Caledon Hills

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Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Scotsdale Farm parking lot.
From Highway 401 go north on Trafalgar Rd. until it merges with Highway 7, turn left on Highway 7, after about 4 km Trafalgar Rd. will branch-out to the right, take Trafalgar Rd., entrance to Scotsdale Farm is on the right after about 1.5 km. An unpaved road leads to the 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: 10-11 km

Description

Will go on main Bruce Trail and side trails in Scotsdale and Silver Creek Conservation Area, Maureen Smith and parts of Bennett Heritage in a loop.
Bring water, snack.
Poles and gaiters are recommended.
Bug spray may be needed.
Hike leader’s contact # 416-566-0503.

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Hosting Club: Iroquoia, Caledon Hills
Category: Special Event
Location (Google Maps):

Caledon Hills – Location will be advised

Hike Leader(s): Heather Zrini Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 20 km

Description

On this series of three hiking days,  we will complete the five loop hikes that are required to earn the Caledon Hills Sideways Badge.  If you are not interested in earning the badge, please join us for some great hiking.  Hikers can sign up for individual hikes as you do not need to complete all three to participate.  The dates of the three hiking days will be April 13, April 27 and May 11.  We will meet at the starting point at 9am each week.  Our finishing time is an approximation.  On each of the first two hiking days, we will be completing two of the loops.  On May 11, there will be one loop hike and if there is interest, we will hike another loop in Mono Cliffs Provincial Park.  Each loop is approximately 10 km in length.  For more information about the hikes, please see the link below:

Sideways Badge Loop .PDF Download

Our schedule will be as follows:

April 13 – Hike One and Hike Five

April 27 – Hike Two and Hike Three

May 11 – Hike Four and a hike in Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

Carpooling is encouraged.  Since these are loop hikes, we will not need to shuttle.   On the first day, a Provincial Park Daily Vehicle Permit Reservation will be required.  We will be parking and hiking in the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park on Day 1.  Passes that can be used when making the reservation can be purchased through the Ontario Provincial Park website or borrowed from your local library.  If a car does not have a pass, the cost of the Daily Vehicle Permit reservation will be split between those people in that car.

More information, including specific details about the meeting points, will be provided to those who sign up for the hikes.

If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

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Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Meet at parking lot across from Limehouse Public School, near km 21.6 Map 12 Edition 31. From Hwy 401 take Trafalgar Rd. North. At Sideroad 22 turn left and follow 3 km to the village of Limehouse. The parking lot is on the left across from the Public School parking.

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: 10 km

Description

We will hike a loop using the Main Trail and the Canada Goose Side Trail.  We will hike through the Limehouse Conservation Area passing the remains of the restored powder magazine, a lime kiln, and an old mill.  We will skirt the edge of farmland and a quarry as well as hike through hardwood forest.

Expect the trail to be wet with the melt; 1.5 km of road will give us break from the spring conditions.

Plan is for a couple of stops for hydration and clothing adjustments and a snack break.

Dress in layers, hiking boots required, poles and gaiters recommended.

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Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Meet in the Cheltenham Badlands parking lot on Olde Base Line Road, Caledon

Hike Leader(s): Lynn Dobson Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: Moving gravel in wheelbarrows 900 metres

Description

The Club will continue to improve the trail in the Badlands on Thursday, April 16th (weather permitting) with laying down landscape cloth and covering it with gravel on the trail. Lightly loaded wheelbarrows of gravel will be wheeled 900 metres from the parking lot to the trail to spread. This project requires enthusiasm and 10 – 12 volunteers for a few hours. Wheelbarrows and rakes will be provided. Work gloves are appropriate. Bring your own refillable water bottle.

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Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Hockley Valley Resorts Service Road, entering off 3rd line and heading towards the chair lifts. This gravel road is south of the main entrance. DO NOT BLOCK TRAFFIC PLEASE.

Hike Leader(s): Lynn

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 1 km

Description

The main trail at Hockley Resort is being rerouted and this work has to be done before golf season starts.  On Friday, April 17th at 10:00 a.m. volunteers are needed to do benching, lopping of undergrowth and raking for trail building.

This project will take a few hours – volunteers need to bring some lunch, gloves and water.  We are looking for 10-12 volunteers – experienced or novice and willing to learn.

