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January | 1 | 2 - CANCELLED – Hockley Valley/Cam Snell Loop
9:30 AM-12:00 PM 02/02/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hockley-valley-cam-snell-loop/2021-02-02/ Click here for more information or to register 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.
| 3 | 4 - Credit River Mississauga
9:30 AM-12:45 PM 02/04/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/credit-river-mississauga/2021-02-04/ Click here for more information or to register 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
| 5 | 6 - Cancelled – Ross McLean loop
1:30 PM 02/06/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/ross-mclean-loop-2/2021-02-06/ Click here for more information or to register 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.
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7 | 8 | 9 - CANCELLED – Mono Cliffs – McCarston Lake/Lookout Loop
9:30 AM-12:00 PM 02/09/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/mono-cliffs-mccarston-lake-lookout-loop/2021-02-09/ Click here for more information or to register 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.
| 10 - Town Trails from Shell Park
9:00 AM-12:30 PM 02/10/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/town-trails-from-shell-park/2021-02-10/ Click here for more information or to register 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
10:00 AM-12:00 PM 02/10/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/good-companions-hidden-valley-park-to-the-valley-inn-bridge-there-and-back/2021-02-10/ Click here for more information or to register 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
10:00 AM-1:00 PM 02/10/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/good-companions-bayfront-park/2021-02-10/ Click here for more information or to register 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
10:30 AM 02/10/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/memorial-forest-loop-3/2021-02-10/ Click here for more information or to register 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.
| 11 | 12 | 13 - CANCELLED – Dufferin Hi-Land Winter Badge, Hike #3 of 4: SNOWSHOES REQUIRED!
9:30 AM-2:00 PM 02/13/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-winter-badge-hike-3-of-4-snowshoes-required/2021-02-13/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land Category: Cancelled Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land, Map 21. Meet on Prince of Wales Rd near km 46.2 where the Main Trail turns east off of the road. Take Hwy 124 north from Shelburne for 15 km and turn right on Dufferin Road 21. Head east for 4 km and then right on Prince of Wales Rd. The meeting place is 1 km ahead. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Helen Bailey Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections Distance: 8 km Description Snowshoe in and out hike. Bring snowshoes, icers, snacks, lunch, water. Optional pub stop. Our route is famous for a large snow drift at the top of Blackbank hill. You will need snowshoes! - Cancelled – Woodford Escarpment Loop
1:15 PM 02/13/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/woodford-escarpment-loop-4/2021-02-13/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Sydenham Category: Snowshoe Hike Location (Google Maps): Woodford Community Hall, on Woodford Crescent north of Hwy 26, north of km 41.7 (Map 30, edition 29). 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: 3.5 kms Description We will hike through a mixed hardwood forest to the escarpment edge. Hiking through the narrow crevice will be optional. On our return, we will pass traces of an old pioneer settlement and a lime kiln. For more information, call/text 647-918-4180.
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14 - Cancelled – Fossil Glen and Frank Holley Side Trail
1:00 PM 02/14/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/fossil-glen-and-frank-holley-side-trail/2021-02-14/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Sydenham Category: Snowshoe Hike Location (Google Maps): Meet at the East Linton Side Trail. From Grey Rd 1 head west on East Linton Sideroad to the corner where it turns north, east of km 119.2 (Map 33, edition 29). Hike Leader(s): Peter Harris Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely: 3 km/h or less Terrain: Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing, There might be icy and slippery sections. Distance: 3.2 kms Description From the access trail we will follow the main trail north until the Frank Holley Side Trail. Then we will follow this trail and a road allowance to the SW corner of the Fossil Glen property at which point we will follow the main trail back to the meet location. Map 33. There will be some rocky and slippery sections. Bring snowshoes. A hiking/ski pole will be helpful. For more information contact the hike leader via phone or text at 519-374-3468.
