Cheltenham Badlands - Ontario Canada | DJI Phantom 4 | Drone
206 views · Published 21 July 2016 · 1:34 · Indexed 20 October 2026
Channel: Ron K. · 2016 · Education
Don't look, don't stop, don't even think of slowing down. There is nothing to see here, move along! Our great government has made this area 51 (Cheltenham Badlands) a no stopping zone. The signs are up as far as the eye can see. The fence now makes it impossible to stop or park off the roadway without being in violation of the highway traffic act, or trespassing. This unique landscape that was a great attraction called the "badlands" is now the "no man's land." If you look at it with your eyes, you will likely turn to stone. So, the government has taken these steps to protect you. They missed one thing, the speed bumps. You must come to a rolling stop to get over them and are at risk of looking to the left of right when you do this. They need to put up a big wall. Not sure what they will do about Aerial Drones, maybe pass another law to stop you, or has that already happened? I was expecting to see some military jets being scrambled to the area when I flew my drone over it, nothing. ------------------- Here is some more information I found online about this area. -------------------- There are two parts to this trail area. The Bruce Trail which runs through the property and the second area known as the 'badlands.' You canot gain access to the 'badlands' from the BTC Trail, nor can you see the 'badlands' from the trail. Due to massive overuse, and a failure to follow the posted rules, the club has closed all trails connecting to the badlands. Public access to the badlands is only available at the viewing area at the top of the badlands slope. Acccessbile from the road and parking area - no need to traverse sensitive areas! Through signage, visitors are asked not to leave the viewing area at the top of the slope. Leaving the viewing area is no longer sanctioned. The quarry is now off limits. Geocaching is not allowed. “Badlands” is a geologic term for an area of soft rock devoid of vegetation and soil cover that has become molded into a rolling landscape of rounded hills and gullies. Such areas are rare in Ontario and this is one of the best examples. They exhibit the reddish hue of the Queenston Shale that forms them; the iron oxide in the shale produces this colour. The narrow greenish bands that can be seen throughout the shale are due to the change of red iron oxide to green iron oxide brought on by the circulating groundwater. The relatively soft shale is essentially clay and is easily eroded by water. This site was acquired by the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 2000 and is under the care of the Bruce Trail Association.
