Hike Schedule

CANCELLED - Hockley Valley/Cam Snell Loop

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Caledon Hills Section, Map 18. Meet at roadside parking on the south side of Dunby Rd (Km 68.0). From Hwy 10, drive east on Mono Centre Rd. Where the road bends sharply north, turn right/east onto 2nd Line EHS, Mono, then left/east onto Dunby Rd. Parking is about .5 km east, where the Main Trail crosses a stile to the south.
Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Inge Eckerich; Bob Slack Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections
Distance: 6.6 or 4.0 km

Description

We will hike the Main Trail and Cam Snell Side Trail loop. The shorter hike will turn back when we reach the first Main/Cam Snell intersection. Bring icers, water, snacks. Snowshoes may be required.

Good Companions-Red Hill Valley CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Hikers R Us
Location (Google Maps): Meet in the parking lot of the Mohawk 4 Ice Centre.
Hike Leader(s): Mary Rose Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 8 km

Description

Loop Hike with some side trail, some main trail taking in Albion Falls.

Icers may be necessary.

Credit River Mississauga

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Thursday Group
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Erindale Park Mississauga
Hike Leader(s): Norman Young Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 13km -/+

Description

An “in and out” hike along the Credit River. The Remember COVID guide lines

Dress according to the weather and footing conditions

Bring water, snack etc

Norman Young  mny176@outlook.com   905 845 0939   cell 905 330 6605

Cancelled - Ross McLean loop

Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking at the end of Lundy Lane, east of km 135.4 (Map 34, edition 29). Do not block the lane or any farm gates.
Hike Leader(s): Carol Mullin Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h
Terrain: Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing, There might be icy and slippery sections.

Description

This will probably be a snowshoe hike and we will therefore avoid the upper crevices by hiking a loop below the scarp edge. Picturesque view of Bass Lake and the wetlands. Approx. 1.5 to 2 hrs.

Cancelled - Derby Forest Trails

Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: Family Hike
Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking at the north end of Concession 3, north of km 99.5 (Map 32, edition 29)
Hike Leader(s): Judy Kirsten Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h
Terrain: Easy: Mostly flat and good footing., There might be icy and slippery sections.

Description

We will explore the Derby Forest Trails.  We may need icers or snowshoes, depending upon the conditions.

CANCELLED - Mono Cliffs - McCarston Lake/Lookout Loop

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land Section, Map 19. Meet at the end of 2nd Line EHS, Mono, about 1 km north of Mono Centre. From Hwy 10, drive east, then north on Mono Centre Rd. Continue north from the stop sign in Mono Centre to the end of the road. Park on the east shoulder of the roadway.
Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Inge Eckerich; Bob Slack Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 5.2 or 2.0 km

Description

We will hike the Main Trail north past the viewing platform and McCarston Lake to the Lookout Trail, returning by way of the Main Trail and McCarston Lake Side Trail. The short hike will turn back at the viewing platform. Bring icers, water and snacks. Snowshoes may be required.

Town Trails from Shell Park

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Hikers R Us
Location (Google Maps): Meet in the front parking lot of Shell Park Oakville
Hike Leader(s): Norman Young Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 13km -/+

Description

Remember the COVID guide line

Dress according to the weather and trail conditions

Bring water, snack etc

Norman Young    mny176@outlook.com  905 845 0939   cell 905 330 6605

Good Companions - Hidden Valley Park to the Valley Inn Bridge - there and back CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Hidden Valley Park – Burlington (parking lot on Hidden Valley Road- just off Lemonville Rd)
Hike Leader(s): Ted Bossence 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

Starting at Hidden Valley Park we will follow the Hidden Valley Multi-use Trail along Grindstone Creek.  We will then enter the Hendrie Valley Sanctuary of the Royal Botanical Gardens and follow various trails as a far as the blocked Valley Inn bridge, have a snack and returning  mostly the way we came.  Unless the ground is frozen, there is likely to be one very muddy section, but all the birds we should see, will hopefully make up for it.  Distance about 7.0 km.  Bring icers , snack and water.

Please note, this hike is available to BTC members only and you are required to pre-register on line.  When you register you will be sent a list of things to bring and protocols to follow.  Please arrive 15 minutes before start time.  Out of courtesy to others in the club, please notify me of any cancellations up until the night before the hike by email at tedbossence@sympatico.ca

Please note:  Due to high rates of community transmission, hikers on now strongly recommended to wear masks at all times on club hikes.  Social Distancing is also in effect.

Good Companions Bayfront Park

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Hike begins at the parking lot closest to the boat launch, of Bayfront Park, Hamilton. Bayfront Park can be reached from Bay Street N. Turn onto Harbour Front Drive from Bay Street N
Hike Leader(s): Janina Vanderpost Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 10 km

Description

Beginning at Bayfront Park we will begin this loop hike heading for Princess Point via the Waterfront Trail, Kay Drage Park, past Christ the King Basilica, to Dundurn Castle, along Burlington Heights back to the Waterfront Trail and return to Bayfront park.  Hiking boots and possibly icers, snack, water.

Cancelled - Memorial Forest Loop

Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking at the west end of Young’s Drive, off McNicol’s Gully Road, Springmount, south of km 106.7 (Map 32, edition 29)
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: 3 km

Description

We will walk (or snow shoe) along the base of the escarpment on the Memorial Forest Side Trail to Jones Falls and ascend through a crevasse to join the Main Trail to return along the top of the escarpment. There is a steep descent that returns us to the parking lot.