Car Hike: Cherry Beach Downtown Toronto

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Free parking lot at the end of Cherry Street

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

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 14-15KM

Description

Park  in Cherry Beach parking lot

We will explore Tommy Thompson park along Lake Ontario and listen to the birds and visit light house at the end of park.

Some 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.

8:30 Kinsmen Park, Beamsville

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps): Meet in the parking lot at the end of Frost Rd.

Hike Leader(s): Vince Zvonar Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 12

Description

Beaver Valley E2E #4 Eugenia and Hogg's Falls

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): West end of North Street at the north end of the village of Eugenia. 44.319895, -80.528232. km 58.3 BTC map 26.

Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Slippery and Steep Sections, Strenuous
Distance: 15.5 kms.

Description

Celebrate Canada Day rambling up and down the Beaver Valley with like-minded Humane Hiking enthusiasts.  Flags and Canada colours welcome!  This is hike 4 of series taking us across the entire BV section of our glorious Bruce Trail.  Lots of ups and downs.  Could be heat and bugs.  Please bring 3L of water, bug spray, a snack, a lunch and a smile.  Please be ready to shuttle at 9:15 am sharp.

Canada Day Forest Bathing Walk - Nottawasaga Bluffs Loop

Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): The walk departs from Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority parking lot at km 21.9 – BTC Ref Guide, Map 22, in the Blue Mountains section. Driving directions: If proceeding north from Primrose, go west on Highway 10 & 89 (combined) to Highway 124, then north (right) on Highway 124 to Singhampton. At Singhampton, turn right following Highway 124 east and in .75 km turn right on Mill Town Rd. and an immediate left on Ewing Rd., turn left on 17/18 Side Road, right on Concession 10 South, left on 15/16 Side Road, parking lot is on your right. (Roads are clearly shown on Map 22.) $10 + HST parking fee – easy to pay ahead – go to Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, click on Recreation, then parking fees, select on-line parking option and click on hotspot website.

Hike Leader(s): Janice McClelland Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

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

Description

A quiet walk west along the Bruce Trail through forest and under the eye of interesting Escarpment cliffs, peacefully crossing streams and then following the Nottawasaga Bluffs Lookout Trail, on and through the magical Keyhole Side Trail to re-join the Main Trail. Lunch break at a lookout point. After lunch we quietly continue through forest on the Main Trail to the Hamilton Brothers Side Trail and return to our start point. Hiking boots necessary for short, steep sections on and around the Keyhole Side Trail. Please bring lunch and water. A fine and humble way to appreciate Canada Day!

Car Hike: Forks of the Credit

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, Map 15

Hike Leader(s): Al Brown Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 11 km

Description

We will complete a loop hike through the PP starting from the Elora Cataract Trailway. The trail passes through rolling glacial hills and open fields and includes a couple serious hills. We will not be passing through the Devil’s Pulpit dues to roadworks on Dominion Street.

After the hike those interested may meet in Erin to replace electrolytes.

To get to the meeting point take Mississauga Road north to Belfountain. Continue another 3 km north on Mississauga Road to where the Trailway crosses Mississauga Road. Parking is on both sides of the road.