Return to nature
When the Canadian
Pacific Railway quietly abandoned its line through Blyth in 1988, 71 years
after it arrived to great fanfare, the village could have been left with an
ugly scar if not for the imagination of some local residents.
Today the former
railway lands are part of the Blyth Greenway Trail. The railway happened to run
beside Blyth Brook as it passed through the village (in fact, the river was
actually relocated a few feet north back in 1907 to make room for the freight
yards) so it makes a pleasant place for a stroll or a quiet place to escape to
contemplate nature.
There are also kiosks
that explain the importance of Blyth Brook and the history of the railway.
Blyth Greenway Trail
is part of the Guelph-to-Goderich (G2G) now being developed which allows hikers
to travel on a groomed trail all the way from Guelph to Lake Huron.