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Your input will help us draft new Master and Management Plans for our conservation areas. We welcome your comments and feedback!
Master Plans and Management Plans provide a long-term vision for HCA owned and operated properties. These plans help HCA to effectively direct staffing and resources to manage, restore, and improve areas in an appropriate way. They provide a detailed property evaluation for property and natural resource management, as well as development decisions.
In 2019, HCA adopted a Ten Year Master Plan Update Strategy. The strategy set out overall goals, objectives, and a schedule for the updating of HCA’s Master Plans and Management Plans.
For 2022 the areas to be studied include:
Saltfleet Conservation Area
Devil’s Punchbowl Conservation Area
Vinemount and Winona Conservation Lands
Dofasco 2000 Trail
See the Project Areas below for more information.
February 2023 - Draft Plans are Now Available for Comment!
Draft versions of HCA’s 10-Year Master and Management Plans are now available for your review and comment. Your input is valued and will help us finalize these plans.
The draft plan for each area is available to view and download on the Project Area pages below.
Your input will help us draft new Master and Management Plans for our conservation areas. We welcome your comments and feedback!
Master Plans and Management Plans provide a long-term vision for HCA owned and operated properties. These plans help HCA to effectively direct staffing and resources to manage, restore, and improve areas in an appropriate way. They provide a detailed property evaluation for property and natural resource management, as well as development decisions.
In 2019, HCA adopted a Ten Year Master Plan Update Strategy. The strategy set out overall goals, objectives, and a schedule for the updating of HCA’s Master Plans and Management Plans.
For 2022 the areas to be studied include:
Saltfleet Conservation Area
Devil’s Punchbowl Conservation Area
Vinemount and Winona Conservation Lands
Dofasco 2000 Trail
See the Project Areas below for more information.
February 2023 - Draft Plans are Now Available for Comment!
Draft versions of HCA’s 10-Year Master and Management Plans are now available for your review and comment. Your input is valued and will help us finalize these plans.
The draft plan for each area is available to view and download on the Project Area pages below.
Share Would it be possible to have better linkages between other trails in the city (Escarpment rail trail, Mount Albion Road) and Devils Punch Bowl & the Dofasco 2000 trail? Getting to this area by bike from the lower city requires traversing busy accesses such as New Mountain Road & Fifty Road or going through the Linc/Red Hill interchange area. on FacebookShare Would it be possible to have better linkages between other trails in the city (Escarpment rail trail, Mount Albion Road) and Devils Punch Bowl & the Dofasco 2000 trail? Getting to this area by bike from the lower city requires traversing busy accesses such as New Mountain Road & Fifty Road or going through the Linc/Red Hill interchange area. on TwitterShare Would it be possible to have better linkages between other trails in the city (Escarpment rail trail, Mount Albion Road) and Devils Punch Bowl & the Dofasco 2000 trail? Getting to this area by bike from the lower city requires traversing busy accesses such as New Mountain Road & Fifty Road or going through the Linc/Red Hill interchange area. on LinkedinEmail Would it be possible to have better linkages between other trails in the city (Escarpment rail trail, Mount Albion Road) and Devils Punch Bowl & the Dofasco 2000 trail? Getting to this area by bike from the lower city requires traversing busy accesses such as New Mountain Road & Fifty Road or going through the Linc/Red Hill interchange area. link
Would it be possible to have better linkages between other trails in the city (Escarpment rail trail, Mount Albion Road) and Devils Punch Bowl & the Dofasco 2000 trail? Getting to this area by bike from the lower city requires traversing busy accesses such as New Mountain Road & Fifty Road or going through the Linc/Red Hill interchange area.
cna
asked
almost 2 years ago
Thanks for asking about bicycle access to the Devil’s Punchbowl and the Dofasco Trail. How visitors arrive at our conservation areas is being reviewed during the master plan process. Public accessibility is important to HCA, we are also reviewing in our plans connections to City of Hamilton trails and public transit and will be circulating our draft plans to City staff for review and comment. Below are some additional resources relating to connectivity between HCA and City of Hamilton lands.
Share Will there be better pedestrian use along ridge rd such as sidewalks to access the Bruce trail? Right now families have to walk on a very narrow shoulder of the road to get from the devils punch bowl look off to the old mountain access and can be dangerous both from a pedestrian and a motorist view point as it gets very crowded/busy especially on weekends and summer months. Ideally having pedestrian access along ridge rd would be an additional bonus for family but especially in this area. on FacebookShare Will there be better pedestrian use along ridge rd such as sidewalks to access the Bruce trail? Right now families have to walk on a very narrow shoulder of the road to get from the devils punch bowl look off to the old mountain access and can be dangerous both from a pedestrian and a motorist view point as it gets very crowded/busy especially on weekends and summer months. Ideally having pedestrian access along ridge rd would be an additional bonus for family but especially in this area. on TwitterShare Will there be better pedestrian use along ridge rd such as sidewalks to access the Bruce trail? Right now families have to walk on a very narrow shoulder of the road to get from the devils punch bowl look off to the old mountain access and can be dangerous both from a pedestrian and a motorist view point as it gets very crowded/busy especially on weekends and summer months. Ideally having pedestrian access along ridge rd would be an additional bonus for family but especially in this area. on LinkedinEmail Will there be better pedestrian use along ridge rd such as sidewalks to access the Bruce trail? Right now families have to walk on a very narrow shoulder of the road to get from the devils punch bowl look off to the old mountain access and can be dangerous both from a pedestrian and a motorist view point as it gets very crowded/busy especially on weekends and summer months. Ideally having pedestrian access along ridge rd would be an additional bonus for family but especially in this area. link
Will there be better pedestrian use along ridge rd such as sidewalks to access the Bruce trail? Right now families have to walk on a very narrow shoulder of the road to get from the devils punch bowl look off to the old mountain access and can be dangerous both from a pedestrian and a motorist view point as it gets very crowded/busy especially on weekends and summer months. Ideally having pedestrian access along ridge rd would be an additional bonus for family but especially in this area.
Tammy macdonald
asked
almost 2 years ago
Thank you for your interest in our conservation areas.
We will be reviewing all trail connections, including the Bruce Trail side trail along Ridge Road, in the Devil’s Punchbowl Management Plan. This section of the Bruce Trail along Ridge Road called the Devil’s Punchbowl Side Trail is outside of HCA property. The HCA is in discussion with the Bruce Trail Conservancy and the City of Hamilton to review this item through the Management Plan process.
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