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1 | 2 | 3 - 7th Line North to loop through Hockleycrest
9:30 AM-1:30 PM 06/03/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/7th-line-north-to-loop-through-hockleycrest-2/2025-06-03/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Bruce Trail Parking Lot – 7th Line Access
Airport Road North of Highway 9
Right on 7th Line, parking lot immediately on the right (east) of Airport Road Hike Leader(s): Jennie Greenfield 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
We will hike the Main Trail north from 7th Line to 5 Side Road then loop through the beautiful Hockleycrest property on a combination of the Main Trail and Darcy, Hockleycrest and Harmony Side Trails before returning to 7th Line on the Main Trail. The terrain varies from rolling hills and open hilltops, hardwood bush and pine plantations. There will be a few ups and downs including one steep valley that we will ascend and descend on both the way out and back! Bring your favourite snacks and hydration. Don’t forget the bug spray! Hiking boots required, hiking poles are recommended. There will be stops for water along the way and a longer snack / lunch break later in the hike. Bring plenty of water, and dress in layers appropriate for the cooler weather.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 - Car Hike: Scotsdale Farm
8:30 AM-2:30 PM 06/07/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-scotsdale-farm-12/2025-06-07/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Scotsdale Farm, Map 13. Directions; from Highway 401, head north on Trafalgar Road past Georgetown. Trafalgar briefly merges with Highway 7 for about 3 km before separating to the right at the village of Silver Creek. At the stop light in Silver Creek, continue north on Trafalgar Road for about 1 km to the entrance of Scotsdale Farm on your right. Drive in about half a kilometre to reach the parking area. Hike Leader(s): Dylan “Lana” Hubbard 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
Join us for a loop hike along the main Bruce Trail and its scenic side trails, including the stunning Great Esker Side Trail. After the hike, if enough people are interested, we’ll gather at The Shepherd’s Crook in Georgetown for refreshments and good company. Please dress appropriately for the weather, bring plenty of water, and pack some snacks. Note that parts of the trail are rocky, so poles are highly recommended. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment. This hike is an LGBTQ+ safe space, and everyone is encouraged to join us!
- Indigenous learning at Terra Cotta
1:00 PM-3:00 PM 06/07/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/indigenous-learning-at-terra-cotta/2025-06-07/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Terra Cotta Conservation Area, off Winston Churchill Blvd. within the Conservation Area. Hike Leader(s): GG Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: approx. 5km (or more depending on interest!) Description
Looking for an Indigenous learning and hike outing? Join us as we learn about the Sweat Lodge at Terra Cotta, explore the amazing wetland area and read “Nibi’s water song” tales on the trail. Park entry requires gate admission https://cvc.ca/credit-valley-parks/admissions-and-reservations/ Please wear appropriate gear, hiking boots, poles, and bring snacks and water. There are washrooms on site. Join us as we enjoy, learn and appreciate together
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8  Yoga + Hike Fundraiser 9:30 AM-1:00 AM 06/08/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/yoga-hike-fundraiser/2025-06-08/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the BTC parking lot, 713377 1st Line EHS, Mono. It is easier to go north on 1st Line from Side Road 5 than it is to go south on 1st Line from Hockley Road. 1st Line is not maintained between the parking lot and Hockley Road. It is best to aim for arriving around 9:15 am, so we can start our yoga session as close to 9:30 as possible. Thanks! Hike Leader(s): Elizabeth Ganong and Sandy Green Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: Approximately 6.5 km Description
Join us for the CHBTC’s first Yoga + Hike Fundraiser happening at Riverside Woods. Led by Elaine Vallevand, we start with an outdoor yoga session at 9:30 am. Bring your mat! The yoga session will focus on standing poses. Light refreshments will be provided following our yoga session. During this break, you will have time to put your mat in your vehicle and get ready to hike. By 11 am, we should be on the trails. The approximately 6.5 km hike will allow us to continue our time together in nature. Plan to be finished before 1 pm. 100% of the proceeds will support maintaining and preserving the Bruce Trail. Our kind and giving yoga instructor is donating her time, the refreshments are donated by our generous members, and of course, our hike leaders are donating their time. Thank you for your generosity in making this inaugural CHBTC event a success! Registration closes on Saturday, June 7th at 9:30 am! While there are no refunds for this event, you may name a person who will take your spot. Please message the hike leaders to name the person attending in your place. Thanks! Things to consider bringing: a water bottle, a mat, a blanket (if you want a larger area on the grass covered), insect repellent, sunscreen, a hat, hiking shoes/boots, poles, a snack/lunch
| 9 | 10 - Halton Regional Forest
9:30 AM-2:30 PM 06/10/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/halton-regional-forest/2025-06-10/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Parking at: 10 Side Road and 4th Line Nassagaweya (trail entrance to Halton Regional Forest).