| 15 - Toronto Island Family Day Hike
9:45 AM 02/15/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-island-family-day-hike/2021-02-15/ Registration required via email or TBTC login. Click here for details. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto Location: Inside the waiting area at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal at the foot of Bay St and Queen’s Quay Hike Leader(s): Ray Berzins Pace: Moderate Terrain: Flat Distance: 11 km Description Difficulty: Easy Avoid the crowds on Family Day! The Islands are quiet in winter. We shall cover the entire Toronto Island Park from Ward’s Island to Hanlan’s Point and back. We should return on the 2:45 pm ferry to be back in Toronto about 3:00 pm. Ferry return fares before tax: approx.$8.50 adult, $5.50 senior/student, $4.50 under 14. MUST BUY TICKETS ONLINE! Bring a lunch and a warm beverage. Donations to the Bruce Trail Conservancy will be gladly accepted. Bring sunglasses and icers or other slip-resistant footwear. Call (416) 392-8193 for ferry info. Meet at:Inside the waiting area at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal at the foot of Bay St and Queen’s Quay Streetcar from Union Station to foot of Bay St Additional Notes: Dropout available at anytimeBeginnersFamiliesHiking bootsIcers recommended, snowshoes optional
| 16 - CANCELLED – Black Bank Challenge
9:30 AM-12:00 PM 02/16/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/black-bank-challenge-3/2021-02-16/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land Category: Cancelled Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land Section, Map 21. Meet at roadside parking on Centre Rd, about 1 km south of Dufferin Rd 21 (Km 47.5). From Hwy 89 at Shelburne, drive north on County Rd 124 to County Rd 21 at Redickville. Turn right/east and drive through Honeywood. In about 2 km turn right/south on Centre Rd. Park on the east side where the trail leaves the road to the east. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Inge Eckerich; Bob Slack Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections, Strenuous Distance: 4.4 or 2 km Description We will hike the Main Trail east and north to where it crosses County Rd 21 and back. The main challenge is a huge snowdrift that accumulates at the top of the hill down to Black Bank Creek. A second challenge is the climb back up this hill at the end of the hike. The shorter hike will turn back where the Main Trail turns east at the top on the east side of the valley. Bring icers, water and snacks. Snowshoes will almost certainly be required.
| 17 - CANCELLED Hilton Falls SIDE TRAIL loop, Milton
9:00 AM-2:30 PM 02/17/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hilton-falls-side-trail-loop-milton/2021-02-17/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia Category: Hikers R Us Location (Google Maps): Meet at parking on Sixth Line by Hilton Falls ST km 7.3 Hike Leader(s): Steven White 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: 23.5 km Description Meet at parking on Sixth Line, and head north on Hilton Falls ST approx 6 kms to the Al Shaw Side Trail to the Main Trail, then heading south picking up on the Kythera Friendship Trail and following down over the Dufferin Quarry Bridge to the beginning of the Hilton Falls ST, up through the conservation area to our cars. (Opportunity to shorten the hike by approx 6kms if weather turns or run out of time). Bring water, snacks, lunch, hiking boots, icers, mask, sanitizer, personal first aid kit. No Dogs please. Register on-line. Contact Steven White at stevenwhite901@gmail.com or text 289-242-9415 to cancel or on day of hike. Possible pub or coffee stop afterwards for those interested, dependent on Covid protocols in place.
- Good Companions – Smokey Hollow Loop Hike #3 of 50 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
10:00 AM-1:00 PM 02/17/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/smokey-hollow-loop-hike-3-of-50/2021-02-17/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia Category: Good Companions Location (Google Maps): City View Park, Kerns Rd., South Entrance Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing Distance: Approx. 10 km. Description A favourite hike, this goes to Smokey Hollow and back. We will include the Upper Grindstone Creek Side Trail. Meet in the south parking lot of City View Park on Kerns Rd. for a 10:00 am. start. This hike is open to BTC members only. Once registered you will receive a confirmation with a list of items to bring and Covid protocols. Bring water, a snack/lunch, icers and poles (if using). Leaders: Anne and Phill Armstrong 905 617 3937 hikingrandma@gmail.com
| 18 - Cancelled – Palisades Loop
1:30 PM 02/18/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/palisades-loop-4/2021-02-18/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Sydenham Category: Snowshoe Hike Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking at the south end of 7th Ave. East, Owen Sound, west of km 91.1 (Map 32, edition 29) Hike Leader(s): Franziska Edney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h Terrain: Strenuous: Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing. Distance: 1.8 kms Description We will snow shoe or hike the challenging, rocky 1.8 km double loop corridor and see some spectacular escarpment rock and terrain.
