Caledon Hills

Sydenham Stained Glass Badge E2E in 8 Hikes

Hosting Club: Caledon Hills, Sydenham
Category: End-to-End
Location (Google Maps): Meet at a parking lot off of 6th Concession Road south.

Hike Leader(s): Lily Li Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hour, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 21 km

Description

Earn the Hart’s Tongue Stained Glass / Fundraiser badge, which is part of the collectable Bruce Trail Clubs stained glass-themed fundraiser set. This is a special series of 8 hikes in 4 weekends to complete the Sydenham section of 166 kms. Hike distances range from 18 to 23 km each day with about 4 km/hour pace. The hike is intended to be moderate to brisk.

Please dress according to the weather presented that day. Bring at least 2 liters of water and electrolytes, lunch, snack, hat, sunscreen and bug spray for the long day of hike.

This is a car shuttle hike. Please have your vehicle ready as everyone will be taking a turn either to drive to the start point of our hike or to get our drivers back at the end of the day.

Sydenham Lindenwood Road to Graham's Hill

Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Bruce Trail Lindenwood Parking lot, 125.7 km, Bruce Trail Reference Guide Edition 31.

Hike Leader(s): Dan Patterson Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 22.2 km

Description

First stage in a two stage hike to Wiarton where Sydenham meets the Peninsula Section. We will shuttle to Graham’s Hill Rd. and hike 22.2 km back. Bring sufficient water, lunch, snacks, bug repellent. Hiking poles may be helpful in this area.

Mono Cliffs Provincial Park Scenic Hike

Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): •Do not go to the Mono Cliff Provincial Park Parking lot on 3rd Line EHS, this is the wrong place.
•Meet the hike leader at the Mono Centre parking lot. The entrance to the parking area is on your right, just before a tennis court.
. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.

Hike Leader(s): Priyantha(Pri) Amarasinghe Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 10 km

Description

This loop hike is one of the more popular forest adventures in Mono Cliffs. Its trail system offers a great deal of diversity, featuring marshes, dry woods, ponds, and rolling hills that lead to several excellent viewpoints.

Among the several trails within the park, we take on a combination of the most scenic sections, including the main Bruce Trail, the Clifftop Side Trail with stops at the wooden steps going down to the escarpment valley for pictures and walking back up, and continue hiking further north to the Lookout deck for a good view of the plain below. Next stop is at Scenic Rock Cliffs/Jacobs Ladder (there are 45 steel steps to reach the bottom deck for beautiful rock cliff pictures and go back up the same way).  We then hike further north past McCarston’s Lake onto the Lookout Trail for a scenic view of the highest point in the park, at 507m/1607 ft, before joining the Walter Tovell Side Trail, from where we hike back to the Mono Centre parking.

Most of the path is flat, grassy trail with a few rocky inclines and those metal and wooden steps as mentioned above.

Must haves

Good, well-broken hiking shoes, bug spray, water, a lunch snack, personal hygiene stuff/garbage bag to carry any food waste/wrappings and ideally a wide-brimmed sun hat or a cap to protect from the midday heat. Trekking poles are recommended.