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- 29September 29, 2024
Bruce Trail Conservancy and Vieni Estates Presents: A Celebration of Partnership And Community
https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/bruce-trail-conservancy-and-vieni-estates-presents-a-celebration-of-partnership-and-community/Sorry, the registration cut-off time for this hike has been reached.Not a member? Click here to join today!Hosting Club: Niagara, Iroquoia, Toronto, Caledon Hills, Dufferin Hi-Land, Blue Mountains, Beaver Valley, Sydenham, Peninsula
Category: Event Hikes
Location (Google Maps): Vieni Estates WineryHike Leader(s): Bess Maclaughlin Nakashima, Sam Rutherford Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely, Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 3-5kmDescription
Join us in celebrating the ongoing relationship between Vieni Estates and the Bruce Trail Conservancy. Sam Rutherford will be guiding you on a 1-and-a-half-hour hike starting at Vieni Estates. We will return to our starting point for a wine tasting and lunch.Let’s celebrate this ongoing relationship as we look to the future!
10:00am Invasive Honeysuckle Removal - Work Party - 2024
https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/1000am-invasive-honeysuckle-removal-work-party-2024/Sorry, the registration cut-off time for this hike has been reached.Not a member? Click here to join today!Hosting Club: Niagara
Location (Google Maps):
Parking is available in the triangle at the intersection of Thirty Road & Ridge Road.
Hike Leader(s): Alicia Aitchison Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely
Distance: ~2km
Description
This event is to work on removing invasive honeysuckle from the BTC Thirty Mile Creek Nature Reserve off Thirty Road in Grimsby.We will meet for 10 am at the designated parking area at the intersection of Thirty Road & Ridge Road East and walk in together.
Invasive honeysuckle removal methods depend on size – small being pulled by hand and hung on tree branches by the roots to dry out, medium sized pulled through the use of extractigators (special shovel like tools that help pry out the small shrubs) & large having to be cut with chain saws. We hope to have many volunteers on site and we will tackle this area in one day/one work party per year.
Join us at ten am and stay as long as you can – it’s an easy walk out for those that just want to work for an hour or two. If you plan on staying longer pack a lunch & don’t forget lots of water, long pants, long sleeves, work gloves & sturdy footwear.Volunteers make a difference – come out and join us for a fun work day.
contact Alicia Aitchison – aliciaaitchison1@gmail.com with any questions.
Please register so we know how many people to expect & we can keep everybody informed if anything changes.
Car Hike: Hike #9 to earn the Dufferin Hi-Land Youth and/or Side Trails Badge!
https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-hike-9-to-earn-the-dufferin-hi-land-youth-and-or-side-trails-badge/Sorry, the registration cut-off time for this hike has been reached.Not a member? Click here to join today!Hosting Club: Toronto, Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We will meet at roadside parking on 15 Sideroad at Prince of Wales Road. Note that the only access to this location is from River Road, 500 m west of Kilgorie. Look for a small road sign, “15 Sideroad”, on a sharp curve on River Road. (Map 20 of the Bruce Trail Reference Guide, Edition 31).Hike Leader(s): Monica Pasquali Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely (2-3 km/hr)
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 7.7 kmDescription
Calling all families with children who love hiking and earning badges!!!This is the ninth in a series of ten hikes that will be offered throughout 2024 on a roughly monthly basis so that children who are 15 years of age and younger can earn the Dufferin Hi-Land Adventurer Youth Badge and their parents/guardians can earn the Dufferin Hi-Land Side Trails Badge at the same time!!! Details regarding the requirements for each badge can be found here: https://dufferinbrucetrailclub.org/dufferin-bruce-trail-club-badges/ Each of the ten hikes will be a loop hike so no car shuttles will be needed, and each hike will cover a distance of approximately 6-9 km hiked at a leisurely pace (2-3 km/h) so children and adults alike can participate.
This ninth hike will be a late summer/early autumn hike to explore the following three side trails: part of the Pine River Valley ST, the Carl Alexander ST, and the Melodonna ST. Please dress appropriately for a late summer/early autumn hike by dressing in layers (wear an inner layer that wicks sweat away from your skin, a middle layer that keeps you warm, and an outer layer that protects you from wind and rain), wearing a sunhat, and wearing comfortable footwear that has good traction. Hiking poles or walking sticks are an asset since they will help keep you balanced if the ground is muddy/slippery. As well, make sure you bring enough water and food for a 3-4 hour hike since we’ll be covering a total distance of approximately 7.7 km.
Hopefully you’ll be able to join me on Sunday, September 29th! Until then, happy hiking, everyone!
Geology Hike #2 Silent Valley
https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/geology-hike-2-silent-valley/Sorry, the registration cut-off time for this hike has been reached.Not a member? Click here to join today!Hike open to BTC Members only.
Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: Geology Hike
Location (Google Maps): BT roadside parking at dead end of 2nd Concession South, north of Grey Road 18. Map 30, ed. 31, near km 34.5, southern end of Silent Valley Sidetrail. You have an option to meet at the north-east corner of the parking lot at Home Depot on Highway 26 on the east side of Owen Sound and carpool from there. Carol will meet there at 9:30 am.Hike Leader(s): Carol Graham-Mullin Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely: 3 km/h or less
Terrain: Easy: Mostly flat and good footing., Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing, Strenuous: Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing.
Distance: 5.7 kmDescription
Loop hike of Silent Valley. Geology Hike # 2 in series of 16 hikes from Beth’s newest book “Walking Through Time”.Join Beth Gilhespy and Carol Mullin for this exploration of Silent Valley. Fascinating escarpment geology along with ancient cedars, rare ferns, fossils and more !
Copies of Beth’s book, “Walking through Time” will be available for purchase at the end of the hike. A special member’s only price of $37.00 , cash, cheque or etransfer. A Sydenham Bruce Trail Geology Badge has been developed. Details can be shared from hike leader during hike.