Blue Mountains

BMBTC Music Hike @ Nottawasaga Bluffs

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Nottawasaga Bluffs

Hike Leader(s): Rob Johnston Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing

Description

Everyone’s invited to celebrate our Annual Music Hike and Bruce Trail Day on Sunday, October 6!

This year, we are combining our popular Annual Music Hike with Bruce Trail Day. Join us for this FREE event as you explore the Bruce Trail while listening to live music stations along the trail and discover the amazing variety of life along the Niagara Escarpment. Learn about our year-round hiking programs, volunteer opportunities, and what we are doing to preserve a ribbon of wilderness in southern Ontario from Niagara to Tobermory.

The event will run from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The hike is self-directed. You can arrive when you want and hike at your own pace. There will be volunteers to help point the way. The first round of musicians will play from 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, and the second round will play from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

Everyone is welcome! We invite music lovers, nature lovers, hikers of all levels, and anyone wanting to venture onto the Bruce Trail for the first time, or the hundredth time, to join us. The main trail from the parking lot to the lookout is seasonally accessible for those with reduced mobility. Other trails in the area are challenging with steep inclines and uneven surfaces, including the wonderful Keyhole Sidetrail.

On this Bruce Trail Day, we are continuing our celebration of belonging and highlighting that every one of us belongs in this space, no matter our age, ability, race or ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation, or economic or social circumstances. #BruceTrailforAll

Please wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable footwear and bring a water bottle. We also ask that hikers leave their pets at home.

Event details will be posted in the coming months. https://bmbtc.org/news/events/
Event to be held Rain or Shine, however rain may impact availability of some musicians.

NEW LOCATION: Nottawasaga Bluffs Conservation Area, 8861 Sideroad 15 & 16 Nottawasaga, Clearview Township, ON

Directions: Travel south from Collingwood through Duntroon on Simcoe County Road 124. Just before Singhampton, turn left on Mill Town Rd., then immediately left onto Ewing Rd. Follow Ewing to 17/18 Sdrd. and turn left. Stay on the gravel road as it winds into Nottawasaga Concession 10 and then winds to Sideroad 15/16. Watch for the parking lot on your right.

We look forward to seeing you at our Annual Music Hike on Bruce Trail Day!

John Haigh Side Trail Loop

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized 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

Distance: 6 km

Description

We will drive to the junction of the 2nd Line and the 6th Sideroad and commence a loop hike through the upper level of the Pretty River Valley Provincial Park.
Following the John Haigh Side Trail, we will head 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.

Geology Hike

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps):

Hike Leader(s): Annette Sandberg Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 7.5

Description

Griersville to Webwood Falls: Erratic boulders at Stop 4 (Page 109) Glacial erratics are rocks picked up by glaciers and transported great distances to be left behind as the glacier melts. These erratic boulders are 1 billion years older than the local sedimentary bedrock, and originally came from the Canadian Shield.