- HikeType Bus Hike
- HikeIcon https://hikes.brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/7/marker_bus-hikes-2.png
- PaceTypes Moderate
- TerrainTypes Variable
- PaidOuting Yes
Trip Information
Departure Time: 08:30
Return to City Time: 19:00
Departure Point: Kipling Departure Point
Registration Required:
Registration Costs
Members - $30.00
Child Members - $15.00
Non-Members - $37.00
Child Non-Members - $19.00
Long Distance Fees apply
A late return is anticipated
Optional Items
Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): Map 22 of the Bruce Trail Reference and Guide. Km 34.2 to 21.9km
Hike Leader(s): Sajedeh Zahraei, Peter Leeney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 12.3
Description
We will begin the hike at km 34.2 by winding our way through forest and farmland to the entrance of Devil’s Glen Provincial Park. We will walk to the nearby lookout platform to admire the steep bedrock gorge at the edge of the escarpment. The lower valley walls are steep and covered with dense deciduous forest. Rare harts tongue and smooth cliff brake ferns grow on these steep cliffs. We will descend a series of natural steps down to the Mad River. Then we climb uphill switchbacks to reach the junction with the Ganaraska Trail that stretches from here to Port Hope. The Bruce Trail continues along the Escarpment edge to McKinney’s Hill and its superb view to the east. The trail passes Freedom Rock and the Nottawasaga Bluffs Lookout. Some white cedar trees in this park are well over 1,000 years old. We will end the day’s hike at km 21.9, and then head for Shelburne for refreshments before our return to Toronto.