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  • Night Hike Short Hills
    9:00 PM-10:45 AM
    08/03/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Night
    Location (Google Maps): Wiley Road Parking Lot Short Hills
    Hike Leader(s): Alan Laver Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 7k

    Description

    Enjoy the sounds of the deep woods along the trail from Wiley Road.    There will be a full moon if it is clear and the stars will be out. Follow the Terrace Falls Trail around the Rim of Africa and the Black Walnut trail.   Bring Headlamp,Bug Spray.   This hike will count towards the night hike badge.

  • Night Hike Short Hills
    9:00 PM-10:45 AM
    08/03/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Night
    Location (Google Maps):

    Wiley Road Parking Lot Short Hills

    Hike Leader(s): Alan Laver Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 7k

    Description

    Enjoy the sounds of the deep woods along the trail from Wiley Road.    There will be a full moon if it is clear and the stars will be out. Follow the Terrace Falls Trail around the Rim of Africa and the Black Walnut trail.   Bring Headlamp,Bug Spray.   This hike will count towards the night hike badge.

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  • KOA Trails
    1:15 PM
    08/09/2020

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    Hosting Club: Sydenham
    Category: Family Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking at the east end of Sideroad 15 where the road ends (at km 82.9).
    Hike Leader(s): Maureen McFarland Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h
    Terrain: Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing
    Distance: 3.1 km

    Description

    We will explore the main trail, the Rock Springs and KOA side trails.  Approximately 1.5-2 hours.  Map 32.  Call or text 647-918-4180.

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  • Woodend to Fireman’s
    8:00 AM-12:30 PM
    08/15/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Woodend Conservation Area
    Hike Leader(s): Margaret Northfield Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Fast
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 15km

    Description

    Hike from the entrance to Woodend Conservation Area to Fireman’s Park and loop back.  A variety of vineyard vistas, Carolinian forest cover as well as going through historic Screaming Tunnel.

  • Mono Cliffs loop
    8:00 AM-2:00 PM
    08/15/2020

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    Hosting Club: Blue Mountains

    Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Horton’s on First St. in Collingwood.
    Hike Leader(s): Kelly-Leigh Thomas (519) 501-8170 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
    Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
    Distance: 12 km

    Description

    Mono Cliffs village, park in the lot near the Rec. Centre.
    We will follow various trails within the park,
    mainly the Bruce trail main and side trails.
    Varied terrain, some great views, hilly sections.
    Bring Water & Lunch

  • Mono: Walter Tovell & South Outlier Side Trails loop
    8:00 AM-1:00 PM
    08/15/2020

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    Hosting Club: Blue Mountains

    Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Horton’s on First St. in Collingwood.
    Hike Leader(s): Michael Treuman 416-518-0489 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
    Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
    Distance: 7 km

    Description

    Gentle ascends and descends on South Outlier and leisurely hiking on Walter Tovell. Bring Water and lunch

  • Fireman’s Park Loop
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    08/15/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Loop
    Location (Google Maps):

    Upper Parking Lot Corner of Dorchester & Mountain Rd Niagara Falls

    Hike Leader(s): Alan Laver Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 7.6k

    Description

    Loop Hike through wooded trail close to railway tracks and onto Fireman’s park
    side trail. (now the main trail) back to Dorchester Road

  • Loopy Hikes
    10:00 AM-1:00 PM
    08/15/2020

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    Hosting Club: Iroquoia
    Category: General Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Map 8

    Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less
    Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
    Distance: Approx. 10 kms.

    Description

    Dundas Valley is always a lovely area in which to hike with its hills, ravines and cool forests. This will be a double loop hike taking in the Sawmill Trail and the Main Loop. These loops wander through quiet pine forests, hills to test the hiker and some interesting historical areas. Bring sunscreen, insect repellent, water, a snack, hand sanitizer and a personal first aid kit. You must be self sufficient. If feeling unwell do not come out. This hike is limited to 10 people. Please register by clicking on the hike in the hike schedule. (Dundas Valley Conservation Area is off of Governor’s Rd., just west of downtown Dundas.) Leader: Anne Armstrong 905 337 3937 hikingrandma@gmail.com

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  • Esthers Bluff
    1:15 PM
    08/16/2020

