1. Drive East on Main Street on the right hand side you
will see The Regent Theatre [.4km]
2. Continue driving East on Main Street, turn right at the stop sign.
At the second street on your right turn onto Union Street /County Road
#8. Make another right turn onto Pitt Street.
Located here is the District Court House [.7 km (Approximately 1 minute)]
3. The County Courthouse is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Prince
Edward County. The jail remained in use as a short-term prison until 1973
and as a local lock-up until 1981. The architecture of the jail remains
intact, making this an important historical site.
4. Continuing on Pitt Street at the stop sign make a left onto York Street
then at the next stop sign make a left onto Church Street. On the right
hand side you will see the Macaulay Heritage Park. [.3 km]
5. At the stop sign make a right turn onto County Road #8 (Union Street)
follow this for .5 km until you reach Macaulay Mountain Conservation Area
and Birdhouse City. There are beautiful walking trails here and be sure
to take a look at the replicas of Picton Buildings [.7 km]
6. When exiting the parking lot drive back onto County Road 8 (Union Street)
then at the next street on your left, Church Street (County Road. #22),
make a left hand turn.
7. Drive approximately 2 km on County Road #22; on the right hand side
is the Millennium Lookout. A few metres further you will notice the Picton
Airport.
8. Continue on County Road #22 for approximately 2 km (2 minutes) till
you get to the stop sign then make a left onto County Road #10.
9. Drive for approximately 6.5 km (6 minutes) till you reach the stop
sign in Cherry Valley then make a left turn. (Note: this is still County
Road #10)
10. Drive for approximately 2 km then make a right turn onto County Road
#24. Follow this road for about 9 km until the end. From this road to
the water is the Provincial Wildlife Area. [23 km, approximately 20 minutes]
11. Turn around and head back on County Road #24. When you get to the
stop sign take a left back onto County Road #10. [10 km, approximately
9 minutes]
12. Continue on County Road #10 for approximately 2 km. At the intersection
of County Road #10 and #18 take a left onto County Road #18. Continue
driving on County Road #18 to the stop sign then make a left hand turn
into the Sandbanks Provincial Park. [11 km, approximately 10 minutes]
13. When entering the Sandbanks Provincial Park stay to the right and
follow County Road #12 all the way around until you reach Bloomfield.
[15 km, approximately 17 minutes]
14. Make a left onto the Loyalist Parkway-Hwy #33. Continue driving straight.
(Note: Hwy #33 turns into Hwy #62). Drive for approximately 5.6 km (5
minutes) then make a right onto County Road #1. Continue on County Road
#1, where you will find interesting places to visit. When you reach the
stop sign at the roundabout make the turn to Picton and you will finish
back at 116 Main Street [3 km, approximately 5 minutes].
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