Winter Rim2Rim #1 in a series of 3 hikes

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Experienced hikers ONLY/STRENUOUS
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood.

Hike Leader(s): Hart Fischer Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing, Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 19km

Description

Log all three hikes to earn your Winter Rim badge!
After leaving the cars at the Gibraltar Sideroad 6 parking lot, we will follow the John Haigh Side Trail past the highest point on the Bruce Trail until it joins the white blazed trail. We will continue to follow the white blazed trail south across the Pretty River Road, across 30/31 Sideroad Nottawasaga and then up the hill to the Standing Rock and Caves Side Trail leading to the Singhampton Caves in the Nottawasaga Lookout Nature Reserve. After a scramble through the caves and a climb back up to the white blazed trail, we will loop back around and down on the white blazed trail. Bring lots of snacks, lunch and water. Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.(Distance may vary for the winter.) FOR EXPERIENCED HIKERS ONLY! Map 23 Ed. 30. NO Sign-in morning of hike. Contact leader directly if on-line registration is closed.

Car Hike: Rouge National Park Toronto

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Glen Rouge Campground, Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON

Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Hilly, Variable
Distance: 14-15KM

Description

It is winter time please bring your icers, hiking poles, proper closing and shoes and hot drinks,

Please carefully read  safety procedures during the hike:

1-Hikers must stay between the leader and the sweep.

2-Hikers must advise the leader or the sweep if they wish to leave the group.

3- Hikers must follow the whistle instructions: 1 blast- stay where you are; 2 blasts come to the leader; 3 blasts – come to the leader quickly.

4-Hike leader may request volunteers to stop at trail intersections, they need to help hikers to the direction the group walk and wait till they see the sweep .

5-Hikers have to make sure they can  see the persons behind and in front of them.

Car Hike: Queen Elizabeth II WIldlands PP Exploration Hike

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps):

Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands PP

Hike Leader(s): Glynn Richardson Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Challenging, Rocky, Variable
Distance: 14-18 km

Description

Join me and the Toronto Bruce Trail Club for a hike on Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 8:30am!

Looking for adventure and exploration? Let’s get off the trail and explore the area. Join me on this Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands PP exploratory hike.

This is an advanced hike!

MANDATORY EQUIPMENT: Hiking boots, trail crampons, snowshoes and headlamps. DO NOT show up without these items, you will NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE.

At the trailhead we will evaluate conditions and determine whether we will wear, carry or leave our snowshoes.  Hiking poles and gaiters are highly recommended. They will come in handy when crossing over beaver dams.

Expect to spend 6-8 hrs hiking 14-18 km, depending upon the conditions and the groups ability, mostly off the trail over rugged topography, We’ll explore forests, rock barrens and views. Our feet may get a little wet as we navigate our way around and over ponds (beaver dam), creeks (rocks, logs), lakes (We will NOT be travelling on ice) and beaver dams. There will be lots of elevation change and challenges.

Bring snacks, lunch, water.

Check the weather in advance and dress accordingly in layers.

There will be no dropouts and no dogs.

Participants are to register with Glynn Richardson: g.rich2010@outlook.com.

Registered participants are to arrive 15 minutes prior to the hike for briefing

Space is limited. Maximum of 6.

Dufferin Hi-Land Winter Badge Hike #2 of 4

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land, Map 20. Meet at BTC Rock Hill parking lot on 1st Line EHS, Mulmur, 300 metres south of 10 Sideroad/County Rd 17.

Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Helen Bailey Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections, Strenuous
Distance: 8 or 9.5 km

Description

We will hike the Main Trail to the Oliver Creek Loop, returning by way of Moss Haven Side Trail and Main Trail. Option to continue across 1st Line to Rock Hill loop. Lots of hills, streams and crevices. Dress for winter conditions. Snowshoes and/or icers required. Hike leaders will contact registered hikers a day or two before the hike to advise on trail conditions and any weather alerts. Bring water, snacks and lunch.

10:00am Decew House

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps): Decew House. Decew Road West of Merritville Highway.

Hike Leader(s): Sylvia Wheeler Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely, Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 5 km

Description

Hike from Decew House on the main trail along Lake Moodie and visit Decew Falls at the Morningstar Mill

Dress for the weather and bring ices, poles and a drink

Urban Walk: Scarborough History Hike, Birkdale Ravine/Thomson Memorial Park

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Scarborough Centre RT Station – Meet in the TTC Bus area downstairs by the platform #21 Brimley Southbound to take the bus scheduled to depart at 10:26 AM.
If driving, you may park at the Birkdale Community Centre 1299 Ellesmere Road (south side of Ellesmere west of Brimley) and we will meet you at the doors at about 10:35 AM.

Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales, George Lennon Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 12 km

Description

Join us for a hike through serene Birkdale Ravine after which we will walk on St. Andrews Road, a street that time left behind, with historical buildings including an 1849 church, the sexton’s house, and Scarborough’s first public library. We’ll hike some more, distance depending on the conditions of the day, and return by way of the Scarborough Museum comprised of four heritage buildings moved to Thomson Memorial Park. The fire in the old hearth and hot drinks are welcoming at the end of a Winter’s Day hike on the park trails and adjacent heritage neighborhood. Admission to the museum is free