From Highway 401 West, turn right (north) on Guelph Line, right on 10 Side Rd. The road bends northwards and becomes 4th Line Nassagaweya; roadside parking at the bend. 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: 12 km Description
Will hike trails in Halton Regional Forest and Hilton Falls Conservation Area; beautiful trails are relatively flat with some rocky parts. Snack break at Hilton Falls, possibly around fire pit.
Bring water and snack. Poles are recommended.
Hike leader cell phone: 416-566-0503 (note that reception in hiking area is usually poor, leave a message for a return call).
| 11 - Bluebirds, Meadowlarks and More
9:00 AM-12:00 PM 06/11/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/bluebirds-meadowlarks-and-more/2025-06-11/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): Meet at parking lot on Mono 5 Sideroad at km 45.4 where the trail crosses. Take Airport Road north on Mono Mills to 5 Sideroad. Turn east on 5 Sideroad to the parking lot on north side of road. Hike Leader(s): Gary Hall 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 – 4 km Description
This will be a car hike. From our meeting place, we’ll make a short car pool to the Bruce Trail Parking lot on the 7th Line Mono (corner of 7th Line and Airport Road) . We’ll begin by exploring the Humber Heights property and listen and watch for Bluebirds, Meadowlarks, Indigo Buntings, Field Sparrows as well as other grassland species. We’ll then retrace our steps on Humber Heights and follow the main trail through Twin Waters (a new BTC property), Mathilde’s Way and The Gosling Forest and Nature Reserve and finish at the car park on 5 Sideroad. With the exception of a 600 metre walk along the 7th Line, the hike will be entirely on BTC properties – four in all. Bring binoculars, camera, and cell phone. The Merlin App will help identify bird songs.
| 12 - Hockleycrest Citizen Scientist Nature Walk
9:00 AM-11:30 AM 06/12/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hockleycrest-citizen-scientist-nature-walk/2025-06-12/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the Bruce Trail Parking Lot on Mono 5 Sideroad. Google GPS Coordinates: 43.974055, -79.984988 Directions: From Airport Road, turn east onto 5 Sideroad and drive for 600 metres. The parking lot is on the left-hand side. Hike Leader(s): Sandy Green Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 5.5 km Description
Pique your curiosity about the awakening forest in the Hockleycrest area. Learn to use nature identification apps Merlin, Seek and iNaturalist to collect biodiversity data along the Bruce Trail for the BTC’s iNaturalist Project. Badge seekers can work towards earning the CHBTC Citizen Scientist badge.
| 13 | 14 - Jeju Ole International Friendship Hike
8:30 AM-1:00 PM 06/14/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/jeju-ole-international-friendship-hike/2025-06-14/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Hockley Road Parking Lot
43.972857, -80.056330 Directions: From ON-10 head east on Hockley Road/Dufferin County Road 7 for 5 kilometres Hike Leader(s): Sandy Green Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6.0 kilometres or 11.5 kilometres Description
All are welcome to join members and friends of the Caledon Hills Club and Sansamo Korean Hiking Club to explore the Jeju Olle Friendship Trail located in the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve. This Bruce Trail Conservancy International Friendship Trail is twinned with the Jeju Olle walking trail located on the island of Jeju, South Korea. Bring water and a snack. Sturdy shoes are recommended. We are offering two distances for everyone’s enjoyment.
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15 | 16 | 17 - Forks of the Credit
9:30 AM-2:30 PM 06/17/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/forks-of-the-credit-3/2025-06-17/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Mississauga Rd. intersection with Elora-Cataract Trailway.
Driving direction: From Highway 401, north on Mississauga Rd., pass through Belfountain village, after crossing Cataract Rd. and Elora-Cataract Trailway, park on either side of the road.
Alternate: North on Highway 410, continue on Highway 10, at Caledon Village, left on Charleston Sideroad (24), left on Mississauga Rd., drive 2 km to the roadside parking. 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: 11 km Description
Will enter Forks of the Credit Conservation Area using Elora-Cataract Trailway and hike main Bruce Trail, Mill Pond Trail and parts of conservation trails.
