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January | January | January | January | 1 - Rattlesnake Point Loop
10:00 AM-1:00 PM 02/01/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/rattlesnake-point-loop-6/2024-02-01/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Thursday Group
Location (Google Maps): Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area, 7200 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
Join in this hike which will have us hiking along the escarpment and down into Nassagaweya Canyon. We will get great views across the canyon to Crawford Lake CA and from in the canyon we will see the escarpment above us. Expect some poor footing with the possibility of snow and ice. Bring water, a snack, icers and poles if using. If you cancel the morning of the hike please text me at 905 617 3937. You will need to make a reservation with Rattlesnake Point CA.
Leader: Anne Armstrong 905 617 3937 hikingrandma@gmail.com
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4 - Sunday Rambles at RBG (Princess Pt) – rescheduled
10:00 AM-12:00 PM 02/04/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/sunday-rambles-at-rbg-princess-pt/2024-02-04/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the Princess Point parking lot at the end of Macklin Street North in Hamilton. Macklin Street North is accessed either from Main Street West or King Street West, depending on which way you enter Hamilton. Please note that this is Royal Botanical Gardens property so you must use either an RBG parking pass or pay at the parking machines. Parking can be paid for by the hour. Hike Leader(s): Colleen Mabalay Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6-7km Description
Meet at 9:45am. You will need to pay for parking or use your RBG parking member pass. Bring water and snack. Dress according to weather conditions (icers). Please text me at (905) 815-7100 on the evening before or morning of hike if you are unable to attend.
| 5 | 6 | 7 - Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area in Milton – out and back
9:30 AM-1:00 AM 02/07/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/rattlesnake-point-conservation-area-in-milton-out-and-back/2024-02-07/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area in Milton, at 7200 Appleby Line, just north of Derry Road Hike Leader(s): Susan Glofcheskie Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 10 – 11 kms Description
This is an out and back hike. Parking fee applies (unless you have a Halton Parks pass, a great value) and you must reserve from 9:15 am to 1:30 pm. Hike leader: Susan Glofcheskie: email: glofcheskies@rogers.com. Cell 416-576-3163. Please use email prior to the hike and cell on the day of the hike. Wear appropriate quick-dry clothing and hiking boots. Bring sunscreen, insect repellant (summer), icers (winter), snacks, hiking poles, a personal first aid kit and 1 – 2 litres of water. 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 smartphone should navigate you to the correct location. Please arrive by 9:15, as we will be leaving promptly at 9:30. If you are unable to attend, please email me as soon as possible in advance of the hike, or text me if it is < 2 hours before the hike.
- A Birthday Hike
10:00 AM-1:00 AM 02/07/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/a-birthday-hike/2024-02-07/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Halton Agreement Forest, Guelph Line. North of the 401 Hike Leader(s): Anne Armstrong Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: Approx. 9 km. Description
What better way to celebrate a significant birthday than by going on a hike. Join Anne and I as we celebrate her birthday with a hike in the Halton Agreement Forest. Meet in the northeast corner of the Woodbine/Mohawk Casino/Raceway at 9:45 am. for a 10:00am. start. Bring water, a snack, icers and poles if using. We will do a circular hike to Hilton Falls and back. With snow covered (?) trails the walking should not be too difficult. We will have our snack at the falls: hopefully there will be a fire already started. Optional refreshment stop at the Black Swan Pub on Walkers’s Line.
Leader: Phill Armstrong 416895 3037 hikingrandpa@gmail.com
| 8 | 9 | 10 - Double Loop in Dundas
10:00 AM-1:00 PM 02/10/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/double-loop-in-dundas/2024-02-10/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Easy Does It Hikes
Location (Google Maps): Dundas Valley Conservation Area, 650 Governor’s Rd., Dundas 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: 7 – 10 km. Description
Come enjoy the beauty of Dundas Valley CA with its lovely trails and many hills and valleys. We will complete one or two loops, your choice to do one or both. The terrain is easy but we will encounter some hills. Expect snow and ice, depending on what Mother Nature decides to give us. Bring water, a snack, icers and poles if using. We will stop at the centre between loops for our snack and a bathroom break. If you cannot make the hike the morning of, please text me at 905 617 3937. Parking fee if effect or Conservation Area pass.
Leader: Anne Armstrong 905 617 3937 hikingrandma@gmail.com
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11 | 12 | 13 | 14 - Good Companions – Shell Park and Bronte Trails
10:00 AM-12:30 PM 02/14/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/good-companions-shell-park-and-bronte-trails-4/2024-02-14/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Shell Park, Lakeshore Road, Bronte (parking lot closest to Lakeshore Road) See map below Hike Leader(s): Ted Bossence Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 7.5 km Description
We will hike through Shell Park and trails in Bronte to Bronte Creek and Bronte Harbour, returning via the lake and pioneer cemetery. Bring icers, water and a snack. Please arrive a few minutes before the start time, I will be leaving on time. If you are unable to come and cancel after 4:00 pm on the day before the hike, please let me know by email that evening (tedbossence@sympatico.ca) or by text the next morning (905 334-8752). In case of rain or blizzard conditions I will cancel, so please check your email the evening before the hike.
