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  • Urban 9:00 am Niagara-on-the-Lake Tour
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    03/01/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Urban
    Location (Google Maps): Veterans Memorial Park, park just outside the park on King Street

    Hike Leader(s): Robin Garrett Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 6-7 km

    Description

    Each Friday we will explore different neighbourhoods, trails and parkland throughout Historic Niagara-on-the-Lake.

    Moderate pace with some weeks entirely on sidewalks and roads while others may include a mix of trails and paved pathways. Great way to build up endurance for longer more strenuous hikes.

    Prepare for cooler windy conditions on open parkland and along Lake Ontario and Niagara River trails.

    Plan to stay for conversation and a warm cup of coffee or tea at Sweets & Swirls, Community Centre, Niagara Stone Road, NOTL

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  • 11:00 am Gerry Berkhout Trail in Fenwick
    11:00 AM-1:00 PM
    03/03/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara

    Location (Google Maps):

    Meet at Centennial Park on Church St in Fenwick. Park in first parking lot. After the hike we can go to the Grill on Canboro for refreshments. This is a flat walk, minimal if any mud. Bring water and dress for the weather.

    Hike Leader(s): Lynskie Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Fast
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 10kms

    Description

    This will be an in/out hike.  We’ll walk for an hour and then turn around. The terrain is flat (this was an old railway line) and in most sections will be dry.  If you have any medical condition that you think I should know about, please see me the morning of the hike.

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  • Urban 9:00 am Niagara-on-the-Lake Tour
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    03/08/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Urban
    Location (Google Maps): Veterans Memorial Park, park just outside the park on King Street

    Hike Leader(s): Robin Garrett Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 6-7 km

    Description

    Each Friday we will explore different neighbourhoods, trails and parkland throughout Historic Niagara-on-the-Lake.

    Moderate pace with some weeks entirely on sidewalks and roads while others may include a mix of trails and paved pathways. Great way to build up endurance for longer more strenuous hikes.

    Prepare for cooler windy conditions on open parkland and along Lake Ontario and Niagara River trails.

    Plan to stay for conversation and a warm cup of coffee or tea at Sweets & Swirls, Community Centre, Niagara Stone Road, NOTL

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  • 9:00 am Hydro Hill Training
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    03/09/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: In and Out
    Location (Google Maps):

    Lockhart Drive, St Catharines, by the large yellow swing gate.

    Hike Leader(s): Suzanne Gourluck Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Brisk
    Terrain: Strenuous
    Distance: 6 kms

    Description

    This challenging “hike” is intended for those wishing to train for future challenging hikes. Choose your own pace to go up and down the moderately steep hill for 90 minutes with a brief flat walk partway through. The terrain is a hard packed gravel surface. Bring water, hiking poles, snack and dress for the weather.

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  • In and Out Beamsville Hike
    9:00 AM-11:30 AM
    03/11/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara, Caledon Hills
    Category: In and Out
    Location (Google Maps): Meet in parking lot at Kinsmen Park, Beamsville

    Hike Leader(s): Kathleen Manson Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Fast
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 8km

    Description

    We will head east and visit Cave Springs CA and return.

    It is mostly level with some hills and a lot of tricky footing.

    Hiking poles are highly recommended.  Wear supportive hiking boots with good tread.  There are a lot of rocks and crevices.

    Please arrive 15 minutes early.

    If your plans change, please self-cancel as soon as possible so that other members may take your spot.

    Hike Leader reserves the right to modify the hike.

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  • Urban 9:00 am Niagara-on-the-Lake Tour
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    03/15/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara

    Location (Google Maps): Veterans Memorial Park, park just outside the park on King Street

    Hike Leader(s): Robin Garrett Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 6-7 km

    Description

    Each Friday we will explore different neighbourhoods, trails and parkland throughout Historic Niagara-on-the-Lake.

    Moderate pace with some weeks entirely on sidewalks and roads while others may include a mix of trails and paved pathways. Great way to build up endurance for longer more strenuous hikes.

    Prepare for cooler windy conditions on open parkland and along Lake Ontario and Niagara River trails.

    Plan to stay for conversation and a warm cup of coffee or tea at Sweets & Swirls, Community Centre, Niagara Stone Road, NOTL

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  • In and Out 9:00 Louth Conservation
    9:00 AM-12:30 PM
    03/16/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: In and Out
    Location (Google Maps): Meet at Louth Conservation area parking lot on Staff Ave. Hike east to Effingham Rd and back.

    Hike Leader(s): Vince Zvonar Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Strenuous
    Distance: 12

    Description

  • 9:30 Chloe Cooley Commemorative Hike
    9:30 AM-11:30 AM
    03/16/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: In and Out
    Location (Google Maps): Queenston Heights Park, Niagara River Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake

    Hike Leader(s): Karen Couch Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 7 kms

    Description

    Chloe Cooley’s brave act of resistance on 14 MAR 1793, paved the way to freedom for so many Black enslaved men, women and children like her. This set the stage for the great freedom movement of enslaved African Americans known as the Underground Railroad. We will hike to where her bravery took place.  This hike will take us along the General Brock Side Trail (GBST) and on then on the Niagara Parkway (NP). The GBST’s terrain is hilly/moderate, whereas the NP is flat/easy.  We will then retrace our steps back.

    The terrain may be icy and/or snow covered. Hiking poles and icers are advised, depending on the conditions.

    PLEASE NOTE: This hike counts as 1 of the 3 required hikes towards the Black History badge. If you will have hiked 3 hikes in this series, and are interested in receiving a badge, remember to bring your $10. This applies to anyone who has not already received this badge.

    For more information about Chloe Cooley click on the link below.

