Genius Hour Project Week Four

Welcome to Balls Falls

Todays hike was Balls Falls in Lincoln Ontario.
 I was looking at the difficulty of the trail. 
Here are the guidelines I was going off of:

Terrain (the physical features of the trail)

Steepness (how many hills there were)

Base (mud, clay, rock, dirt, wood) 

Accessibility (wheelchair, adults, children)

Each category will be rated on a scale 1-5 and Each trail will get an overall rating. The higher the rating on a scale of 1-5 the more difficult the trail. The lower number is wanted unless training for something or for pushing limits. Each trail is based on 9 different ratings totalling a score out of 45. 45 out of 45 being 100%.   

We did the hike from the side trail in today.

Terrain: The terrain of this trail was on the more difficult side as there were many trees across the trail we needed to step over or go around. 

Steepness:There were many steep hills, including the first hill to get to the main trail it was very steep. There were also a lot of mini hills within the trail and a large staircase near the falls.

Base: This trail was very muddy, as we went the day after very heavy rains. 

Accessibility: This trail is accessible for older children that have experience hiking but it is not a good trail for young children or wheelchairs. 

Terrain

physicality 4

Obstacles 3

Footwear 4

Steepness

hills 4

Base

material 5

length 4

Accessibility

Wheelchair5

Adults2

Children 3

Overall Trail Rating = 34/45 =  75%