Hike Schedule

Hilton Falls Twice

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Hilton Falls main parking lot – 4985 Campbellville Road, Milton, ON. BTC Map11about 0.5 km north of the 401.

Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 17 kms

Description

Join us in the delights of Fall with not just one, but two, visits to Hilton Falls on the same hike.  Full disclosure here, there is very little water going over the Falls right now given the drought conditions we have been experiencing, but there is some and it is still a remarkable natural and historical destination.  We will walk about half of the Hilton Falls Side Trail and discover some new trails in the Halton Agreement Forest.  Some portions of our hike will be rocky so sturdy hiking boots and poles are recommended.  Please bring a lunch, a snack, 2.5 L of water, a smile and an appreciation of nature.  Conservation Halton reservations are required (3).  Please book as early as possible because they fill up and entry to the park is dependent upon it.  Conservation Halton annual pass recommended.  Ask for the Bruce Trail membership discount.

Biodiversity Fall Nature Walk: Housekeeping for the Birds

Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): 7th Line Mono Parking Lot

Directions: Airport Road north of Highway 9, drive 2 km to 7th line on the right. Parking lot is on the corner of Airport Road and 7th Line.

Hike Leader(s): Gary Hall Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 4.5 km

Description

The Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club manages just over 40 bird boxes located on 5 BTC properties. Join Don Hamilton as he cleans out the boxes to prepare for next spring’s nesting. Don will also take an inventory of birds that nest in each box. This nature walk promises to be very educational and entertaining. 

9:00 Cave Spring Witch Hunt

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps):

Parking lot Quarry Road Beamsville

Hike Leader(s): Bill Russell Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 6k

Description

Discover the history of the 19th Century Quarry Pioneers and the Cave Spring Witch.

#1/3 Toronto Bruce Trail Club 60th Anniversary Badge Hike - 24km

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking -km8.9 on St. Helena Rd, near its junction with Regional Rd 25.

Hike Leader(s): Alina Lin

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Challenging, Hilly, Rocky, Variable
Distance: 24km

Description

Founded in 1962, Toronto Bruce Trail Club is 60 years young ! To celebrate its birth year and the first blaze painted on the Bruce Trail, the Club has launched the 60th Anniversary badge. We are going to do a series of three hikes for a total of 60+ km to earn this badge.  If you are a badge hunter, or simply just want to enjoy a long hike along  the Niagara Escarpment during this golden season, join us!

Depart 9:30 am. Please arrive a bit early to give yourself enough time to get ready.  Prepare to walk for around 7 hours with only a 15-minute lunch break. Hiking poles are highly recommended.

Terrain: hilly, rocky, variable and challenging
Difficulty – intermediate to advanced
Pace – 4km/hour
Bring lunch and at least 1.5L water
No dropouts
No dogs
Hiking boots

Mississauga: Old Meadowvale Village Pumpkin Pie Tour

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Kipling Terminal by 9:00 a.m. for a 9:09 a.m. departure on MiWay bus # 11 to Goreway Dr & Derry Rd. We will be transferring to Bus # 42 leaving at 9:48 to Derry Rd at Bellshire Gate arriving at 10:14 to begin the hike, a 1.4 km walk-in. Or if driving your car to the hike, meet the rest of us at 10:35 in the parking lot of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, 1255 Old Derry Road.

Hike Leader(s): Andrew Proczek Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 6.5 km car users; 9.3 km transit users

Description

Come and join us for an encore tour of Meadowvale Village with local resident, Terry Wilson, and sample some homemade pumpkin pie in the bargain.  If you’ve missed the previous tours, here is your chance to meet and hear a wonderful storyteller. To begin Terry will guide us through his replica miniature pioneer village, a labor of love created with his late mother Rosemary in a desperate and loving response to what was quickly being lost in an ever-encroaching city. After exploring his miniature Meadowvale Village, Terry will accompany and guide us through the life-size one. If you have an interest in Canadian Painting and the Group of Seven you will find the tour all the more interesting. It is said, if Meadowvale Village hadn’t existed, a collective of artists would have had to invent it. Fred Haines, a colleague and friend of the Group of Seven, is probably the village’s most revered artist who lived there for 26 years until 1930.

Starting from the Credit Valley Conservation Authority parking we will hike a section of the former Radial Railway within the Meadowvale Conservation Area and then back and over the pedestrian bridge spanning the Credit and work our way East to the Old Village. Together, the hike/tour will take approx. 3.5 hours including a 30-minute lunch/pumpkin pie stop in Rosemary’s Garden.  Terry’s latest volume of stories, titled, “Home with Rosemary” 2022, can now be purchased from Amazon.ca.  I will be raffling a few copies of this volume and some premium bakery goods. Please bring loonies or twonies. Each ticket will cost only $1. I will also have a few copies of Terry’s book on hand for a $30 reduced price for any takers. Terry does not charge for his tours, so it is always with hope that you purchase his stories. The tour will be done in two loops and car users will also have the opportunity to drop out early on the second loop shortly after lunch.

Public Washrooms available inside the Conservation Area grounds that we can access before and after our village tour. Please bring minimum 1.5 L of water, a lunch or snacks, and your questions for Terry.

You can watch Terry’s YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv3xliKZtYE