Osler Bluff Lookout - Blue Mountains Club

Feature: Highest Point on the Bruce Trail - Osler Bluff Lookout

Directions and Parking: From Collingwood take 6th street west to Osler Bluffs Rd. Go south to Grey Rd 19. Follow Grey Rd. 19 to 2nd Line and turn left. Follow the road south for approximately 2 km and park at intersection of Gibraltar Sideroad and 2nd Line.

Hike Directions: Follow the 2nd Line road allowance south for 400 metres along the Osler Side Trail and turn left (east) into Pretty River Valley Provincial Nature Reserve. Following the blue-blazed side trail, you will soon pass the highest point on the Bruce Trail (540 metres) and reach the Bruce Trail. Follow it east along a high ridge to reach the Osler Bluff Lookout. From here, follow the Trail out to Gibraltar road allowance, turn left and head west to the Russ McConnell Side Trail. Follow this trail south to rejoin your route in at the Bruce Trail. Turn right and retrace your steps to 2nd Line road allowance along the Osler Side Trail.
(Bruce Trail Reference Map #23)

Length: The loop will require about three hours and is about 8 km. (Note that 2nd Line is not open in the winter: you will have to access Gibraltar Sideroad from Banks). You can also return to 2nd Line along Gibraltar Sideroad.