But since moving to Richmond Hill all I have seen are the dreaded Canadian Geese.

I already know that trail, and I did all three access points. I walked from St. John’s sideroad once (last year) for Canada Day, I also walked from Town Hall, and I also been at Wendy’s and crossed to the other side under the bridge, near Senior Centre.
I find it is nice to have those little trail around especially when you are with small children, because you don’t have to walk long distances and still enjoy different scenery. But for my case we sometimes go out for 2 hours, and out of that when it wasn’t hot Matthew was able to walk for 1 1/2.
BTW the season may be over, but once in 2007 you wrote about swans on my photo blog. Do you know any place in Aurora where I can find them? This year I was only able to see one flying over McKenze Marsh. Spectacular view though.
Anna

Another great spot to visit the Arboretum is to come off the main parking lot to the baseball diamond area of Lambert Willson (yes there is 2 “L”s in Willson for this park) Park behind the Leisure Complex. From there you can take the trail up to St. John’s Sideroad or through to the Town Hall at John West Way.

I would suggest bringing your son for a walk from the Leisure Complex to the Town Hall and onto Wendy’s for either lunch or a frozen treat (i.e. frosty!) and then hike back to the car. A great afternoon trek.