Day 1: HVT from University Ave to Arthur st
March 24, 2025 First trek on the Avon Trail with the goal of covering the entire thing in one calendar year. This is a familiar section of the trail, called the Health Valley trail, which I have hiked many times -- but I usually stop at the bridge and come back. This time I continued on until Arthur st. There is still ice on the Conestoga river, and giant slabs of ice on the shore. Though it's a cool day, the sun is hot and everything is dripping and melty. Most of the trail is still covered in snow, sometimes up to ankle deep.