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    Hosting Club: Sydenham
    Category: Family Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking at the intersection of Concession 24 and Burgess Sideroad (where the western end of the Slough of Despond Side Trail meets Concession 24).
    Hike Leader(s): Danuta Valleau Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Leisurely: 3 km/h or less
    Terrain: Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing
    Distance: approx 8 km loop

    Description

    Walk along Burgess Side Rd north off Concession 24 following the escarpment above the Slough of Despond to Esthers Bluff lookout, take the Presidents Path Loop through the forest to return to access trail. Map 34

  • Night Hike Louth Conservation Area
    8:30 PM-10:00 PM
    08/16/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: General Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Niagara
    Hike Leader(s): Ruth Moffatt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
    Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
    Distance: About 5km

    Description

    We will hike from the parking lot at Louth Conservation Area and follow the Staff Ave Side Trail, Louth Side Trail to the main trail and head west to Staff Ave where we will turnaround and come back the way we came.

    A waning crescent moon may or may not be visible.

    Bring a headlamp, bug spray.

    This hike will count towards the Night Hike Badge.

    Limited to 9 hikers plus the hike leader due to limited parking.

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  • Night Hike – Rockway Community Centre
    8:30 PM-10:00 PM
    08/21/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: General Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Niagara
    Hike Leader(s): Ruth Moffatt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
    Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
    Distance: About 5km

    Description

    We will hike from the parking lot at Rockway Community Centre and hike the Rockway Side Trail to the end and turn around to the main trail and head west for about 2km. We will then turn around back to the parking.

    A waxing crescent moon may or may not be visible.

    Please bring a headlamp or a flashlight.

    As an option, please download a free app such as Skyview Lite or Star Tracker Lite and we will all look at the stars with our smart phones.

    This hike will count towards the Night Hike badge.

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  • Cancelled Sydenham Series # 9 of 10 Hikes – PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
    8:30 AM-3:00 PM
    08/23/2020

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    Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land

    Location (Google Maps): Km 18.7 road side parking on 4th Concession South approximately 1 Km north of Holland-Sydenham Townline. Map 29
    Hike Leader(s): Patricia Foley, Tristan Goguen, Tony Riggs and Jackie Foster Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections
    Distance: 17.3

    Description

    This is the  ninth of our Sydenham Series in 10 hikes.  Registration is required.  The terrain is variable please prepare for  muddy and slippery conditions depending on the weather.  Sturdy boots and hiking poles are recommended.  Please bring adequate water, snacks, lunch and appropriate clothing for the weather. These are all car pool hikes.  Hike today is south bound  from the  Bognor Marsh Side Trail  junction with the main trail back to km 18.7.

  • Merritt Island
    2:00 PM-3:30 PM
    08/23/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Hike
    Location (Google Maps):

    Parking Lot on Merritt Island at the west end of cross street Welland

    Hike Leader(s): Sylvia Wheeler Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 7k

    Description

    Flat hike along paved trail alongside the Welland Canal

  • Night Hike – Queenston Cairn
    8:30 PM-10:00 PM
    08/23/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: General Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Niagara at the Southern Terminus for the Bruce Trail – Queenston Cairn.
    Hike Leader(s): Ruth Moffatt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
    Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
    Distance: About 5km

    Description

    We will hike from the Cairn at Queenston until we get to the steep switch back which goes down the escarpment. We will not go down the escarpment but rather turn around to make our way back.

    A waxing crescent moon may or may not be visible.

    Please bring a head lamp or a flashlight.

    As an option, please download a free app such as Skyview Lite or Star Tracker Lite and we will look at the stars with our smart phones.

    This hike will count towards the Night Hike Badge.

    Please note, there is a fee for parking $1.25 per hour paid at meters by credit card. This hike should take no more than 2 hours.