Bring water and snack; poles are recommended.
Bugs spray and sunscreen are useful.
Optional refreshment stop at one of the cafes nearby – more information on the hiking day.
| 18 | 19 - Caledon End to End Stained Glass Fundraiser Badge
8:30 AM 06/19/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/caledon-end-to-end-stained-glass-fundraiser-badge/2025-06-19/ This is a Multi-Day HikeYou are signing up for the following dates:
2025-06-19, 2025-06-20, 2025-06-26, 2025-06-27 Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills, Beaver Valley Location (Google Maps): First hike meets on the southwest shoulder of Willoughby Rd & Escarpment Sideroad, km 15.9, Map15, Edition 31 BTC Guidebook, N 43.831244, W 79.980588 Hike Leader(s): Glenda Collings Click here to contact the hike leader. Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate, Some steep sections
Length of Hike: 15.9 km + approx. 2 km to walk to parking on Boston Mills Road Description
Join us for a set of four hikes in the Caledon BTC section to earn the Stained Glass fundraiser badge. The medium hike pace will range between 3 to 4 km per hour, sometimes a bit more than 4 km per hour on easy flat terrain, with a snack and lunch break. Hikers may request a personal bio break, clothing adjustment, drink stop, etc. at any time during the hike by notifying the leader or sweep. The hikes range from approx. 18 to 19.5 km. Please self evaluate your ability to manage the pace and length of these hikes. Life does happen, so hikers will be able to miss one hike and make it up on their own before June 27. A full hike schedule, with meet locations, will be sent to hikers after registration. If you have any questions please use the “Contact hike leader” option on the online schedule.
| 20 | 21 - Indigenous Learnings: Medicine Garden Exploring at Albion Hills
2:00 PM-4:00 PM 06/21/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/indigenous-learnings-medicine-garden-exploring-at-albion-hills/2025-06-21/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Albion Hills Conservation Area – meet up at 1:45 PM at Chalet parking, follow well marked signs to Chalet. Hike Leader(s): GG Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: ~8 km (or more depending on interest!) Description
*Updated to afternoon to allow join of water walk in the AM* Looking for an Indigenous learning opportunity? Enjoy a ~6 km walk/hike to the Indigenous Medicine Garden located in the Albion Hills Conservation Park property. We will learn about the history of the medicine garden while we enjoy some trails. Dress for the weather, wear your hikers, pack your personal items, meds, water, snacks. There are washrooms at meet up spot. We will meet up at 1:45 PM in the parking lot closest to the chalet: Chalet Building, Albion, ON L7E 0M8. NOTE: The park does have a entry parking fee https://trca.ca/parks/albion-hills-conservation-area/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1bSxteKnigMVzTMIBR0Clxb-EAAYASAAEgICJPD_BwE#park_title_350_5. Join us as we enjoy, learn and appreciate together.
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22 | 23 | 24 - Limehouse Loop
9:30 AM-12:00 PM 06/24/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/limehouse-loop-6/2025-06-24/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Limehouse Conservation Area, west of km 20.3 at the baseball diamonds. Access from 5th Line, just southeast of the village of Limehouse. Hike Leader(s): Ralph Shapiro Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 9 kilometres Description
Lovely loop hike using main trail and couple of side trails.
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 - Pride Hike
10:00 AM-12:00 PM 06/28/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/pride-hike/2025-06-28/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): From Hwy #10 north of Orangeville, turn east on Hockley Road.
Drive for 1.1 km.
Continue straight onto Side Road 5 for 1.6 km.
Turn left onto 1st Line EHS for 900 metres.
Continue straight into the parking lot. ***DO NOT take 1st Line EHS south from Hockley Road. It is NOT maintained. Google Maps may suggest this impassable route. Hike Leader(s): Dylan “Lana” Hubbard, Sandy Green, Roopa Dindigal Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Easy – mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 4.5 km Description
Celebrate Pride together in nature. This community hike will be a leisurely 5 km loop on a well-maintained forested trail. Wear comfortable, sturdy shoes. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, a picnic lunch, and a beverage. Light refreshments prepared by members of our club will also be served. Everyone will receive a Bruce Trail Conservancy Pride Badge. This hiking event is a 2SLBGTQIA+ safe space. The CHBTC is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment.
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