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March | March | 1  The Dingle Trail/Oak Ridges Moraine Trail Loop, Caledon 9:30 AM-12:30 PM 04/01/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/the-dingle-trail-oak-ridges-moraine-trail-loop-caledon/2025-04-01/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Caledon Hills, Map 17. Meet at roadside parking on Innis Lake Rd, just north of Finnerty Sideroad (km 31.5, Edition 31) Hike Leader(s): Julie Daley, Les Babbage, Inge Eckerich, Tony Evangelista Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely, Medium
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate, Slippery and Steep Sections
Distance: 8km, short hike 3km Description
We will hike north to the end of Innis Lake Rd, follow the Main Trail, then continue on road allowance to the historic Dingle School. We will connect with the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail, hiking west to meet up with the Main Trail, south through the Dingle, then return to the cars. The short hike will return at the school. Bring snack/lunch.
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5  Cancelled due to ice storm – Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Side Trail Highlights 9:15 AM-1:00 AM 04/05/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-60th-anniversary-side-trail-highlights-7/2025-04-05/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Park at Split Rock Narrows parking lot on 2nd Line EHS, 1.5 km north of 25 Sideroad (north of Mono Cliffs Provincial Park). Hike Leader(s): su Bate Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk Distance: 10km Description
RESCHEDULED FROM LAST WEEK. This is the 3rd in a series of 6 loop hikes; each hike is between 9-12km in length. If you hike all 6 of the hikes in this series, or otherwise hike 60 km in Dufferin during 2025, you qualify for the 60th Anniversary badge. Bring a drink, a snack and ICERS. There are some steep drop offs and the trail can be slippery, icy and muddy at this time of year. Dress for the weather!We will follow Splitrock Side Trail east and south to second intersection with Ralph Tremills Side Trail. Then we follow Ralph Tremills east and return via Splitrock Side Trail west to 2ndLine. We’ll follow 2nd Line EHS Side Trail south to 25 Sideroad, cross the stile and continue south on Walter Tovell Side Trail to Clifftop Trail. Keep right on Clifftop Trail to Bruce Main Trail, following the Main Trail west and north to Lookout Side Trail (km 4.0). Take Lookout Trail north and east to Walter Tovell and return north on Walter Tovell and 2nd Line EHS Side Trail to parking lot.
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6 | 7 | 8 - Humber Valley – Glen Haffy Side Trail
9:30 AM-11:30 AM 04/08/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/humber-valley-glen-haffy-side-trail/2025-04-08/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Caledon Hills, Map 18. Meet at 7th Line BTC parking lot about 1.5 km north of Hwy 9 (near Km 43.3) . Entrance to the lot is just off of Airport Rd on 7th Line, Mono. Hike Leader(s): Tony Evangelista; Les Babbage; Inge Eckerich; Julie Daley Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 7 or 3.6 km Description
We will hike the Main Trail south to the Glen Haffy Side Trail, then follow the side trail east as far as the Mono Adjala Townline and back. The shorter hike will turn back at the intersection of the two trails.
- Cancelled: Noisy River Provincial Nature Reserve
9:30 AM-12:30 PM 04/08/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/noisy-river-provincial-nature-reserve/2025-04-08/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): (Google Maps) Blue Mountain Section, Map 21. Meet at roadside parking at Km 54.9 on Mulmur-Nottawasaga Townline, 550 metres east of Lavender Hill Road at the cemetery at 9:30 am or at the SuperBurger parking lot (north-west corner of Hwy 89/Hwy 10 intersection) for car pooling at 9:00 am. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage, Inge Eckerick, Julie Daley, Tony Evangelista Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely, Medium
Terrain: Moderate, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: Long Hike 6.6 km Short hike 4 km Description
From the Lavender cemetery we will shuttle to roadside parking on County Rd 9 at Km 6.1. We will then hike back through the scenic Noisy River Provincial Nature Reserve to the small, but historic, village of Lavender, where the Dufferin Hi-Land Section ends. The shorter hike will turn around and return to County Rd 9 parking after about 2 km. Bring water and snacks. Hiking poles are recommended. Icers may be required.
