Long Haulers Hike NEW TIME NEW LOCATION

Hosting Club: Niagara

Location (Google Maps): Short Hills Wiley Road, Thorold

Hike Leader(s): Alan Laver

Pace: Fast 5+ km/hr
Terrain: Moderate: some hills and some poor footing
: 10k+

Description

Back to our regular Spot for the Tuesday Long Hike.   Note the new location.   We will hike the trails around Short Hills    Dress for the weather and bring sunscreen bug spray, poles snack and drink

Boyne Valley Side Trail Loop

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the BTC Parking lot at the south end of Centre Rd at 9:00, south of 5 Sideroad in Mulmur (Dufferin Hi-Land Map 20, 17.6, BTC Edition 31)

Hike Leader(s): Julie Daley, Les Babbage, Tony Evangelista, Inge Eckerich Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: Long Hike 6.3 km, Short Hike 3 km

Description

We will hike a loop of the Main Trail and Boyne Valley side Trail.  The short hike will return from the Boyne River bridges by way of the Centre Road road allowance.

9:15 Short hike, Short Hills, Pelham Road

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps): Short Hills Provincial Park, Pelham Road entrance

Hike Leader(s): janet davey Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium 3- 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate: some hills and some poor footing
Distance: 6 kms

Description

Hike the main and side trails of Short Hills Provincial Park.  Please bring water and hiking poles.  Ticks are active right now so be sure to check yourself after the hike.

Urban Walk: Valley View/Huntington Park

Hosting Club: Toronto

Location (Google Maps): Parking lot is off Sycamore Drive, East of Bayview , across Starbucks plaza
Bus 91 from Finch East station stops at Sycamore station.

Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri

Pace: Moderate (3-4 km/hr)
Terrain: Hilly, Level 2 (Intermediate – some hills and uneven surfaces, rocks and roots underfoot)
Distance (km): 6-7 km

Description

We will explore Valleyview and Maple View parks, and  walk  along  German Mill Creak, in return we stop in Huntington park and have snack under beautiful shed.

Although this is considered an “Urban Walk”, you can expect some hills up and down and uneven surfaces with tree roots. Please bring hiking poles,   water and snacks.

WEDNESDAY WALKERS - Old Baldy

Hosting Club: Beaver Valley

Location (Google Maps): Our hike will begin from the parking lot of Old Baldy. km 43.9, Map 25, Edition 31. Any hike participants who do not have a parking pass for Grey Sauble CA can park on the shoulder of Sideroad 7B by the bend in the road and then be shuttled to the parking lot.

Hike Leader(s): Margaret Yaraskavitch Click here to contact the hike leader.

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate, Some rocky footing
Length of Hike: 5 km

Description

Not Wednesday! To avoid Canada Day. Tuesday! Our hike takes us atop Old Baldy, the iconic outcrop. The Trail is well-used, the pathway often being “roots and rocks”. There will be a number of lookout spots to view into and across the Beaver Valley. We will hike along the main Trail and then turn back when we reach the road allowance part of the Trail. On the way back we will walk on the Mac Kirk Side Trail, under a canopy of deciduous trees.

Walk In Nature Series (WINS) Tuesday Summer Evenings - Beaver Springs Side Trail

Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Click the Google Maps link to take you there. Meet and Park roadside on the east side of Irish Block Road, 1 km north of Highway 26 in the former Sydenham Township. In the Bruce Trail Reference, Edition 31, meet at km 62.4 on Map 31.

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

Pace: Medium: 3 to 4 km/h
Terrain: Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing, There might be muddy sections.
Distance: 4 km

Description

Tuesday evening WINS hikes begin at 6:30 p.m. as a way to enjoy the daylight and nice weather of summer evenings.  Explore the Beaver Springs Side Trail which circles through varied forest including maples and cedars that line the trail as it passes through ecologically-rich Beaver Springs Wetland, a Bruce Trail Conservancy Protected Natural Area.  The trail crosses a pretty creek valley, a tributary of Keefer Creek, whose fresh, clean water originates in the Beaver Springs Wetland.