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21 | 22 | 23 - Hockleycrest Loop Hike
9:30 AM-12:00 PM 02/23/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hockleycrest-loop-hike-3/2021-02-23/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land Category: Tuesday Hike Location (Google Maps): Caledon Hills Section, Map 18. Meet at the parking area on the north side of 5 Sideroad Mono about .6 km east of Airport Rd (Km 45.5) where the Main Trail crosses. 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 3.7 km Description We will hike the Main Trail north to the Airport Road crossing, returning by way of the Hockleycrest and Harmony Side Trails. The shorter hike will return by way of the Hockleycrest Shortcut and Hockleycrest and Harmony Side Trails. This area is shared with cross-country ski trails. Our route may vary in order to stick to trails where hiking/snowshoeing is allowed in winter. Bring icers, water and snack. Snowshoes may be required.
| 24 - CANCELLED Terra Cotta
9:00 AM-2:00 PM 02/24/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/terra-cotta-2/2021-02-24/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia Category: Hikers R Us Location (Google Maps): Meet at parking on Heritage Rd (km 44.5) Hike Leader(s): Steven White Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing, Slippery Sections Likely Distance: 14 km Description We will follow Main Trail from parking, taking Rockside ST to the Main Trail, and take it down t the Terra Cotta ST, down on to Heritage Rd and along the Caledon Trailway into the Terra Cotta Conservation Area. We will pick up the Main Trail again and follow it back to our cars. Bring water, snack, lunch, hiking boots, icers, masks, sanitizer, personal first aid kit. No dogs please. Must register on-line. Contact Steven White at stevenwhite901@gmail.com or text 289-242-9415 to cancel or on day of hike.
- Good Companions – Gage Park/Escarpment Loop CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19
10:00 AM-12:45 PM 02/24/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/good-companions-gage-park-escarpment-loop-2/2021-02-24/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia Category: Good Companions Location (Google Maps): Gage Park parking lot in the south end of the park off of Lawrence Road in Hamilton Hike Leader(s): Ted Bossence Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing, Slippery Sections Likely Distance: 9 km Description Following city streets, the rail trail and Kenilworth stairs we will do a loop returning to Gage Park. Bring icers, a snack and water. Please register online. When you register you will be sent a list of things to bring and protocols to follow. Please arrive 15 minutes before start time. Please note: Due to high rates of community transmission, hikers on now strongly recommended to wear masks at all times on club hikes.
- Cancelled – Bayview Escarpment
1:15 PM 02/24/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/bayview-escarpment-3/2021-02-24/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Sydenham Category: Snowshoe Hike Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking along St. Vincent-Sydenham Townline north of Sideroad 24 where the road turns to the left at km 55.2 (Map 30, edition 29). 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: 4.5 kms Description This loop starts on the rocky main trail along the top of the escarpment. Nice views from the top of the escarpment. We return to the cars via the Bayview Scarpment Side Trail. For more information, call/text 647-918-4180.
| 25 - Joshua Creek south Oakville
9:30 AM-12:00 PM 02/25/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/joshua-creek-south-oakville/2021-02-25/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia Category: Thursday Group Location (Google Maps): Meet in the NW corner of the shopping plaza 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: 12km Description Remember COVID guidelines Dress according to weather and footing conditions (icers might be needed) Bring water, snack etc If not arriving please be sure to tell me at least a day in advance so that somebody else might come Norman Young mny176@outlook.com 905 845 0939 cell 905 330 6605
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28 - Cancelled – Silent Valley
1:00 PM 02/28/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/silent-valley-8/2021-02-28/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Sydenham Category: Snowshoe Hike Location (Google Maps): Meet at the north end of Concession 2 S. From Rockford head east on Grey Road 18 and turn left on Concession 2 S (which is opposite Grey Rd 29). Park at the north end of this road. Hike Leader(s): Peter Harris Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h Terrain: Strenuous: Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing. Distance: 3.4 km or 5.2 km depending upon trail conditions. Description The loop chosen will depend upon ice conditions on the steeper slopes and the hiking abilities of the participants. Bring snowshoes. Hiking poles will be helpful. A snack and drinking water are recommended. Map 30. For more information contact the hike leader via phone or text at 519-374-3468.
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