Hike Schedule

9:00 Bruce Trail Day Fitness Hike

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: Event Hikes
Location (Google Maps): Niagara College Garden Nursery, Taylor Road NOTL

Hike Leader(s): Alan Laver Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 12k

Description

Join us for a pre event hike on Bruce Trail Day. This hike will take us on the trail at Woodend, through the Screaming Tunnel towards Fireman’s Park It will be at a brisk pace with a few stops for water. The Bruce Trail with its irregular footing and undulating hills is ideal terrain to improve your fitness, balance and mental health without the confines of a stuffy gymnasium or a busy pavement.

BMBTC Bruce Trail Day Event - Nottawasaga Bluffs Hike and more.

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Tim Hortons, First St. Collingwood

Hike Leader(s): contact Jim Lewis Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 3km or 7km

Description

This year’s theme will be “Bruce Trail for All.” This theme centres on our commitment to welcoming diverse communities and fostering inclusivity and belonging among all who explore our trail system. Everyone is welcome on the Bruce Trail; we invite nature lovers, hikers of all levels, and anyone wanting to venture onto the Trail for the first time or experienced hikers to join us on Bruce Trail Day, Sunday, October 1, 2023.

The BMBTC is offering two hikes on Bruce Trail Day that will start at 10:00 AM and end at approximately 12:00PM. We will explore the Nottawasaga Bluffs portion of our section. Choose Hike #1 – a 3-5km hike through the Bluffs to the Lookout, once here learn about the geology and some history of the Blue Mountains section of trail then loop back around on the white blazed trail to your car. This hike is a family oriented hike and is great for beginner hikers and young hikers.

Or choose Hike #2 – a 7km trek through the Bluffs, climb through the Keyhole and carry on along the Betty Carter Side Trail, eventually heading back to your car.

Want directions, meet behind Tim Hortons on First Street in Collingwood at 8:45am. Otherwise everyone can meet at the Nottawasaga Bluffs trailhead (8861 Sideroad 15 & 16 Nottawasaga access by taking Mill Town Rd, Singhampton) for 9:45am.

Check out the BMBTC table with literature regarding the BTC before or after your hike. We are there to answer any questions you may have about our club and the goals of the Bruce Trail Conservancy. Help celebrate all the wonderful things the Bruce Trail Conservancy does. We encourage you to think about joining the Bruce Trail Conservancy or to make a donation and support their mission goal in preserving a ribbon of wilderness, for everyone, forever.

Bus Hike: Bruce Trail Day (Scotsdale Farm)

Trip Information
Departure Time: 10:00
Return to City Time: 17:00
Departure Point: Kipling Departure Point

Optional Items

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): The school bus will depart from the north parking lot of Kipling Subway station at 10 am.

Hike Leader(s): Peter Leeney and Celia Ho

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Flat, Rocky
Distance: 11 km. Drop-out possible after 5 km and 7 km.

Description

The theme for this year’s Bruce Trail Day is Welcoming.  Whether you are a newcomer or have never hiked before, we welcome you to join us. “Nature is for everyone. All are welcome!”

We will start the hike at Scotsdale Farm and  follow the Maureen Smith Side Trail to where it joins the Main Trail. Then we will continue west on the Trail to Limehouse. There will be two possible drop-out points — after 5 km and after 7 km. We will go through Limehouse Conservation Area and  “Hole in the Wall”. The hike will end in Limehouse where snacks will be available as part of Bruce Trail Day. But bring  lunch and water with you.

The bus fare is subsidized by the Toronto Club — It is the same for both members and non-members:$20 for adults, $10 for children. No charge for parking at Kipling Station on Sunday.

Current Toronto Bruce Trail Club members are welcome to join but are asked to wait until Sunday September 17th (two weeks prior to the hike) before registering so we can allow priority for non-members wishing to join the hike.

Bruce Trail Day! Daphne & Dorothy Nicholls Nature Reserve and more - all welcome!

Hosting Club: Beaver Valley

Location (Google Maps): Meet in the BTC parking lot on the south side of Grey Road 40, where the trail crosses, km 108.4, Edition 30.

Hike Leader(s): Glenda Collings Click here to contact the hike leader.

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Length of Hike: Approx. 4 km

Description

Join us for an in and out hike north of Grey Road 40 through lovely autumn woods, including the Daphne and Gordon Nicholls Nature Reserve.

10:30 Bruce Trail Day Nature Hike

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: Loop
Location (Google Maps): Niagara College – Greenhouse Building

Hike Leader(s): Alicia Aitchison Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: ~6 km

Description

Join us on this Nature Hike led by Adam Brylowski, Bruce Trail Conservancy Manager of Conservation & Trail as well as other NBTC hike leaders & learn about the ecosystems in this area in CELEBRATION of 2023 BRUCE TRAIL DAY!

Please meet at the Greenhouse and we will split into smaller groups depending on numbers.

Toronto Club Bruce Trail Day Biodiversity Hike

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: TBTC Special Events
Location (Google Maps): All Bruce Trail Day hikes will start from the LImehouse Community Center 22nd Side Rd and Fifth LIne.

Hike Leader(s): KJ Chong

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 3-5 Km

Description

The theme for 2023 Bruce Trail Day is ” Welcoming” Everyone is welcome on the Bruce Trail. Ask a friend or neighbour to come out and join you today on one of the BTC Day hikes. Ideal hike for families.
This hike will be lead by members of the TBTC Biodiversity team. It will be a nature walk through two of the BTC properties. It will follow the main trail and some of the blue side trails. There is lots to see as the seasons change and the fall colours come into their beauty. The leaders will explain the I naturalist app and how to identify plants and trees along the trail.