Hackeney Road

Location: Woodstock

A pleasant rural lane where fields of grain and potatoes alternate with woodland to form the border; this patchwork of farm and forest creates ideal conditions for the ruffed grouse and grey partridge. Corn-lily, bracken fern and trillium are found under the tree cover. This road has two local names, the John Joe Road and the Hackeney Road. The former is after a man by the name of John Joe Gallant, a past resident of the road; the latter from a Mr. Hackeney who is believed to have been involved in its construction around 1912-14. Prior to this time, the road was a cart track that led to a homestead in the woods. Traces of an old stagecoach road that stretched from the Kelly Road toward Alberton are found near the southern end. 

Tip: Officially unnamed but locally known as the John Joe Road, this trail runs north from the Kelly Road (Rte 142) for 2.2 km to meet Rte # 136 near Mill River Resort.