Iroquoia

Dundas Valley CA, Headwaters Trail

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Happy Wanderers
Location (Google Maps): Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Governors Road, Dundas

Hike Leader(s): Steven White Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 15k km

Description

Dundas Valley Conservation Area (fee to park) – meet at last parking lot, we head up to the Trail Centre and follow Main Trail to Headwaters Trail and do loop out and back to Main Trail, returning to Trail Centre.  Bring hiking boots, sunscreen, water, snack, lunch.  No dogs.

stevenwhite901@gmail.com or text 289-242-9415

Smokey Hollow (Waterdown) west to Hwy6 - in and out

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Hikers R Us
Location (Google Maps): At the Dundas and Mill St intersection in Waterdown, go south on Mill St. Smokey Hollow will be on your right just after the train bridge.

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

Description

This 14 km there and back hike will take about 4.5 hours and is at medium pace. There are a few hills. We will head west from Smokey Hollow and follow the main trail to Hwy6 and return. Bring sunscreen, water, snack/lunch. No dogs please.

Into the Canyon

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area, Appleby Line

Hike Leader(s): Anne Armstrong Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: Approx. 9 km.

Description

Meet in the lower parking lot at Rattlesnake Point on Appleby Line, north of Derry Rd. Parking fee or Conservation area pass. You must register with Conservation Halton. Our hike today will take us north along conservation area and Bruce Trail until we descend into Nassagaweya Canyon. We will follow main Bruce Trail south in the canyon. There is a lot to see in this gorgeous area with a creek, soaring escarpment, flat woodlands and the former buffalo compound. We will then ascend back to the top of the escarpment and return to our start. Great views across the canyon. Bring water, a snack, insect repellent and sunscreen. Hiking poles are useful.
Leader: Anne Armstrong 905 617 3937 hikingrandma@gmail.com

Hockley Valley Doubleheader No. 1

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Bruce Trail Red “P” parking lot on 5th Line EHS just south of Hockley Road. BTC Map 18 just north of km 50.8. West of Airport Road.

Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 15 km

Description

Join us for the first of two days hiking in the Hockley Valley.  Lots of ups and downs, hilly and strenuous, but rewarding.  The woods are lush and enchanting at this time of year.  We will shuttle to the Bruce Trail parking on Hockley Road near 2nd Line EHS, hike up the Main Trail to the Tom East Side Trail then hike back to 5th Line EHS on the Main Trail.  Please bring at least 3L of water, sunscreen, bug spray, a fully stocked first aid kit, a snack, a lunch, an appreciation of nature and a smile.  Please be at the Bruce Trail parking on 5th Line at 8:15 am ready to shuttle at 8:30 am.  If you need to cancel, please email me on this platform so that we are not waiting for you.