable organization |
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The Mount Pinnacle Land Trust
private property is located on Chemin Pinacle,
6 km from route 213 in Frelighsburg and
9 km from route 139 in
Abercorn, south of Sutton.
Our free-access interpretation trails were opened in 1995 thanks to financial aid from the
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Société
montérégienne de développement, a Federal government
manpower program, the Chawkers Foundation, and many hours of
volunteer work. At the site entrance, in the parking lot, you will find an
information board displaying a topographic map of the two trails.
A few steps along the first trail, a sheltered picnic area is at
your disposal.
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Willow Grove Trail
(about 2 km long) will take you through an area in transition
from field to forest and then along the course of a stream in a
forest setting. It is a pleasant and easy walk suitable to all
visitors.
Sugarbush Trail
is an energetic 2 km walk which climbs the side of the mountain
through a beautiful deciduous forest up to an altitude of 400m,
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CODE OF HONOR : our trails having been built on an ecologically
sensitive area, visitors must respect the trail limits, the
opening hours, as well as the privacy of our neighbors. ACCESS
TO THE SUMMIT IS FORBIDDEN, at any time. |
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Ecological Inventory of
the Pinnacle
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Impatiens palida |
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In 1993, thanks to a
grant from the Action-Environnement program, the Land Trust
was able to hire a team of biologists to make a biophysical
inventory of the Land Trust’s property and other sites on
Mount Pinnacle.
The results were astounding. The inventory showed that the
Pinnacle has a rich and diversified ecology, typical of
sugar maple-dominant deciduous forests. It identified
several rare or endangered plant species. A significant number of invertebrates,
snails, shellfish and millipedes were noted as well as some
200 species of insects. |
Among amphibians and reptiles,
several species of salamanders, including the Spring Salamander
(Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) were documented. Sixty-nine
bird species were inventoried, with the majority being nesting
birds. Three of the observed species were either endangered or
threatened: the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus),
the Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) and the Eastern
Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus).
The resulting inventory served as a reference for the creation
of the interpretation panels.
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