Blue Mountains

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Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register in person the 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: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 5 km

Description

We will start at the Collingwood Museum and then walk south on the rail trail. We will then follow the Pretty River on the dog walkers paths and town trails back to the Museum.

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

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

Description

Reconnect with Club members and join us on our Picnic Party hikes to celebrate the coming of SUMMER. Both hikes will meet for lunch and cake at km 14.5 to celebrate good times on the trail and kick off the summer/fall schedule!
GROUP 1- The Longer hike. Description: We will park on 6/7 Sideroad at km 10.6 and hike to the picnic table at km 16.0 and return. We follow the Transcarioca Friendship Trail for part of this hike along the Bruce Trail. We will meet up with Group #2 at km 16.0 at the picnic table to share some delicious cake. Bring lunch and water. We provide the cake!

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Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
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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: 4 km

Description

GROUP 2- The Shorter hike. Description: We will drive to km 14.1 on 9/10 Sideroad and park the cars to begin the hike. We will hike north to km 16 and will meet up with Hike #1 group at the picnic table. After lunch we will retrace our steps back to the cars. Bring lunch and water. We provide the cake!

Trip Information
Departure Time: 08:00
Return to City Time: 18:15
Departure Point: York Mills Bus Pickup

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Optional Items

Hosting Club: Toronto, Blue Mountains
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): Pretty River Valley Provincial Park

Hike Leader(s): Martina Furrer, Roland Mark, Michael Humpage and Ross Estrella Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Fast, Moderate
Terrain: Hilly
Distance: Fast (16 to 18 km), moderate (13 km)

Description

Join us for a fun and challenging hike through Nottawasaga Lookout Provincial Nature Reserve and Pretty River Valley Provincial Park. Our efforts will be rewarded with great views and hopefully the forest floor will be dotted with wildflowers. From Osler Bluff and the Petun Side Trail we should have amazing views of Georgian Bay.

We will split into two groups. The moderate group will do about 13 km at a pace of approximately 3 km/hr. The fast group will hike 16 to 18 km at a 4 km/hr pace (including on hills).

Pack lunch, water (about 2 litres), sun protection, rain protection, and bug protection.

Refreshment stop after if time allows.

Bus departs 10 York Mills Rd at 8 AM. 

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Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register online ONLY
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood.

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

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 7.1 km

Description

This badge is earned by hiking each of 8 hikes outlined in Beth Gilhespy’s first Bruce Trail Geology book, Walking Through Time, and then submitting a log which includes the required photo taken during each of the hikes. You can do the hikes with us, on your own, or a combination of both. This is a great opportunity to boost your knowledge of the geology of the Niagara Escarpment. Gather some hiking buddies and become rock hounds! Description: Len Gertier Memorial Loree Forest: Natural Arch at Stop 4 (page 43). Natural arches are created when water pounding against a cliff face exploits crack and crevices, gradually wearing the rock away. Natural arches can become flowerpots if erosion continues. Thousands of years ago, the level of the Great Lakes was significantly higher and lapped up against the promontory of Loree Forest.

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Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register online ONLY
Location (Google Maps): TBD

Hike Leader(s): Hart Fischer 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

Description

Hike Description TBD
The E2E Stained Glass badge is awarded to registered participants who complete the guided multi-day hikes offered by the club. Participants are required to register online for the series of multi-day hikes, led by a BTC hike leader, in which the entire Blue Mountains section of the trail is completed. This is a paid event requiring payment at time of registration (non-refundable). Up to one hike may be completed individually due to scheduling challenges – more than one missed hike will forfeit ability to earn badge. Ensure you are available for all hikes in the schedule prior to registering. You cannot earn this badge by hiking on your own. Registration is $30 for members and $40 for non-members which helps the Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club in its efforts to support the Bruce Trail Conservancy’s Mission of “Preserving a ribbon of wilderness, for everyone, forever.”