Stained Glass Butternut Badge End to End in 8 Fundraiser

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Stained Glass Badge End to End Fundraiser Hike
Location (Google Maps): We are hiking Southbound from Hilton Falls to Grimsby.

Hike Leader(s): Ruth Moffatt 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, Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 122/8 hikes – Daily distance will depend on available parking

Description

Please Note: Refunds are not allowed for this hike. Proceeds will go to supporting the Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club in maintaining the trail infrastructure and in turn supports the mission of the Bruce Trail Conservancy, which is: “Preserving a ribbon of wilderness, for everyone, forever.”

Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing, Slippery and Steep Sections, Slippery Sections Likely, Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing. This section has it all and conditions are sometimes due to weather.
Distance: The Iroquoia section of trail is 122km which will be split into 8 hikes. Each hike’s distance will be dependent on available parking. The first day’s distance is about 19.5km. A schedule with all distances will be provided to all participants prior to the start.
Please arrive at the meeting spot at least 15min prior to 8am on each day.

Description

This is a special series of 8 hikes to complete the entire Iroquoia section of the Bruce Trail over 2-3 days each week, during the week, over 3 weeks. There is an accomplishment badge, included in the registration fee – which was designed by Joe Borges and features the butternut tree. Please note, normally this badge is offered in 10 hikes, where you can miss up to 3 and make those hikes up on your own. For this series, we are combining two of those hikes with the distance, so you can only miss one of the hikes and make it up on your own.

For this E2E in 8, we will be following the main trail southbound starting in Milton and finishing in Grimsby where the celebration often concludes with a special treat. Please note, you are signing up for the entire series of eight hikes as a Group Hike. The Iroquoia series is geared to experienced hikers with the expectation of a 3 -4km/hr pace maintained over the entire daily distance. Please contact the Hike Leader if you only need a portion of this section.

Hikers will be expected to wear proper hiking footwear and layered clothing. Sufficient snacks, water, hiking poles, and wet weather gear (if necessary) are recommended. Please always include a First Aid Kit in your backpack.

A maximum of 1 of the 8 hikes can be self-completed as a result of scheduling challenges, but it is intended that this badge be earned while hiking as part of a group led by the hike leader. Car shuttles are shared amongst the hikers.

Points of interest, plant id, photo ops, guidance, hike organization and choice of the butternut badge or the new red fox badge, are all included in the fee.

If anyone has any questions, please direct them through the contact on this page.

Please note there are no refunds!

Iroquoia E2E Series 1 of 8

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Iroquoia

Location (Google Maps): Meeting Place: Roadside Parking MacDui Drive, we will car shuffle to the start of the hike.

Hike Leader(s): Pati Greenwood, Jeff Dowsett Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 15.8

Description

Join us for this series of 8 hikes to complete the Iroquoia Section of the Bruce Trail.  Register for all 8 hikes (to be entitled to the badge) or only the ones you are available for.  Car shuffle and other hike details will be emailed to registered hikers a few days prior to the hike. Bring plenty of water and a snack.  Wear appropriate clothing for conditions.  Hiking boots are mandatory and hiking poles are suggested.  Please arrive at the meeting place by 8:15 am as we will leave promptly at 8:30 am to shuffle to our starting point.

Men's Hike; Black Creek Provincial Park

Hosting Club: Peninsula

Location (Google Maps): Black Creek Provincial Park, Lion’s Head

Hike Leader(s): Owen Glendon Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Easy
Distance: ~3-3 1/2 km

Description

Meet at the Lion’s Head Legion located on Hwy 6 (6 Hellyer’s Rd) by 1030 am. Join us for coffee anytime between 9:00 a.m.and 10:30 a.m. We will take the 10 minute drive from here to the Park on the Lake Huron shore for an easy in/out hike. The hike will include a short sandy beach section, trail through mixed forest  and some rocky beach.

Dress warmly as we will be next to open water. Bring water and snacks as the hike will run until about 12:30. Hiking footwear is suggested.