Iroquoia

Terra Cotta Conservation Area

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Map 14 km 38.7. on the Tenth Line 2.2 km southeast of 32 side road.
From 401 go north on Winston Churchill Blvd. to 22 side road turn left, to Tenth Line turn right.
Hike Leader(s): Ronald Granger Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 12

Description

Loop hike through Terra  Conservation Area to km 45.4 and back on the Caledon Trailway.

Leader Ron Granger

Phone 519 485 0879

Email.  ron.granger1@yahoo.com

Hockley Valley, Loops and Hills, Hills, Hills!

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Hikers R Us
Location (Google Maps): Parking lot on Hockley Valley Road, across from Black Birch Restaurant

Hike Leader(s): Louise Langlais Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 14 km

Description

We will hike the amazing Hockley Valley, doing the blues in one direction and the whites on the way back.

Hike Leader: Louise Langlais; Email: langlaislouise@gmail.com. Cell: 519-222-4040 on day of hike. At other times, email is the best way to contact me. Wear appropriate quick-dry clothing and hiking boots. Bring sunscreen, insect repellent (summer), icers (winter), snacks, lunch, a personal first aid kit (https://www.gore-tex.com/blog/hiking-first-aid-kit), and 1-2 litres of water. During COVID, also bring hand sanitizer and a face mask. For personalized driving directions, click on the hike in the BTC hike calendar, then on (Google Maps) to the right of the word Location, and your smart phone should navigate you to the correct location. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early. If you are unable to attend, please email me as long as possible in advance of the hike, or text me if it is <2 hours before the hike. There is often a waiting list, so the more advance notice you give, the better.

Your first aid kit should include bandaids, sterile gauze pads, a tensor bandage, Sam Splint, moleskin, SteriStrips for lacerations, antiseptic ointment, ASA (for heart attack), ibuprofen, Benadryl, gravol, imodium + personal medications such as nitroglycerin for people with Angina. For more information, click this link: https://www.gore-tex.com/blog/hiking-first-aid-kit(https://www.gore-tex.com/blog/hiking-first-aid-kit)

Silver Creek and Terra Cotta

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Parking in the laneway where the Bennett Heritage Trail crosses Eighth Line. GPS Coordinates: (43.692270, -79.983387). From Trafalgar Road northwest of Georgetown, turn right onto 27 Sideroad, which bends to the left onto Eighth Line. Stay on Eighth line until you see the laneway on the left-hand side. (Bruce Trail Reference, Map 13)

Hike Leader(s): Douglas Boyce Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr
Terrain: Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 17 km

Description

We will hike the Bennett Heritage Trail and the Main Trail through Silver Creek Conservation Area, then a 5 km loop in Terra Cotta Conservation Area, returning on the Main and Bennett Heritage Trails to our cars. The pace is brisk, stopping once or twice for a snack break. Bring snacks and water.