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1 - Margaret Paull New Year’s Day Hike
9:30 AM-3:00 PM 01/01/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/ron-savage-side-trail-new-years-day-loop/2023-01-01/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): Kelly-Leigh Thomas Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 5km Description
We will drive via Grey Rd 119 to the end of the 6th Line in the Beaver Valley section. We will hike along the white blazed trail to km 11.3 where it joins up with the Margaret Paull Side Trail. We will follow the side trail back to the white blazed trail, then return to the cars. Bring snowshoes and crampons as we will decide what to use based on weather. Bring water and a snack. Map 24 Ed. 30
| 2 | 3 | 4 - Double Helix: Standing Rock and Crevices Nottawasaga Lookout
9:30 AM-1:00 PM 01/04/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/double-helix-standing-rock-and-crevices-nottawasaga-lookout/2023-01-04/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): Sandy McNair Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing, Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 6km Description
Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes. We will park on the Osprey-Blue Mountains Townline at the Clearview Townline at km 44.5. The white blazed trail immediately climbs the escarpment along a narrow winding forested path. At a mid-elevation plateau, the trail and forest open up. We will take the Standing Rock and Caves Side Trail which involves moving up through narrow crevices and some climbing between huge rock formations. Make sure you bring crampons if not wearing snowshoes! We will stay on the white blazed trail hiking past Eagle Cres. parking area and then around to the Singhampton Side Trail, looping back down the white blazed trail to the cars.Bring a snack or lunch and water. Map 23 Ed. 30
| 5 | 6 - Moonlight Hike at Black Ash Creek
6:30 PM-8:00 PM 01/06/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/moonlight-hike-at-black-ash-creek/2023-01-06/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): This hike will meet in the Home Hardware parking lot at High Street and Sixth Street. Hike Leader(s): David Little Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 5km Description
Hike for a Moonlight badge. Members $10 Non-Members $15. We will park at the Home Hardware store in Collingwood at Sixth St and High St. This is an urban hike that will take us through wooded areas around the Black Ash Creek. Bring a snack and water. Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.
| 7 - Balsam Wetlands Area
9:30 AM-2:00 PM 01/07/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/balsam-wetlands-area/2023-01-07/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): Bob Moenck Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing, Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6km Description
This is a linear hike involving a car shuttle. Starting at the BTC parking lot off Cty. Rd. 91, we will head east along the blue blazed trail to join the former Duntroon View Side Trail (now a white blazed trail), passing deep crevices along the way. The trail follows along the locally dubbed “Walker Walkway” adjacent to the Duntroon Quarry where operations are clearly visible. We will then enter the newly acquired Balsam Wetlands Nature Reserve where we will meander our way through mixed forest until we reach the gently rolling hills of the cross-country ski network. We follow this trail to a dense pine forest and out to farmers fields. Bring a snack and water. Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes. Map 22 Ed. 30
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8 | 9 | 10 | 11 - Mono Cliffs Provincial Park
9:00 AM-3:00 PM 01/11/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/mono-cliffs-provincial-park-4/2023-01-11/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): AnHong MacNeil Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 9km Description
Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.We will drive to Mono Centre (about 45 minutes from Collingwood south on Airport Road) and park in the village parking lot. We will enter the park and pick up the white blazed trail at km 1.2 of the Dufferin Hi-Lands section. Climbing up the escarpment, we continue along the white blazed trail past McCarston’s Lake to km 5.1. From here, we proceed up the Lookout Side Trail where we will have our lunch while enjoying the amazing view. We then return down the Spillway Trail and along the valley bottom to exit the park, having completed our circuit. Bring beverages and lunch. Map 19 Ed. 30
| 12 | 13 | 14  ***CANCELLED** Walters Falls 9:30 AM-2:30 PM 01/14/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/walters-falls-4/2023-01-14/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): Michael Treuman Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing, Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 5km Description
Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.The 5km snowshoe loop provides an interesting blend of the scenic and the historic along the river and surrounding woods. There are some steep, but short ascents. The second half of the 19th century saw the area develop into a thriving community, built around the water power of
Walter Creek. At the start, take in the view of the falls and valley from the observation platform. Near the hike’s end, the steepness of the bank makes the strenuous climb up worthwhile especially if you plan to stay for lunch at the Inn. Bring water and a snack. Map 29 Ed. 30
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15  Urban Walk: Downtown Toronto PATH Network 10:30 AM-1:00 PM 01/15/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/urban-walk-downtown-toronto-path-network/2023-01-15/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto, Blue Mountains
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Union Station – Meet in the Great Hall off of Front Street by the information desk with the clock over it. Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Flat, Other (Refer to Description)
Distance: 5 km Description
Join us for an exploration of Toronto’s underground PATH Network that connects office buildings, subway stations, shops, and sports and entertainment venues across downtown Toronto. While mostly outdoors we’ll venture outside briefly to see the “Labyrinth” in Trinity Square and City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. Inside we’ll see the vault of the Bank of Toronto, artwork, and even a waterfall. After the walk we will end with beverages and lunch at Corks Beer & Wine Bar in the Longo’s across from the Scotiabank Arena, a short walk back to Union Station. Note that some escalators are not powered on the weekend so expect some stair climbs.
