Cheltenham Badlands

Cheltenham Badlands
Cheltenham Badlands

Cheltenham Badlands is a small example of Badlands formation in Caledon, Ontario.

The site is located on the southside of Old Base Line Road (between Ontario Highway 10 and Creditview Road/Peel Regional Road 12) and features exposed and eroded Queenston Shale. The formation is located along the Niagara Escarpment.

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History

The formation was exposed by poor farming practices in the 1930s that led to soil erosion and exposed the underlying shale.[1]

The formation is mostly red in colour due to iron oxide deposits[2] with some faint green streaks due to ground water percolation changing the red iron oxide into green iron oxide.[3]

Conservation

Tourists on the red clay hills

Once farmland, it was purchased by the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 2000 and managed by the Bruce Trail Association.[4] Development is also restricted on the site by the Niagara Escarpment Commission

The formation is located along the Niagara Escarpment and Bruce Trail and is part or near various geographically important area of Southern Ontario:

Located within the Niagara Escarpment, the site is by default part of the local UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

There are concerns by conservationists that increased visitors to the area will cause damage to the formation and suggest closure or restriction of access to the site.[5] Trails leading from the site are now closed.

Parking is limited to a small area on the south side of Olde Base Line Road with restrictions beyond and on the other side of the road.

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References


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