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 - Cancelled due to ice storm – Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Side Trail Highlights
9:15 AM-1:30 AM 04/12/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-60th-anniversary-side-trail-highlights-4/2025-04-12/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Park at roadside parking on north side of bridge over Boyne River on Prince of Wales Rd (Dufferin Rd 19) 1.2 km north of Hwy 89 Hike Leader(s): su Bate, Carol Foley Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 12 kms Description
This is the 4th in a series of 6 loop hikes; each hike is between 9-12km in length. If you hike all 6 of the hikes in this series, or otherwise hike 60 km in Dufferin during 2025, you qualify for the 60th Anniversary badge. Bring a drink and a snack, ICERS for your feet because the trail can be slippery, muddy and icy at this time of the year. Dress for the weather!Follow Prince of Wales Side Trail north to Primrose Loop Side Trail. Take the left fork and follow Primrose Loop to intersection with Bruce Main Trail at km 16.7. We will take the Main Trail north, including a side trip up the Murphy’s Pinnacle Side Trail, then east to Boyne Valley Side Trail (km 18.8). Follow Boyne Valley east to 1st Line, south then west to Bruce Main Trail at km 15.2. Follow Main Trail north to km 16.7, then Primrose Loop, taking left fork where the loop begins, returning to parking via Prince of Wales Side Trail.
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13  Dundas Valley Ridges Hike 9:15 AM-4:00 PM 04/13/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dundas-valley-ridges-hike/2025-04-13/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): 650 Governor’s Road, Dundas, L9H 5E3. Iroquoia Section, BTC Map 8. Dundas Valley Conservation Area Parking Lot P3. Take DVCA Trail Centre Entrance off Governors Road, near km 51.8. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Slippery and Steep Sections, Moderate
Distance: 16-17 kms Description
Join us on high altitude adventure as we hike the three highest ridges in the Dundas Valley guided by “Sherpa” Phill Armstrong. We take in part of the Bruce Trail and several DVCA trails. Lots of ups and downs. Please bring icers just in case, a warm drink, water, a snack for “elevensies”, lunch, hiking boots, poles and lots of smiles. Entrance fee to DVCA in effect at gate. Please arrive at 9:00 to be ready to hike at 9:15. Optional pub stop after.
| 14 | 15 - Rockside Side Trail Loop
9:30 AM-11:30 AM 04/15/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/rockside-side-trail-loop/2025-04-15/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Toronto Section, Map 14. Meet at roadside parking at the end of Boston Mills Rd, just west of Mississauga Rd (southwest of 48.4, Edition 31) Hike Leader(s): Julie Daley, Les Babbage, Inge Eckerich, Tony Evangelista Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate, Slippery and Steep Sections
Distance: 6 km, short hike 3 km Description
We will hike southwest along the Main Trail, north on Heritage Rd, looping back on the Rockside Side Trail. The shorter hike will turn back after about 1.5 km.
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 - Terra Cotta Loop Hike
9:15 AM-4:00 PM 04/19/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/terra-cotta-good-friday-hike/2025-04-19/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): End of Boston Mills Road to the immediate west of Mississauga Road. Between kms 47.4 and 48.3 on BTC Map 14. 43.75061558050969. -79.9517816135864 Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate, Slippery and Steep Sections
Distance: 16.5 kms Description
Join us for a lovely early Spring loop hike through the Terra Cotta Conservation Area. Terrain is rocky in spots and it will be rocky, wet and muddy for sure. Hiking boots and gaiters essential. Pack icers just in case. Poles recommended. Please bring a smile, water, a snack, warm drink and a lunch. Please be ready to hike at 9:15 am.
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20 | 21  Dufferin Hi-Land End-to-End #1 of 4 8:30 AM-1:30 PM 04/21/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-end-to-end-1-of-4/2025-04-21/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia, Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Mono Community Centre Parking Lot 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, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 14.8 km Description
This is an end-to-end hiking series to complete the Dufferin Highlands section of the Bruce Trail in 4 hikes, join us for one, some or all. The hikes will be undertaken at a medium pace of approximately 4 km/hour for 13 – 15 kms each hike. Please consider your fitness level before registering, this is a group hike, and everyone is expected to keep pace with the person in front of them for the duration of the hike. The weather can be changeable at this time of year, so dress in layers for any possibility. The terrain may be wet and slippery in sections, wear hiking boots and bring hiking poles. Bring a snack, plenty of water and other hydration as needed. We will be travelling from south to north over the series. The series will require car shuffles, and everyone will be expected to participate as drivers. Today’s hike, the first of four, will be 14.8 km in length. Please plan to arrive at the meeting place by 8:15 am as we will start the car shuffle at 8:30 am sharp. Further details will be provided to registered hikers a few days prior to the hike.
