The Silurian Adventure trail is named after the Silurian period of the geological time scales when the rocks making up the Niagara Escarpment were formed. On the land which you are standing, approximately 445 million years ago, massive sheets of ice moved through the Niagara Region carving the escarpment as they went. The Silurian trail is roughly 1.61km (1 mile) long, and will take about 1 hour to complete. The trail travels through a deciduous woodlot and winds it way along the Escarpment edge before returning back to the road. This hike will offer beautiful views of the Niagara Region, with the striking Lake Ontario as a backdrop.