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September | September | September | 1  Pine River Nature Reserve Loops 9:30 AM-1:30 PM 10/01/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/pine-river-nature-reserve-loops/2025-10-01/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Prince of Wales Road and Sideroad 15 (west of Kilgorie). Please note the River Road bridge over the Pine River may still be closed. Please adjust your route accordingly. GPS coordinates below. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law; Helen Bailey Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate
Distance: 3.5km and 7.5 km options Description
Please join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Dufferin Hi-Land club’s new Pine River Nature Reserve parking lot then join us for a hike of two loops. The first loop is 3.5 kms. The second is 4.0 kms. Second loop is optional. Please bring 1.5L of water, a snack and smile. Hiking boots mandatory. Gonna be fun.
| 2 | 3 | 4 - GeoHike #1: Murphy’s Pinnacle
9:30 AM-12:00 PM 10/04/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/geohike-2-murphys-pinnacle/2025-10-04/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Map 20 KM18.7 at the dead end of Centre Road (just south of 5 Sideroad, Mulmur) Hike Leader(s): Lynda Bloom; Margery Cruise Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate
Distance: 7 kms Description
We will hike about 7 km on side trails in the Boyne Valley Provincial Park. Visiting Murphy’s Pinnacle gives us a viewpoint over the Boyne River Valley with the towers of Toronto visible on a clear day. The Pinnacle is a glacial age sand and gravel kame; we will learn what a kame is and how to make one! A professional geologist will explain how the rolling hills of Mulmur formed and what it means for forest growth. In October, we might be able to enjoy the artistry of fall colours.
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5  Fundraising Hike – Dufferin Stained Glass – 3 hikes 9:00 AM 10/05/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/fundraising-hike-dufferin-stained-glass-3-hikes/2025-10-05/  This is a Multi-Day HikeYou are signing up for the following dates and times:
2025-10-05 at 09:00
2025-10-18 at 09:00
2025-11-01 at 09:00 Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land, Beaver Valley Location (Google Maps): Mono Community Centre parking lot near km 0.0 (Dufferin), park in gravel area Hike Leader(s): David Royston Click here to contact the hike leader. Pace: Medium
Terrain: Some rocky footing, Some steep sections
Length of Hike: 19.4 km, 21.3 km and 14.8 km Description
Stained Glass Badges over 3 years. 2025 hikes – series #2 – Dufferin section in 3 hikes. These hikes will proceed at a moderate pace (4 km per hr not including a midday lunch stop of about 25 min). Short breaks will be taken throughout the hikes as appropriate. Except for shuttles, participants are expected to be self reliant. Please bring plenty of water, snacks, lunch, appropriate footwear and clothing, personal medical kit and anything else you might need. All participants will be expected to do their share of shuttle driving. Shuttle drivers should not expect compensation for doing a shuttle. Shuttle drivers will be selected by the hike leader at the start of each hike. As parking is limited, participants should car pool to the meeting point if possible. I’m just a volunteer at this and do not have a current first aid certification. There is no guarantee that there will be anyone with such credentials on the hikes. In addition to the waiver signed at registration, participants will be required to sign a waiver in favour of myself at the start of the hikes. Hikes will proceed rain or shine. Hike plan attached. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
 Dufferin Hi-Land’s Music Walk at Split Rock Narrows 10:00 AM-2:00 PM 10/05/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-lands-bruce-trail-day-tunes-the-trail/2025-10-05/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Special Events
Location (Google Maps): Split Rock Narrows Nature Reserve
755437 2nd Line EHS
Mono, ON L0N 1S8 Hike Leader(s): c/o Don Stewart Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Easy
Distance: Up To 1.9 Km (plus return) Description
Come and meet members of the Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club and learn about The Bruce Trail Conservancy and the Dufferin Hi-Land section of the trail. This is a Family oriented event with activities planned for preschoolers to retirees. As a special attraction, we have arranged musical performers to entertain you while on the trail! FREE Bruce Trail Guide Books to the first 40 visitors. Free parking available. Please visit www.dufferinbrucetrailclub.org for more information.
