Solo hiker John Goddard ascends the Niagara Escarpment to explore the first 11.4 kilometres of the Bruce Trail, Toronto Section. He passes the spot where Philip Gosling painted the first blaze (1:18), recounts the Bruce Trail’s origins (1:30), crosses the Sixth Line (4:00) to a Ghost Bike (4:40), skirts the Niagara Escarpment edge (6:20), crosses the stunning Dufferin Quarry Bridge (7:00), and reaches Pear Tree Park (9:50) to view the Marlis Butcher plaque.