Doube's Trestle Bridge
Sometimes, even when you think you know a place really well, you find a spot you missed.
When I was a kid, I used to wander the Northhampton/Bay of Quinte/Peterboroough area quite a bit with my grandfather. We'd pile into the car and go for long walks in forests, on trails and ramble around. Those were golden days of my childhood.
So, when I heard about Doube's Trestle Bridge I was confused. I'd never heard of it, and I was pretty sure I'd never been there. It didn't seem possible but here we are.
The bridge itself has been there for over 100 years, providing a way for rail lines to cross a valley that had previously veen an obstacle. It's neither particularly long (at about 200 metres) not particularly tall, but in recent years its railbed has been covered with a base and the bridge is now part of the Trans-Canada Trail so we headed out for a short walk.
There's a short bridge that spans the trail which isn't accessible. I presum it belongs to the farm that seems to occupy both sides of the trail.
There's not much in the immediate area of the bridge, so with mission accomplished we headed into Peterborough for lunch and a visit to the Canadian Canoe Museum which continues to grow into one of the country's finest institutions. If you haven't been, it's worth the trip and—of course—no visit to Peterborough is complete without a stop at the lift lock, even if nothing is going through.
