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2 | 3 | 4 - Kilgorie – Main Trail and Side Trails loop hike
9:30 AM-2:00 PM 04/04/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/kilgorie-main-trail-and-side-trails-loop-hike/2023-04-04/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Lands; Kilgorie, Pine River Fishing Area Hike Leader(s): Doris Harper Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 11 km Description
From The Roadside parking on Kilgorie Rd., we will hike the Kilgorie Side Trail to the main trail; then hike north on the main trail to the Melodonna Side Trail and connect back to the main trail, following the trail through the Pine River fishing Area and then returning to the parking area. Hike may be modified depending on trail and weather conditions. Icers, gaitors, poles recommended. Bring snacks and water.
| 5 | 6 | 7 - Hockley Valley Loop Hike
9:00 AM-1:00 AM 04/07/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hockley-valley-loop-hike-2/2023-04-07/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve Hike Leader(s): Freddy Wang Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Strenuous – hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: Approx. 12 km Description
We will meet at the Hockley Road Parking Lot, proceed on the Tom East Side Trail and Glen Cross Side Trail, then return on the main Bruce Trail. Bring water, snacks, and clothing layers. Poles and icers are strongly recommended, as this section is hilly. Please arrive at 8:45 am as we will leave promptly at 9:00 am. Questions? Contact Hike leader – Freddy Wang at fwang175@gmail.com. Cell: 416-788-1567. Please check email before leaving home, as hike may be cancelled due to weather. Please contact the hike leader if you need to cancel last minute. Thank you.
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9 | 10 | 11 - Speyside, Map 12
9:30 AM-2:00 PM 04/11/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/speyside-map-12-4/2023-04-11/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Pear Tree parking lot, 15 Sideroad.
Driving directions: From Highway 401 going west, turn right (north) on Road 25, left on 15 Sideroad, drive about 300 m to Pear Tree parking lot on the left. Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Shafiq Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 12 km Description
Will hike southwards from the parking lot, main Bruce Trail, Al Shaw Side Trail and parts of Hilton Falls Side Trail, there and back.
Dress according to weather, poles are strongly recommended,
Bring water and snack.
Hike leaders phone contact for hiking day: 416-566-0503
| 12 | 13 - Sydenham E2E Hike 1 of 14
9:15 AM-2:30 PM 04/13/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/sydenham-e2e-hike-1-of-14/2023-04-13/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: End-to-End
Location (Google Maps): Meet at roadside parking south of km 163.1 on Gleason Lake Road. Shuttle to start at Bluewater Park, Wiarton. Access parking on Gleason Lake Rd. via Concession 24. Hike Leader(s): Nancy Mooney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 174.4 to 163.1 plus Len Holley Side Trail (1.8km) Total distance 13.1km. Description
This is the first hike of a series to complete the Sydenham section, hiking north to south. There will be some road walking, hiking past Wiarton Airport property, Bruce’s Caves Conservation Area and Skinner’s Bluff.
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16 | 17 | 18  Sawmill Valley-Credit River 9:30 AM-1:30 PM 04/18/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/sawmill-valley-credit-river-2/2023-04-18/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Erindale Park, 1695 Dundas St West. — From QEW take Erin Mills Parkway north to Dundas St. Turn right and after about one km (just after passing lights at Mississauga Rd) turn left into Erindale Park. From Hwy 401 or 403 come south on Erin Mills Pkwy to Dundas and turn left. Note: The exit from 401 is called “Mississauga Rd”. Two km south of 401 Mississauga Rd goes to the left but keep right to stay on “Erin Mills Pkwy”. Hike Leader(s): Peter Leeney, cell phone 905-301-4091 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 11 km loop Description
An urban walk from Erindale Park up the Sawmill Valley Trail then across on Burnhamthorpe Rd. to the Credit River (Culham Trail) and return to Erindale Park.
| 19 - Biodiversity Spring Nature Walk: 2nd Annual Pools, Ponds & Peepers
9:30 AM-12:30 PM 04/19/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/2nd-annual-pools-ponds-peepers/2023-04-19/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): Location: Meet at roadside parking at the dead end of Boston Mills Rd., about 400 m west of Mississauga Rd. Directions: From Hwy 10 take Boston Mills Rd. 6 km west to the dead end just west of Mississauga Rd. An alternative is to take Mississauga Rd. north from King St. about 3 kms, turn left on Boston Mills Rd. for about 400 m Hike Leader(s): Richard Smythe Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 3.8 kilometres Description There and back on both the Main Trail and the Rockside Side Trail, about 3.8 kms, with some hills and rugged sections. Hiking poles can be a great help. The pace will be slow at times with numerous stops to observe the spring ephemerals, listen to bird song and take photos. Bring your binoculars, camera and cellphone. Apps like Merlin, Seek, and iNaturalist will help identify flora and fauna along the route.