- Hilton Falls – Halton Agreement Forest
9:15 AM-4:00 PM 04/21/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hilton-falls-halton-agreement-forest-2/2025-04-21/ 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. Heading north from the 401 on Guelph Line (north of Campbellville), 10 Side Road is just north of the Mohawk Raceway at an Anglican church. 43.51582655169234. -79.99746499752806 Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Slippery Sections Likely, Moderate
Distance: 17 kms Description
Join us for a hike at the top of the Sixteen Mile Creek watershed in the Halton Agreement Forest. We will take in a Hilton Falls engorged with Spring floodwater. It will be muddy, rocky and wet. Please bring 3L of water, a snack, a lunch, and a smile.
| 22 - Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Highlight Hikes, Hike 1: Mono Cliffs/Laidlaw and South Outlier Side Trails
9:30 AM-11:30 AM 04/22/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-60th-anniversary-highlight-hikes-hike-1-mono-cliffs-laidlaw-and-south-outlier-side-trails/2025-04-22/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land Section, Map 19. Meet at Mono Community Centre hiker parking area off of 2nd Line Mono at south end of Mono Centre village. Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage, Inge Eckerich, Julie Daley, Tony Evangelista Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely, Medium
Terrain: Easy
Distance: Long hike: 5.6 km; Short: 2 km Description
Join us in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club. The Club plans to award a 60th Anniversary badge to any hiker who completes 60 km of Dufferin Hi-Land trails – Main or Side Trails. Our Tuesday Hike group is offering a series of 10 hikes, covering most of the highlights of our section that meet this requirement. If you can’t make all of the hikes, make ups are allowed. Just hike 60K in Dufferin during 2025 and you qualify for the badge Today’s hike will take the west arm of the Laidlaw Side Trail to the Main Trail. The short hike will return by way of the east arm of the Laidlaw Side Trail. The longer hike will continue on to the South Outlier Side Trail, returning by way of the Main Trail and the east arm of the Laidlaw Side Trail. Bring water, snacks and lots of enthusiasm!
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 - Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Side Trail Highlights
9:15 AM-12:30 PM 04/26/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-60th-anniversary-side-trail-highlights-6/2025-04-26/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Map 20: Park at north end of 2nd Line E (Access 2nd Line via 1st Line E north from Hwy 89 to 8 Sideroad) Hike Leader(s): su Bate, Carol Foley Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Moderate, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 9km Description
This is the 5th in a series of 6 loop hikes; each hike is between 9-12km in length. If you hike all 6 of the hikes in this series, or otherwise hike 60 km in Dufferin during 2025, you qualify for the 60th Anniversary badge. Bring a drink, a snack and your ICERS because the trail can be slippery, icy and muddy at this time of year. Dress for the weather! Getting closer to the end now :)We will follow 2nd Line ECL Side Trail to Oliver Creek Side Trail. Turn right on Oliver Creek and continue east to Bruce Main Trail at km 24.3. Follow Main Trail south to Mulmur Lookout Side Trail (km 20.7). Take side trips on the Boyne Creek and Mulmur Lookout Side Trails along the way. Return to parking by the same route or, for a shorter hike, stay on 2nd Line E when the Main Trail leaves the road just north of km 22.7.