| 16 | 17 | 18 - Fairmont Side Trail Loop
9:00 AM-1:00 PM 01/18/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/fairmont-side-trail-loop/2023-01-18/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): David Little Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing, Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 10km Description
Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.We will park on Sideroad 22B east of Cty Rd 7. The hike will begin at the Fairmount Side Trail and form a loop taking in both the Siegerman Side Trail and the Allan Side Trail. This 3.5 hour hike has a relaxing start past magnificent Webwood Falls. Some road hiking turns into a steep descent to Joe Pye Weed stream. A couple of very long strenuous uphill climbs makes this a challenging hike. Bring lunch and water. Map 27 Ed. 30
| 19 | 20 | 21 - Winter Rim2Rim #1 in a series of 3 hikes
8:00 AM-3:00 PM 01/21/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/winter-rim2rim-1-in-a-series-of-3-hikes/2023-01-21/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Experienced hikers ONLY/STRENUOUS
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): Hart Fischer Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing, Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 19km Description
Log all three hikes to earn your Winter Rim badge!
After leaving the cars at the Gibraltar Sideroad 6 parking lot, we will follow the John Haigh Side Trail past the highest point on the Bruce Trail until it joins the white blazed trail. We will continue to follow the white blazed trail south across the Pretty River Road, across 30/31 Sideroad Nottawasaga and then up the hill to the Standing Rock and Caves Side Trail leading to the Singhampton Caves in the Nottawasaga Lookout Nature Reserve. After a scramble through the caves and a climb back up to the white blazed trail, we will loop back around and down on the white blazed trail. Bring lots of snacks, lunch and water. Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.(Distance may vary for the winter.) FOR EXPERIENCED HIKERS ONLY! Map 23 Ed. 30. NO Sign-in morning of hike. Contact leader directly if on-line registration is closed.
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22 | 23 | 24 | 25 - John Haigh Side Trail, Upper Pretty River Valley
9:30 AM-1:00 PM 01/25/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/john-haigh-side-trail-upper-pretty-river-valley/2023-01-25/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): Flo Kusiak Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 6km Description
Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.We will drive to the junction of the 2nd Line and the 6th Sideroad, then commence a loop hike through the upper level of the Pretty River Valley Provincial Park. Following the John Haigh Side Trail, we will snowshoe south to join the white blazed trail, then head north to km 52.6. From here we proceed west to the cars. Bring water and a snack. Map 23 Ed. 30
| 26 | 27 | 28 - The Bluffs in Reverse
9:30 AM-1:00 PM 01/28/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/the-bluffs-in-reverse/2023-01-28/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Hike Leader(s): Allison Thomas Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 5.5km / 8km Description
Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.We will park in the Nottawasaga Bluffs parking. We will start our hike km21.9 heading in”reverse” of our traditional direction. We will head to the Keyhole ST and make our way down and through keyhole coming up and out onto the Nottawasaga Lookout ST. We will loop around and back to the cars via the white blazed trail (5.5km). Here you can opt out at the cars or or carry on with the group down the Hamilton Bros. ST to the Betty Carter ST. Once we reach the MainTrail we will take the direct route back to cars once again (8km). Bring water and a snack. Map 22 Ed. 30
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