Blue Mountains

Geology Hike Badge Hike #4/8 Fox Ridge and McClusky’s Rock:

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Tim Horton’s, First Street, 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: 8.5

Description

Fox Ridge and McClusky’s Rock: Badland at Stop 4 (Pages 72/73) Queenston Shale is the bottom-most layer of the Niagara Escarpment. Where vegetation is removed, the shale appears as a “badland”. The brick-red shale has long been excavated along the Niagara Escarpment to make bricks.

Fern Identification

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Tim Hortons, 277 First Street, Collingwood,

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: 5 km

Description

🌿 Join Us for a Local Fern Hike! 🌿
Come explore the lush greenery of Petun Conservation Area on Monday, August 18, 2025! This 5 km out-and-back hike (2.5 km each way) features a short but energizing 200m uphill stretch at the beginning and end — perfect for getting the blood flowing and warming up those legs.

👣 The hike will be led by Annette Sandberg with special Guest Kayla Jakobszen, BMBTC Conservation Ambassadors, who will guide us through the beautiful trails and help us spot some fantastic local fern species!

Beaver Valley Geology Badge Hike #5/8 Falling Waters: Waterfall on Stew Hilts Side Trail

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Tim Horton’s, First Street, Collingwood

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: 3.2

Description

Falling Waters: Waterfall on Stew Hilts Side Trail at Stop 3 (Page 86) At the lovely waterfall on the Stew Hilts Side Trail water trickles over the hard Manitoulin Dolostone layer and falls onto the soft Queenston Shale.

Wasaga Beach Monument Hill

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Wasaga Beach – Roadside parking at Veterans Way, near 194 Fernbrook Dr.

Hike Leader(s): Arie van Walraven Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr
Terrain: Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 8KM

Description

We will meet at the trail head on Veterans Way in Wasaga Beach.  This hike will wind through various sections of the park, from old beaches to the tops of old sand dunes.  We will hike east towards Klondike Park Road using various trails to the top of Monument Hill.  Then we will return to our vehicles using some of the winter ski trails and staying on the flat section of the park.  Footing is mostly smooth packed sand with a few trip roots.  Some loose sand but no mud or stones.  We will be walking through some tall ferns, so make sure you protect yourself from ticks.

Nottawasaga Bluffs

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Option 1: Tim Horton parking lot on First Street at 9:00 a.m.
Option 2: Nottawasaga Bluffs Conservation Area, 8861 Sideroad 15/16 Nottawasaga, Singhampton at 9:30 a.m.

Hike Leader(s): Murray Morrison Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

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

Description

Nottawasaga Bluffs Conservation Area, 8861 Sideroad 15/16 Nottawasaga, Singhampton, ON. This is a family friendly hike suitable for school aged children, but all are welcome. There are some steeper inclines when passing through the caverns of the Keyhole Side Trail. Meet at Tim Horton’s, First Street, Collingwood at 9am OR Nottawasaga Bluffs 8862 Sideroad 15 & 16 Nottawasaga, Glen Huron, ON L0M 1H0, Canada, 9:30 AM