 Invasive Species Event: Garlic Mustard Pull 10:00 AM-2:00 PM 04/26/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/invasive-species-event-garlic-mustard-pull-2/2025-04-26/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Special Events
Location (Google Maps): Boyne Valley. BTC Guidebook (31st ed.) Map 20 at km 19.4. Meet on 1st Line EHS south on 5 Sideroad at the stile. N 44.119199º, W 80.112593º. Roadside parking. Hike Leader(s): N/A Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 4km Description
Join us to HELP REMOVE GARLIC MUSTARD!! We will hike in from 1st Line EHS picking invasive garlic mustard (reusable grocery bags or garbage bags work well). We will pick garlic mustard in that area for a while, dump it, then hike back out. Plenty of native spring plants to admire along the way – reducing invasive species will give these species a chance to thrive! - students under 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian on this hike ( please refer to the BTC link https://brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VOL.05.01-Minors-Volunteering-Policy-Approved-February-2016-Reviewed-Oct-2020.pdf )
- students wishing to receive community service hours (3Hours) MUST bring service forms from school
- you must register and submit a completed waiver for this hike
- Please wear clothes for work – long pants tucked into socks, appropriate footwear (no sandals), long sleeves and work gloves
- Garbage bags will be provided
- Bring snacks, lunch and water as needed
This event is not a hike. There will be no certified hike leader present. Please contact Liz Jensen at liz@lizjensen.com for more information.
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27 - Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Badge End-to-End Hike #3
9:45 AM-4:00 PM 04/27/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-60th-anniversary-badge-end-to-end-hike-3/2025-04-27/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Special Events
Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking on the south side of 30 Sideroad, west of where the Main Trail meets the road. Please park 60 metres away from private driveways. BTC Map 20. Km 12.2. Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 14.1 Description
Join us on the third of four hikes to cover the necessary 60 kms of the Dufferin Section in 2025 to earn the coveted Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Badge. This is a shuttle hike from 2nd Line E to 30 Sideroad. Please be prepared to use your vehicle to transport hikers and please bring a garbage bag for your dirty boots and clean footwear to change into for the ride back to the start. We will leave those things in the cars at the start so you don’t have to carry them on the hike. Please make sure you are wearing comfortable boots and layers for the weather. Please pack your icers just in case as well as bug spray and sunblock. Please bring two litres of water, a snack, a lunch and a smile. Please arrive at 9:30 to be ready to shuttle at 9:45 sharp.
| 28 - Dufferin Hi-Land End-to-End #2 of 4
8:30 AM-1:30 PM 04/28/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-end-to-end-2-of-4/2025-04-28/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia, Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): BTC Parking area km 28.3, 1st Line East 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, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 14.2 km Description
This is an end-to-end hiking series to complete the Dufferin Highlands section of the Bruce Trail in 4 hikes, join us for one, some or all. The hikes will be undertaken at a medium pace of approximately 4 km/hour for 13 – 15 kms each hike. Please consider your fitness level before registering, this is a group hike, and everyone is expected to keep pace with the person in front of them for the duration of the hike. The weather can be changeable at this time of year, so dress in layers for any possibility. The terrain may be wet and slippery in sections, wear hiking boots and bring hiking poles. Bring a snack, plenty of water and other hydration as needed. We will be travelling from south to north over the series. The series will require car shuffles, and everyone will be expected to participate as drivers. Today’s hike, the second of four, will be 14.2 km in length. Please plan to arrive at the meeting place by 8:15 am as we will start the car shuffle at 8:30 am sharp. Further details will be provided to registered hikers a few days prior to the hike.
| 29 - Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Highlight Hikes, Hike 2: Split Rock/Lookout Side Trails
9:30 AM-12:30 PM 04/29/2025 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/dufferin-hi-land-60th-anniversary-highlight-hikes-hike-2-split-rock-lookout-side-trails/2025-04-29/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Hi-Land Section, Map 19. Meet at Split Rock parking lot on 2nd line EHS about 1.5 km north of 25 Sideroad Hike Leader(s): Inge Eckerich, Julie Daley, Tony Evangelista Les Babbage Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: Long hike 6 km, Short hike 3.7 km Description
Join us in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club. The Club plans to award a 60th Anniversary badge to any hiker who completes 60 km of Dufferin Hi-Land trails – Main or Side Trails. Our Tuesday Hike group is offering a series of 10 hikes, covering most of the highlights of our section that meet this requirement. If you can’t make all of the hikes, make ups are allowed. Just hike 60K in Dufferin during 2025 and you qualify for the badge. Today’s hike will include the Split Rock, 2nd Line EHS Walter Tovell and Lookout Side Trails
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