| 6 | 7  Duncan Caves/Metcalf Rock Loop 9:30 AM-1:30 PM 10/07/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/duncan-caves-metcalf-rock-loop/2025-10-07/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): (Google Maps): Beaver Valley Section Map 25. We will meet at the SuperBurger parking lot (north-west corner of Hwy 89/Hwy 10 intersection) for carpooling at 8:30 am. Otherwise meet at the parking area at km 27.9, 100 meters south of where the Main Trail crosses the 10th Line on the east side for a 9:30 start. Hike Leader(s): Tony Evangelista, Inge Eckerich, Julie Daley, Les Babbage Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate
Distance: Long Hike 10 km Short Hike 5 km Description
We will hike through the Duncan Caves Provincial Nature Reserve and the Chuck Grant Side Trail/Main Trail Loop. The short hike will end at the parking area at km 33.3 and car shuttle back to Metcalfe Rock parking. Bring lunch, water and snacks. Sunscreen, insect repellant and hiking poles are recommended.
| 8 | 9 | 10 - Hilton Falls – Halton Agreement Forest
9:15 AM-4:30 PM 10/10/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hilton-falls-halton-agreement-forest-3/2025-10-10/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Intersection of 10 Side Road and Fourth Line just east of Guelph Line and north of the 401. See Google Maps function in this Hike Description for GPS. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 17 kms Description
Join us for a Fall colours hike at the top of the Sixteen Mile Creek watershed in the Halton Agreement Forest. Please bring 2L of water, a snack, a lunch, bug spray, and a smile. Hiking boots mandatory.
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12 - Toronto End-to-End in Four – Speyside to Scotsdale Farm
9:00 AM-4:30 PM 10/12/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-end-to-end-in-four-speyside-to-scotsdale-farm/2025-10-12/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Scotsdale Farm: Enter from Trafalgar Road north of Hwy 7. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law; Kerry Seong Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 16.6 kms Description
Join us on a four-hike end-to-end hike series covering the Toronto Section plus a few kilometres up to The Grange. Today’s hike is the second of that shuttle series. We will make our way on the Main Trail from Speyside to Scotsdale Farm. Please bring 2.5L of water, a snack, a lunch, and a smile. Please also bring footwear to change into after the hike and a garbage bag to put your boots in for the shuttle. Hiking boots mandatory. Poles very much recommended. It will be quite rocky in sections. Please arrive at 9 am and be ready to shuttle at 9:15 sharp.
| 13 | 14 - Pretty River Valley Provincial Park/Petun Conservation Area
8:30 AM-12:30 PM 10/14/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/pretty-river-valley-provincial-park-petun-conservation-area/2025-10-14/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Blue Mountains Section, Map 23. Meet at SuperBurger (north-west corner of Hwy 10/Hwy 89 intersection) at 8:30 for car pooling or at Petun Conservation Area parking area on the east side of 2nd Line, 320 metres north of 6th Sideroad (Km 55.7) at 9:30. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage, Inge Eckerich, Julie Daley, Tony Evangelista Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 8.4 km. Short hike: 4.2 km Description
After car pooling to the start of the hike in Petun CA, we will take Black Ash Side Trail to the Main Trail, then hike east, south and west to the John Haigh Side Trail, which will take us back to parking. The short hike will turn back where the Main Trail turns onto 6th Sideroad road allowance. Bring water and snacks. Hiking poles recommended.
| 15 | 16 | 17 - Mono Mills to Palgrave
9:15 AM-4:00 PM 10/17/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/mono-mills-to-palgrave/2025-10-17/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Duffy’s Lane roadside parking on Duffy’s Lane between north of Patterson Sideroad and just south of Finnerty Sideroad. Approach from Patterson Sideroad. Duffy’s Lane south from Hwy 9 may be closed. Duffy’s Lane is immediately west of the Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area. See Google Map link in this hike description for approximate GPS. Look for red SUV. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate, Slippery and Steep Sections
Distance: 18-19 kms Description
Join us for a 18-19 km shuttle hike from Airport Road north of Mono Mills to just west of the Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area on the Main Trail and the old Palgrave Side Trail. Please bring a change of footwear and a garbage bag for the shuttle, a warm drink, 2L of water, a snack, a lunch and a smile. Hiking boots mandatory. Be prepared to use your car as part of the shuttle. No dogs and no dropouts.