| 20 - Sydenham E2E Hike 2 of 14
9:15 AM-2:30 PM 04/20/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/sydenham-e2e-hike-2-of-14/2023-04-20/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: End-to-End
Location (Google Maps): Meet at roadside parking east of km 151.3 on Graham’s Hill Rd. Shuttle to start on Gleason Lake Road. Hike Leader(s): Nancy Mooney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 1.8 km of side trail to start, km 163.1 – 151, total distance 13.9 km. Description
This hike will continue along Skinner’s Bluff to Colpoy’s Range Road and through a bit of marshland and meadow.
| 21 | 22 - Earth Day Forest Bathing
10:30 AM-1:30 PM 04/22/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/earth-day-forest-bathing/2023-04-22/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): Depart from Mono Community Centre parking lot (south west of km 1.2), BTC Reference Guide Map 19, Caledon Hills section Hike Leader(s): Janice McClelland Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6 km Description
On this Earth Day Forest Bathing walk, we will walk quietly, using all our senses to absorb the gifts of the Earth. (Additional participants may join us as part of the Township of Mono Earth Day event.)
- Biodiversity Nature Walk – Native Species Scavenger Hunt
12:00 PM-2:00 PM 04/22/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/biodiversity-nature-walk-native-species-scavenger-hunt/2023-04-22/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): Mono Community Centre, 754483 Mono Centre Road on the east side of 2nd Line EHS, 200 metres south of Mono Centre Meet at the northeast corner of the main parking lot.
44.026195, -80.071516 Hike Leader(s): Gary Hall and Richard Smythe Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Easy – mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 3.5 kilometres Description Celebrate Earth Day with our Biodiversity Team on this guaranteed to be fun Native Species Scavenger Hunt. To enhance your experience, download the What3Words, Merlin, Seek or iNaturalist apps, but not a necessity. You are invited to come early, between 10:00 – 12:00 to learn more about the nature apps and join in the “Let’s Make Mono Shine” Community Event festivities.
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23 | 24 | 25 - Terra Cotta
9:30 AM-2:00 PM 04/25/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/terra-cotta-8/2023-04-25/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Winston Churchill Blvd. intersection with Caledon Trailway.
Driving direction: North on Highway 410, continue north on Highway 10, left on King Street, right on Winston Churchill Blvd; drive 1 kilometre to roadside parking on either side of the road. Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Shafiq Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 13 km Description
Will hike Terra Cotta Side Trail and the main Bruce Trail. Bring water, snack. Poles, gaiters recommended
Dress according to weather.
Phone contact for the day of hike: 416-566-0503
| 26 - Nature Walk Speyside Woods
9:30 AM-1:00 PM 04/26/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/nature-walk-speyside-woods/2023-04-26/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the roadside parking area at the end of 17 Sideroad, 730 m northeast of Halton Rd. 25; Map 12. (North of Speyside) Hike Leader(s): Richard Smythe Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 3.44 kms Description
Come and explore the natural world and home of the Jefferson Salamander, Spice Bush, Pixie Cup Lichens and Leather Wood. Bring with you the equipment and technology you enjoy using to explore: binoculars, camera, apps like Merlin, Seek and iNaturalist. Bring water and snacks. There are some sections that are rugged and some that have recently been muddy and wet. Good hiking boots, gaiters and poles are recommended.
| 27 - Sydenham E2E Hike 3 of 14
9:15 AM-2:00 PM 04/27/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/sydenham-e2e-hike-3-of-14/2023-04-27/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: End-to-End
Location (Google Maps): Meet at roadside parking south of km 140.7 on the shoulder of Cole’s Side Rd. Shuttle to start at Graham’s Hill Rd. Hike Leader(s): Nancy Mooney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing, Strenuous – hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: From km 151.0 – 139.6 plus 0.9 of side trail, total distance 12.3 km. Description
This hike will take us through Kemble Mountain. A much more interesting hike day with no road walking and more hills and rocks.
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