Hike Schedule

Passport to Nature: Hiking and hot chocolate! (Children’s Hike)

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We will meet at the Silver Creek Outdoor Education parking lot (coordinates are 43.692615, -79.968433).

Hike Leader(s): Monica Pasquali Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely (2-3 km/hr)
Terrain: Level 2 (Intermediate – some hills and uneven surfaces, rocks and roots underfoot)
Distance (km): 3 km

Description

Celebrate winter by participating in a family-friendly “Passport to Nature” event along the Bruce Trail!

We will begin our adventure by reading the storybook “Snow Day” by Canadian Indigenous author Lindsay Gloade-Raining Bird.  We will talk about some fun activities that can be done in the wintertime, including hiking the Bruce Trail!  We will then complete a 3 km loop hike of the main Bruce Trail and Roberts Side Trail and finish our day together by enjoying some warm hot chocolate before we all head home.

The hike leader will bring the storybook and hot chocolate as well as a first aid kit and FREE Toronto Bruce Trail Club Youth Badges for children aged 13 and under who participate in the day’s activities.

Participants should bring their own water and nut-free snacks to be enjoyed during the hike as well as a reusable heat-safe cup if they’d like some hot chocolate after the hike.  Please note that children should be accompanied by an adult, and all participating children and adults should register for this hike.

The 3 km loop hike will be hiked at a leisurely pace so it will take us approximately 1.5 hours to complete.  The trail is rocky and hilly in places and is therefore not stroller-friendly so all participants should be capable of walking on their own.  Please wear clothing appropriate for the weather and comfortable shoes with good traction.