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Photograph by: Bill Hertha
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Background:
For many years, our local community has been accessing Maple Valley Park (for hiking purposes) by climbing down the ravine off Willowbrook. This climb is steep and dangerous, as is crossing the creek below via rocks and makeshift planks.
Markham Ward 1 Councillor Keith Irish, former Regional Councillor Jack Heath, and Markham's Parks/Planning Engineer supported an access way to Maple Valley Park. As a result of their support, in 2018 an analysis of possible trail connections at five locations within Markham Wards 1, 2, 3 and 8 was completed by McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers:
The City of Markham received proposals for new access points to five Markham Parks and Trails.
* Site 1 - Denby Valley Park to Mildred Temple Park (Ward 3)
* Site 2 - Gatsby Court to Personna Valley (Ward 2)
* Site 3 - Vanessa Road to Quantztown Park (Ward 3)
* Site 3 (Alternate Route) – Vanessa Road & Raleigh Crescent to Austin Drive (Ward 3)
* Site 4a – Charnwood Place to Maple Valley Park (Ward 1)
* Site4b – Ravencliffe Road to Maple Valley Park (Ward 1)
* Site 5 - Valley View Park to Highway 7 (Ward 1/8)
For access to Maple Valley Park, two alternatives were considered:
* Access from Willowbrook (near the intersection with Charnwood Place)
* Access from Ravencliffe Road (near Cakebread Park)
Each of the above-two access points had preferred alternatives that, among the options presented, involved developing a paved pathway leading to stairs, and a trail to a pedestrian bridge over the creek. The projected costs were approximately $960,000 and $777,000 respectively, in 2018.
At This Time (Summer 2023):
Map Prepared by Bill Hertha
Site 4a: Charnwood Place to Maple Valley Park
Site 4b: Ravencliffe Road to Maple Valley Park
Site 4a: Charnwood Place to Maple Valley Park
(3 Alternate Routes)
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