9:00 Beamer Falls Conservation Area

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps):

Lions swimming pool, Elm St, Grimsby

Hike Leader(s): Karen Limardi Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 6k

Description

Beamer Memorial Conservation Area offers one of Niagara’s most breath-taking and panoramic views of the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario.
Take a walk along the scenic Lookout and Bruce Trails and soak up the picturesque views of the 40 Mile Creek Valley, the Lake Ontario shoreline and the escarpment ridge from one of our viewing. Bring a drink, icers and poles

Woodford Escarpment Side Trail and Crevice Spring

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood.

Hike Leader(s): Frank Huggins Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6km

Description

Please be prepared with icers’s or snowshoes.Parking at the Woodford community center (just north of km 41.7 in the Sydenham section), we will cross to the south side of Hwy 26. We will hike through some crevices, see a giant pothole converted into a lime kiln and other signs of an old pioneer settlement (church foundation) and continue on to the Escarpment edge. We will then loop back to pick up the start of Crevice Springs Side Trail, exploring crevices formed when dolostone loosened from the face of the Escarpment. Ultimately we will descend before beginning the ascent through an interesting crevice called the “hole-in-the-wall”.

Good Companions - Hendry Valley and Woodland Cemetery (formerly Hidden Valley Park to the Valley Inn Bridge - there and back)

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Hidden Valley Park – Burlington (parking lot on Hidden Valley Road- just off Lemonville Rd) – see map below

Hike Leader(s): Ted Bossence Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 7 km.

Description

Starting at the RBG parking lot for the Hendry Valley trails at Cherry Hill Gate, we will walk the Hendry Valley and out to Woodland Cemetery where we will walk the perimeter with views over Burlington Bay.  Our walk in the cemetery will necessitate traversing some graves.  Bring icers , snack and water.

Please arrive a few minutes before start time.  If you cancel after 4:00 pm the day before the hike please inform me by email at tedbossence@sympatico.ca or by text at 905 334-8752 the morning of the hike.  I will be leaving on time.

11:00 am Hike & Picnic

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: Loop
Location (Google Maps): Locust Grove Picnic Area

Hike Leader(s): Marion Hanover Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 7 km

Description

Hike around Queenston area.  Optional outdoor gathering in Locust Grove including pot luck picnic.

NEW DATE Silent Valley

Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: Snowshoe Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet in the north-east corner of the parking lot at Home Depot on Highway 26 on the east side of Owen Sound.

Hike Leader(s): Franziska Edney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h
Terrain: Strenuous: Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing., There might be icy and slippery sections.
Distance: 4-6 kms

Description

Depending on snow and weather conditions we will snowshoe a variety of blue and white trails. Distance to be decided the day of the hike. Poles are recommended. Map 30. Please contact hike leader at 519-379-2573 if you are unable to register or if you not interested in car pooling.