| 18 - 25 Km CHALLENGE Hike
8:30 AM-4:00 PM 10/18/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/25-km-challenge-hike-2/2025-10-18/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Special Events
Location (Google Maps): BTC Map #20, 716599, 1st Line East Mulmur, Bruce Trail Mulmur Hills Parking Lot, East of Whitfield ON south off 10 Sideroad (County Road 17)44 Hike Leader(s): “Jody” Patfield; Don Stewart Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Strenuous
Distance: 25 Km Description
Challenge yourself, your friends or co-workers to complete this “hilly hike” in the allotted time. You will have to average a minimum of 3.5 – 4 Km/Hr in order to earn the coveted “Dufferin Hi-Land BTC 25 Km Badge”
- F&G Hills 1
8:45 AM-3:00 AM 10/18/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/fg-hills-1/2025-10-18/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Caledon Section 5th Side Road Bruce Trail parking lot just east of Airport Rd Hike Leader(s): Tristan Goguen Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections, Strenuous
Distance: approx 17Km Description
This is the first in a series of hikes designed to include many of the hills Caledon and Dufferin have to offer. The pace will be moderate but this hike is for experienced hikers only. Hiking shoes or boots are highly recommended as there will be muddy and steep sections. Hiking poles are recommended but not necessary. Bring snacks/lunch and water. Weather permitting we will have a break at the top of the ski hill just after 3rd line. Dress appropriately in layers as fall weather is unpredictable. Note this is a car pool hike and the leaders will have 2 dogs with them on this hike. This hike involves challenging climbs and is recommended for experienced hikers only.
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19  Cancelled – Toronto End-to-End in Four – Scotsdale Farm to Terra Cotta 9:00 AM-4:30 PM 10/19/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-end-to-end-in-four-scotsdale-farm-to-terra-cotta/2025-10-19/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Off road parking located on a very short dirt road off Winston Churchill Blvd just south of the Main Trail. North of entrance to Terra Cotta CA at top of hill. Busy Road and blind corner. Please be careful. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law; Kerry Seong Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate
Distance: 14 kms Description
Join us on a four-hike end-to-end hike series covering the Toronto Section plus a few kilometres up to The Grange. Today’s hike is the third of that shuttle series. We will make our way on the Main Trail from Scotsdale Farm to Terra Cotta. Please bring 2.5L of water, a snack, a lunch, and a smile. Please also bring footwear to change into after the hike and a garbage bag to put your boots in for the shuttle. Hiking boots mandatory. Poles very much recommended. It will be quite rocky in sections. Please arrive at 9 am and be ready to shuttle at 9:15 sharp.
| 20 | 21 - Humber Valley – 5 Sideroad to Glen Haffy Side Trail
9:30 AM-12:00 PM 10/21/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/humber-valley-5-sideroad-to-glen-haffy-side-trail-3/2025-10-21/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Caledon Hills Section, Map 18, Km 45.4
Meet at parking lot on 5 Sideroad, east of Airport Rd, north of Hwy 9 Hike Leader(s): Julie Daley, Les Babbage, Inge Eckerich, Tony Evangelista Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 7 km; Short hike 3 km Description
Hike will begin at the BTC parking lot on the north side of 5 Sideroad. We will hike the Main Trail south to 7th Line (short hike will end here), continue south, then take the Glen Haffy Side Trail through the Humber Valley, ending at Mono-Adjala Townline. Cars will be shuttled to the end. Bring water, snack.
| 22 | 23 | 24 - Forks of the Credit
9:15 AM-3:30 PM 10/24/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/forks-of-the-credit-5/2025-10-24/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Creditview Road and the Grange Sideroad. See Google Maps link in this hike description for GPS. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate, Slippery and Steep Sections
Distance: 18.3 kms Description
Join us on this 18.3 km loop hike up to the Cataract Waterfall and back up and through the Devil’s Pulpit. Please bring 1.5L of water, a warm drink, a snack, a lunch and a smile. Lots of slippery rocks and a very steep climb.