     

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  • Nottawasaga Bluffs
    9:00 AM-12:00 PM
    08/26/2020

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    Hosting Club: Blue Mountains

    Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Horton’s on First St. in Collingwood.
    Hike Leader(s): Mary Jane McIntyre 705-481-1269 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
    Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
    Distance: 7 km

    Description

    Moderate terrain
    Parking at 15/16 Side Road in Singhampton
    Loop hike through the Bluffs,
    varied terrain and views.
    Bring Water & Snack

  • Silent Valley Loop
    9:00 AM
    08/26/2020

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    Hosting Club: Sydenham
    Category: General Hike
    Location (Google Maps): At the north end of 2nd Concession South where the road ends, at the start of the Silent Valley Side Trail (southeast of km 37.0).
    Hike Leader(s): Maureen McFarland Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h
    Terrain: Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing, Strenuous: Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing.
    Distance: 4.5 km

    Description

    From the parking area, we will hike to the Wilson Homestead to the main trail, then take the Avalanche Side Trail back to the Silent Valley Side Trail to the parking area.  This is a beautiful area of varied terrain featuring the remains of the Wilson homestead, a plane that crashed in 1970 and an area of huge boulders below the cliff face.  Good footwear is required.  Approximately 2 hours.  Map 30.  Call or text 647-918-4180.

  • Fireman’s Park Loop
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    08/26/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Loop
    Location (Google Maps):

    Upper Parking Lot Corner of Dorchester & Mountain Rd Niagara Falls

    Hike Leader(s): Marion Hanover Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 7.6k

    Description

    Loop Hike through wooded trail close to railway tracks and onto Fireman’s park
    side trail. (now the main trail) back to Dorchester Road

  • Evening Hike Merritt Island
    7:00 PM-8:30 PM
    08/26/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Evening Hike
    Location (Google Maps):

    Parking Lot on Merritt Island at the west end of cross street Welland

    Hike Leader(s): Diane Marlatt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Leisurely
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 7k

    Description

    Flat hike along paved trail alongside the Welland Canal

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  • RIM2Rim #1
    8:00 AM-3:00 PM
    08/29/2020

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    Hosting Club: Blue Mountains

    Location (Google Maps): Parking at Gibraltar Sideroad 6.
    Hike Leader(s): Hart Fischer 705-606-0507 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr
    Terrain: Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
    Distance: 19.5 km

    Description

    Parking at Gibraltar Sideroad 6.
    We will follow John Haigh Side trail until it joins main trail, follow main trail across Pretty River Rd,
    across Jardine SR, up the hill to Singhampton Caves
    continue to Osprey/Clearview townline.
    Halfway there, now retrace your steps back!

  • E2E #2 of 10 Quarry Rd to Thirty Rd
    8:00 AM-12:30 PM
    08/29/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Quarry Rd, Beamsville
    Hike Leader(s): Margaret Northfield Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Fast
    Terrain: Strenuous
    Distance: 16 km

    Description

    Hike the entire Niagara Section over 10 weeks.  Due to Covid19, we will be completing this as a series of in and out hikes.  This series will start in Grimsby and end in Queenston (83km).  Upon successfully completing the entire Niagara section you can purchase a Niagara e2e badge.

    Meet Quarry Rd, Beamsville and hike to the top of Thirty Rd towards Grimsby and back.

    We recommend that you bring extra water, snacks and poles.

  • John Haigh Side Trail
    9:00 AM-12:00 PM
    08/29/2020

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    Hosting Club: Blue Mountains

    Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Horton’s on First St. in Collingwood.
    Hike Leader(s): Catherine Trembling 416-655-2021 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
    Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
    Distance: 7 km

    Description

    Moderate terrain
    Park at 2nd line and 6th Side Rd.
    Hiking south to join main trail at km 49.1,
    continue north on main trail to km 51.1,
    Returning to cars along 6th Side Rd.
    Great views.
    Bring Water & Snack

  • Hunt for History
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    08/29/2020

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Bailey Bridge Parking Lot (West of 21st Street Jordan)
    Hike Leader(s): Bill Russell Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 6k

    Description

    Loop Hike through wooded trail and Jordan Village looking for History

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  • Clearview/Pines Loop
    1:15 PM
    08/30/2020

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    Hosting Club: Sydenham
    Category: Family Hike
    Location (Google Maps): Park on the roadside or in the parking lot on the west side of County Road 11, just before the road veers east (east of km 74.5).
    Hike Leader(s): Judy Kirsten Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
    Pace: Leisurely: 3 km/h or less
    Terrain: Easy: Mostly flat and good footing., There might be muddy sections.
    Distance: 4-6 km

    Description

    This loop hike takes us through forests and a stream valley (4-6 km).  There may be wet or muddy sections.  Map 31

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