Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land Category: Cancelled Location (Google Maps): Caledon Hills Section, Map 18. Meet at roadside parking on the south side of Dunby Rd (Km 68.0). From Hwy 10, drive east on Mono Centre Rd. Where the road bends sharply north, turn right/east onto 2nd Line EHS, Mono, then left/east onto Dunby Rd. Parking is about .5 km east, where the Main Trail crosses a stile to the south. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Inge Eckerich; Bob Slack Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections Distance: 6.6 or 4.0 km
Description We will hike the Main Trail and Cam Snell Side Trail loop. The shorter hike will turn back when we reach the first Main/Cam Snell intersection. Bring icers, water, snacks. Snowshoes may be required.
Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land Category: Cancelled Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land Section, Map 19. Meet at the end of 2nd Line EHS, Mono, about 1 km north of Mono Centre. From Hwy 10, drive east, then north on Mono Centre Rd. Continue north from the stop sign in Mono Centre to the end of the road. Park on the east shoulder of the roadway. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Inge Eckerich; Bob Slack Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely Terrain: Slippery Sections Likely Distance: 5.2 or 2.0 km
Description We will hike the Main Trail north past the viewing platform and McCarston Lake to the Lookout Trail, returning by way of the Main Trail and McCarston Lake Side Trail. The short hike will turn back at the viewing platform. Bring icers, water and snacks. Snowshoes may be required.
Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land Category: Cancelled Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land, Map 21. Meet on Prince of Wales Rd near km 46.2 where the Main Trail turns east off of the road. Take Hwy 124 north from Shelburne for 15 km and turn right on Dufferin Road 21. Head east for 4 km and then right on Prince of Wales Rd. The meeting place is 1 km ahead. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Helen Bailey Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections Distance: 8 km
Description
Snowshoe in and out hike. Bring snowshoes, icers, snacks, lunch, water. Optional pub stop. Our route is famous for a large snow drift at the top of Blackbank hill. You will need snowshoes!
Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land Category: Cancelled Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land Section, Map 21. Meet at roadside parking on Centre Rd, about 1 km south of Dufferin Rd 21 (Km 47.5). From Hwy 89 at Shelburne, drive north on County Rd 124 to County Rd 21 at Redickville. Turn right/east and drive through Honeywood. In about 2 km turn right/south on Centre Rd. Park on the east side where the trail leaves the road to the east. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Inge Eckerich; Bob Slack Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections, Strenuous Distance: 4.4 or 2 km
Description We will hike the Main Trail east and north to where it crosses County Rd 21 and back. The main challenge is a huge snowdrift that accumulates at the top of the hill down to Black Bank Creek. A second challenge is the climb back up this hill at the end of the hike. The shorter hike will turn back where the Main Trail turns east at the top on the east side of the valley. Bring icers, water and snacks. Snowshoes will almost certainly be required.
Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land Category: Tuesday Hike Location (Google Maps): Caledon Hills Section, Map 18. Meet at the parking area on the north side of 5 Sideroad Mono about .6 km east of Airport Rd (Km 45.5) where the Main Trail crosses. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage; Inge Eckerich; Bob Slack Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections Distance: 6.6 or 3.7 km
Description We will hike the Main Trail north to the Airport Road crossing, returning by way of the Hockleycrest and Harmony Side Trails. The shorter hike will return by way of the Hockleycrest Shortcut and Hockleycrest and Harmony Side Trails. This area is shared with cross-country ski trails. Our route may vary in order to stick to trails where hiking/snowshoeing is allowed in winter. Bring icers, water and snack. Snowshoes may be required.