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Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Split Rock Side Trail parking lot, 2nd Line EHS.
Take Highway 410 north, continue on Highway 10, pass through Orangeville, turn right on 25 Sideroad, left on 2nd Line EHS, drive about 1.5 km to the BTC parking lot on the right.

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 a combination of main and side trails; Split Rock, Narrows, Ralph Tremills, Walter Tovell, and Lookout Side Trail. Will have snack break at Lookout.
Dress according to weather, poles are recommended.
Bring hydration drink and snack.

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Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Cheltenham Badlands- 1739 Olde Base Line Road, Caledon L7C 0K6

Hike Leader(s): Richard Smythe Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing

Description

On Tuesday, April 21st volunteers are needed to continue with Habitat Restoration at the Badlands. This is a significant project that requires a large group of volunteers. This spring, the focus will be on treating the standing Buckthorn with a basal bark herbicide. There is an opportunity for volunteers that are not licensed pesticide applicators to be trained and supervised by licensed staff. You will be trained before the work starts, becoming ‘Assistant Trainees’, and perform the same tasks as the two licensed pesticide applicators.

We also need sawyers, spotters, loppers, extractigators, and brush clearers. There is something for everyone! In addition to buckthorn treatment, the group will be cutting down some of the larger Buckthorn and treating the stumps with herbicide.

Volunteers who are able to be herbicide application trainees need to arrive for 10:00 a.m. Training will be provided by BTC Staff. We need 6 Herbicide applicators who will be supervised by a licensed exterminator – note these volunteers start at 10:00 a.m. for training/instruction. There will be 3 Assistant Trainees per licensed exterminator. These volunteers will be provided with Personal protective equipment; need to wear rugged outdoor work clothes.
We are looking for 8 plus sawyers, spotters, loppers, pruners and brush clearers, extractigator users and these volunteers start at 10:30 a.m. We will pair at least one sawyer/lopper volunteer with a herbicide applicator. Volunteers who are sawyers, spotters, loppers and brush clearers, extractigator users arrive at 10:30 a.m.
Registration to participate will be through the BTC Hike Schedule.

When you register, please indicate whether you are interested in becoming:
a) one of the 6 Assistant Trainee Pesticide Applicators
OR
b) you are a trained a sawyer and will do that
OR
c) you want to be a spotter, using loppers and doing brush clearing, and an extractigator

All volunteers will need gloves and a water bottle. Water and snacks will be provided along with a sense of accomplishment and pride that we are continuing the project to restore the Badlands.
RAIN DATE for this event will be Friday, April 24th, 2026

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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 km

Description

There and back on both the Main Trail and the Rockside Side Trail, about 3.8 km, 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.

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Hosting Club: Iroquoia, Caledon Hills
Category: Special Event
Location (Google Maps):

Caledon Hills – Location will be advised

Hike Leader(s): Heather Zrini Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 20 km

Description

On this series of three hiking days,  we will complete the five loop hikes that are required to earn the Caledon Hills Sideways Badge.  If you are not interested in earning the badge, please join us for some great hiking.  Hikers can sign up for individual hikes as you do not need to complete all three to participate.  The dates of the three hiking days will be April 13, April 27 and May 11.  We will meet at the starting point at 9am each week.  Our finishing time is an approximation.  On each of the first two hiking days, we will be completing two of the loops.  On May 11, there will be one loop hike and if there is interest, we will hike another loop in Mono Cliffs Provincial Park.  Each loop is approximately 10 km in length.  For more information about the hikes, please see the link below:

Sideways Badge Loop .PDF Download

Our schedule will be as follows:

April 13 – Hike One and Hike Five

April 27 – Hike Two and Hike Three

May 11 – Hike Four and a hike in Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

Carpooling is encouraged.  Since these are loop hikes, we will not need to shuttle.   On the first day, a Provincial Park Daily Vehicle Permit Reservation will be required.  We will be parking and hiking in the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park on Day 1.  Passes that can be used when making the reservation can be purchased through the Ontario Provincial Park website or borrowed from your local library.  If a car does not have a pass, the cost of the Daily Vehicle Permit reservation will be split between those people in that car.

More information, including specific details about the meeting points, will be provided to those who sign up for the hikes.

If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.