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18 | 19 - Family Day Hike – Grimsby
10:00 AM-12:30 PM 02/19/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/family-day-hike/2024-02-19/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the Lion’s Club Pool Parking lot in Grimsby. Please plan to be there by 9:45am Hike Leader(s): Ruth Moffatt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing, Slippery and Steep Sections, Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 5-6km Description
Please join me for a Family Day group hike. All ages and abilities are welcome but the climb up the mountain is a tough climb. If you would like to meet us at the top, we can meet you up top likely around 10:30 -10:45am. Please park in the designated space for Beamer Memorial Conservation Area But for everyone else, we will assemble in the Lions Club Pool parking lot and then make our way up the mountain. If there are icy conditions, please bring your icers just in case. Please bring enough water and snacks for the hike which will be about 5km – 6km depending on where you join the hike. We will hike at a pace that is suitable for all. What better way to celebrate Family Day?!
- Family Day Hike – Kerncliff Park, Burlington
12:30 PM-3:00 PM 02/19/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/family-day-hike-kerncliff-park-burlington/2024-02-19/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Kerncliff Park (lower Parking lot) Hike Leader(s): Madeline Grady Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: about 8 km Description
We will be on both blue side trails and the main trail. It’s a wonderful place to enjoy nature in this urban setting. The start is hilly and then we’ll enjoy mostly flat on our way west to King Road. There are some great lookouts to see Burlington and the lake. We’ll loop back and have a hilly finish. Poles and hiking shoes/boots are recommended. Please bring water and a snack.
| 20 | 21 - Christie Lake
10:00 AM-12:30 PM 02/21/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/christie-lake/2024-02-21/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Christie Lake Conservation Area largest parking lot. Hike Leader(s): Craig Sim Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6-7k (approximate) Description
Drive straight in from entrance, main parking lot to your right turn from stop sign at T junction. Either Hamilton Conservation Area membership or parking fees apply. Loop of lake, exact route may vary. Wear boots and bring icers. One side of loop flat, other has some moderate hills. Prepare for variable conditions and footing in winter conditions, easy in ideal conditions. Dress in layers appropriate to weather. Bring water and snack. Hike leaves at 10am.
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25 | 26 - Great Esker & Duff Pit Side Trails in Silver Creek
10:00 AM-2:00 PM 02/26/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/great-esker-duff-pit-side-trails-in-silver-creek-2/2024-02-26/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet where the Bruce Trail Eighth Line Side Trail meets the Eighth Line North of Georgetown Hike Leader(s): Victoria Best Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing, Slippery Sections Likely, Strenuous – Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 12 km Description
Hike the Great Esker and Duff Pit Side Trails.
The hike distance will be reduced if hiking conditions are poor. Dress appropriately for the weather and for slippery trail conditions and rocks. Bring food and water, hiking boots, icers, and no dogs please.
Directions to Meeting Place: From where Trafalgar Road merges with Hwy 7 in Georgetown, drive north 3.4 km and then turn right onto 22 Side Rd and then left on Eighth Line. Continue along Eighth Line until you see the blue blazes for the Eighth Line Side Trail. Note: you can not access the meeting place driving south on Eighth Line from the 27 Side Rd because it is closed in the winter.
Please arrive at 9:45 for hike start time of 10:00 AM. Register using the hiking schedule. Cancellations the morning of the hike please call 905-257-6815.
| 27 - Hamilton Soupfest
10:00 AM-2:00 AM 02/27/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hamilton-soupfest-2/2024-02-27/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Bayfront Park to Hamilton Convention centre Hike Leader(s): Jill Parratt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 4.5 Description
Meet 9:45 for a 10am start, at Bayfront Park parking lot. We will walk along side Bay St N to the Hamilton Convention Centre. The Hamilton Soupfest supports Living Rock Youth Centre. It starts at 11:30. $20 for 4 soup samples. Tickets can be bought in advance online or at the Centre. After soup, voting and fun we will walkback to Bayfront Park. Jill Parratt
| 28 - Cancelled: Good Companions: Burlington Beachfront
10:00 AM-12:15 PM 02/28/2024 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/good-companions-burlington-beachfront/2024-02-28/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Iroquoia, Beaver Valley
Category: Good Companions
Location (Google Maps): Burlington Public Library, Central Branch, off New Street. Parking lot directly behind the library. Hike Leader(s): Gayle Laws Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing
Distance: 8 km Description
Meeting at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start, in the parking lot directly behind the Central Branch, Burlington Public Library. An urban hike. We will take the footpath towards the lake front, through Spencer Park and along the lake towards the canal lift bridge. The temperature and weather will determine how far we will go as winds from the lake can be cold and strong. Dress in layers. Bring fluids and a snack.
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