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Mystery Shoe Forest

Abandoned House in Caledon, Ontario, Canada

Aug 29 2020

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Recent status Abandoned
Location # 16698

For almost 50 years, a gathering of roadside trees outside Orangeville has attracted local intrigue for its ever-growing collection of abandoned shoes. Started in the early 70s, locals have watched a single pair of jazz shoes nailed to a tree mutate into dozens of pairs over several trees: work boots, sneakers, ski boots, crocs. The originator of the shoe forest is a mystery, as well as why the forest was started. A memorial? A prank? Simple whimsy?

GPS coordinates are general: It is on Orangeville-Caledon Townline, just past B Line.

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2 years ago

It's only been a shoe tree for about 30 years now there was about 12 pairs of shoes when I nailed my pair of shoes lol

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3 years ago

If anyone wants the exact coordinates cause that's the point of putting coordinates, its 43.882167, -80.124982 on the south side of the street

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4 years ago

My bad. Coordinates have now been updated.

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4 years ago

You're only about 50km off with your gps, cool spot.