| 25 - F&G Hills 2
8:45 AM-3:00 PM 10/25/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/fg-hills-2/2025-10-25/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): New Parking lot on Side Road 15 just west of the intersection with Prince of Wales Road Hike Leader(s): Tristan Goguen Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections, Strenuous
Distance: 18.5 approximately Description
Please note we are meeting and parking in the new Bruce Trail Parking lot on Side Road 15. This is the second in this series of hill hikes. This is an oddly configured hike with many loops due in part to the bridge repair/road closure on River Road. Expect hills and possibly muddy sections as we hike the main trail and side trails. We will finish the day with a hike up and down Kilgorie hill. Hiking shoes or boots are highly recommended, hiking poles are optional. Please bring water snacks/lunch. Ensure you dress for the unpredictable fall weather. Note the hike leaders will have 2 dogs with them on this hike. This hike involves challenging climbs and is recommended for experienced hikers only.
- GeoHike Series #2: Splitrock Narrows Nature Reserve
10:00 AM-12:30 PM 10/25/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/geohike-series-1-splitrock-narrows-nature-reserve/2025-10-25/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Splitrock Narrows parking to hike the Split Rock Side Trail. Hike Leader(s): Lynda Bloom; Margery Cruise Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Easy
Distance: 5 km Description
We will hike into the accessible crevices to see fossils (no dinosaurs!) and the lush mix of species that are at home along the rocky shelves of the Niagara Escarpment. Roughly 14,000 years ago the entire area was covered by glaciers and we will chat with a professional geologist about how the melting water formed today’s landscape. There will be time to admire the views and trees. The white cedars, some more than 1,000 years old, clinging to weathered rock faces are impressive.
- Common Buckthorn (invasive) Removal
10:30 AM-12:30 PM 10/25/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/common-buckthorn-invasive-removal/2025-10-25/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Special Events
Location (Google Maps): Split Rock Narrows Nature Reserve Hike Leader(s): Cathy Hughes Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 3 km Description
Common Buckthorn trees are an invasive species which can disrupt the balance of the ecosystem if left unchecked. This species outcompetes native plants, reduces biodiversity and degrades the quality of wildlife habitat. Come out and help the Dufferin Hi-Land Biodiversity Committee and BTC staff members remove these invasive trees! Equipment provided but please bring gloves and wear sturdy boots.
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26 - Toronto End-to-End in Four – Terra Cotta to The Grange
9:00 AM-4:30 PM 10/26/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-end-to-end-in-four-terra-cotta-to-the-grange/2025-10-26/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Off road parking located on a very short dirt road off Winston Churchill Blvd just south of the Main Trail. North of entrance to Terra Cotta CA at top of hill. Busy Road and blind corner. Please be careful. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law; Kerry Seong Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections, Moderate
Distance: 14 kms Description
Join us on a four-hike end-to-end hike series covering the Toronto Section plus a few kilometres up to The Grange. Today’s hike is the fourth and final hike of that shuttle series. We will make our way on the Main Trail from Terra Cotta to The Grange. Please bring 2.5L of water, a snack, a lunch, and a smile. Please also bring footwear to change into after the hike and a garbage bag to put your boots in for the shuttle. Hiking boots mandatory. Poles very much recommended. It will be quite rocky in sections. Please arrive at 9 am and be ready to shuttle at 9:15 sharp.
| 27 | 28 - Hockley/Humber Valley
9:30 AM-11:30 AM 10/28/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hockley-humber-valley-2/2025-10-28/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Map 17, near Km 43.3
7th Line Parking Lot, at Airport Rd Hike Leader(s): Julie Daley, Les Babbage, Inge Eckerich, Tony Evangelista Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections, Moderate
Distance: 7 km; Short hike 3.5 km Description
From the 7th Line Parking lot we will hike south along the Main Trail to Hwy 9, and return on the same route. There are some hills and steep sections. Short hike will be to Km 41.6 and return, 3.5 km. Please bring water and snack.
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