Iroquoia

Radial Trail , Hamilton

Hosting Club: Iroquoia

Location (Google Maps): Parking lot of the Chedoke Golf Club in Hamilton.

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 10 km

Description

Hamilton Radial Trail +/- 10km loop.
Hike Leader : Daljeet Juneja email : ds.juneja@gmail.com
Phone : 905 -870- 3088.

Tuesday Evening Not-the-Bruce Trail Hike

Hosting Club: Iroquoia

Location (Google Maps): Escarpment Rail Trail

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 8 km

Description

We’ll do a loop walk that includes Hamilton’s Wentworth Street stairs, the Escarpment Rail Trail, a bit of the Bruce, and the mountain brow. You’ll like how these fit together so seamlessly. Meet in the parking lot just to the east of the top of the Wentworth St. stairs. Wear boots and bring water. Pub stop will follow.
Leader: Richard Reble at reblerichard@gmail.com

Good Companions - Kerns Rd./Waterdown Meander

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Kerns Rd./Smokey Hollow

Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 8 km

Description

A nice meander on a warm summer day. Join us for this popular hike between Kerns Rd. and Smokey Hollow in Waterdown. We should get some good views from the escarpment. Meet in the south parking lot of City View Park on the east side of Kerns Rd. and south of Highway 5 for a 10:00 am. start. Bring water, a snack, sunscreen and insect repellent.
Leaders: Phill and Anne Armstrong hikingrandma@gmail.com 905-617-3937

Walk for Health and Fun - West Hamilton

Hosting Club: Iroquoia

Location (Google Maps): Corner of Mohawk and Upper Paradise in the Westcliffe Mall parking lot (near Food Basics)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing

Description

Climb the steps and walk the streets and trails of West Hamilton. We will hike sections of the Bruce Trail as well as the trails of Iroquoia Heights. There will be weekly walks all summer. Now we are all getting older we are not hiking as fast as we used to. Hike is cancelled if there is heavy rain.
Leader: Paul Lewis (905) 331-8600 or email: outdooractive@hotmail.com

Thursday Group - Christie Lake, Hike & Swim

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Thursday Group
Location (Google Maps): Greensville, Map 8, 43.2752122 -79.9886741

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 10 km

Description

Meet by the playground on Park Avenue in Greensville. Directions: take Hwy 8 north from Dundas or Brock Rd south from Hwy 5. Park Avenue is just south of Hw8 and 50 metres west of Bullocks Corners.

Hike with optional swim. We will hike from Greensville along Spencer’s Creek and then clockwise around Christie Lake. At the beach we will swim (optional) and have a picnic lunch. Bring towel and swimsuit. There are changing rooms and a snack bar.

Hike Leader: Terry Rose, termarintl@gmail.com or 905-320-6513

Burlington Waterfront Evening Hike

Hosting Club: Iroquoia

Location: Meet in the Lakeshore Road parking lot just east of the Waterfront Centre and restaurant

Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing

Description

This will be a brisk walk along Lake Ontario, to the canal and back. Hike will be cancelled in poor weather.

Hike Leader: Lorne Carruthers. For information call Lorne at 905- 315-8762 or email: l.carruthers@hotmail.com

Trees of Dundurn Castle with Paul O'Hara

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Education Hike
Location (Google Maps): Dundurn Castle, North-East corner of Dundurn Park, beside 25 Tecumseh Street
Hike Leader(s): Bronwen Tregunno Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing

Description

This is a special invitation from Hamilton Naturalists Club to join them on a joint Dundurn Castle Museum/HNC  tour of the trees of Hamilton to help celebrate their 100th anniversary.  Ray Lowe was the Conservation Director and Ontario Field Naturalists representative with Hamilton Naturalists’ Club when he first proposed a trail to connect Niagara to Tobermory along the escarpment to other naturalists in the late 1950s.  Robert Bateman was also on the HNC board as the Wood Duck editor at the same time and joined Ray.

Paul O’Hara, author of “A Trail Called Home: Tree Stories of the Golden Horseshoe” is leading a walk through the beautiful grounds of Dundurn Castle. He’ll talk about the beautiful oaks and other giants that grace this historic site. Paul is promoting his new book, A Trail Called Home: Tree Stories From The Golden Horseshoe, published by Dundurn Press (https://www.dundurn.com/books/Trail-Called-Home).

Tour begins at the North-East corner of Dundurn Park, beside 25 Tecumseh Street. Walk will take place outdoors over grass lawns and gravel pathways. 

Difficulty: Gentle with some standing.

Free but limited to 35 people.

Bring a your picnic to have on the grounds.

This is a shared event with the Hamilton Naturalists Club.