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/canada-post-honours-chloe-cooley-with-stamp-for-black-history-month-1.6256243

     

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  • In and Out 1:00pm St. Patrick’s Day Family Hike
    1:00 PM-2:30 PM
    03/17/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: In and Out
    Location (Google Maps): Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site – 1860 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON

    Hike Leader(s): Faye Perkins Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Leisurely
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 7 km

    Description

    The ‘green’ of St. Patrick’s Day reminds us of the Emerald Isle of Ireland, that spring is nearly here, and the importance of nature around us.  Lucky us, to have the beauty of the Bruce Trail connected to the Glendridge Quarry Naturalization geosite and the work of the Niagara GeoPark that seamlessly connects our urban and natural environments.  Come join us for a hike through this central geosite  and along the Escarpment to Hydro Hill, and then back through the Brock Univeristy campus.    The hike is organized for different abilities, and will provide parents and others the opportunity to adapt the hike to their physical needs.  Listening to music from Ireland prior to the hike is recommended.  Wear something green to welcome spring!

     

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  • In and Out 9:00 Beamsville Hike
    9:00 AM-11:30 AM
    03/18/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: In and Out
    Location (Google Maps): Meet in parking lot at Kinsmen Park, Beamsville

    Hike Leader(s): Kathleen Manson Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Fast
    Terrain: Moderate
    Distance: 8km

    Description

    We will head east and visit Cave Springs CA and return.

    It is mostly level with some hills and a lot of tricky footing.

    Hiking poles are highly recommended.  Wear supportive hiking boots with good tread.  There are a lot of rocks and crevices.

    Please arrive 15 minutes early.

    If your plans change, please self-cancel as soon as possible so that other members may take your spot.

    Hike Leader reserves the right to modify the hike.

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  • Urban 9:00 am Niagara-on-the-Lake Tour
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    03/22/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara

    Location (Google Maps): Veterans Memorial Park, park just outside the park on King Street

    Hike Leader(s): Robin Garrett Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 6-7 km

    Description

    Each Friday we will explore different neighbourhoods, trails and parkland throughout Historic Niagara-on-the-Lake.

    Moderate pace with some weeks entirely on sidewalks and roads while others may include a mix of trails and paved pathways. Great way to build up endurance for longer more strenuous hikes.

    Prepare for cooler windy conditions on open parkland and along Lake Ontario and Niagara River trails.

    Plan to stay for conversation and a warm cup of coffee or tea at Sweets & Swirls, Community Centre, Niagara Stone Road, NOTL

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  • 9:00 Black History in NOTL: In Honour of Chloe Cooley
    9:00 AM-12:30 PM
    03/23/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: In and Out
    Location (Google Maps):

    General Brock Side Trail Parking Area- on Niagara River Parkway, east of the John St. E intersection

    Hike Leader(s): Karen Couch Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Brisk
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 16 kms

    Description

    On March 14, 1793 Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman living in Queenston, strongly resisted as she was bound, thrown in a boat and taken across the river to a new enslaver in the United States. On 21 MAR, 1793, two men testified to her capture at the Executive Council of Upper Canada (at Navy Hall). Her brave act of resistance led to the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery, the first of its kind in the British Empire. This paved the way to freedom for so many others like Chloe & set the stage for the great freedom movement of enslaved African Americans to Canada.

    Participants will walk along the Niagara Parkway to a plaque that marks the place where this incident may have place, then return along the same route with a stop at Navy Hall, the site where Executive Council met.

    Open the link below to view the Chloe Cooley Heritage Minute.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLPMlNSQjOg

    *This hike counts as 1 of 3 required hikes towards the Black History badge. If you have met the requirements, and are interested in a badge, please remember to bring $10.*

    PLEASE NOTE: Hikes are offered by BTC volunteers who have committed to their own learning, to be able to offer informative and contemplative hike experiences. These hikes are open to all & offered in a spirit of mutual leaning and inclusion.

  • 9:00 am Hydro Hill Training
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    03/23/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: In and Out
    Location (Google Maps):

    Lockhart Drive, St Catharines, by the large yellow swing gate.

    Hike Leader(s): Suzanne Gourluck Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Brisk
    Terrain: Strenuous
    Distance: 6 kms

    Description

    This challenging “hike” is intended for those wishing to train for future challenging hikes. Choose your own pace to go up and down the moderately steep hill for 90 minutes with a brief flat walk partway through. The terrain is a hard packed gravel surface. Bring water, hiking poles, snack and dress for the weather.

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  • Urban 9:00 am Niagara-on-the-Lake Tour
    9:00 AM-10:30 AM
    03/29/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara

    Location (Google Maps): Veterans Memorial Park, park just outside the park on King Street

    Hike Leader(s): Robin Garrett Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 6-7 km

    Description

    Each Friday we will explore different neighbourhoods, trails and parkland throughout Historic Niagara-on-the-Lake.

    Moderate pace with some weeks entirely on sidewalks and roads while others may include a mix of trails and paved pathways. Great way to build up endurance for longer more strenuous hikes.

    Prepare for cooler windy conditions on open parkland and along Lake Ontario and Niagara River trails.

    Plan to stay for conversation and a warm cup of coffee or tea at Sweets & Swirls, Community Centre, Niagara Stone Road, NOTL

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  • 9:15 In & Around Port Weller on Several Lakefront Trails
    9:15 AM-11:15 AM
    03/30/2024

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    Hosting Club: Niagara
    Category: Loop
    Location (Google Maps): Happy Rolph’s Animal Farm; 650 Read Rd., St Catharines

    Hike Leader(s): Karen Couch Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

    Pace: Medium
    Terrain: Easy
    Distance: 7 kms

    Description

    This hike follows the 9/11 Memorial Trail, the Waterfront Trail, the northernmost portion of the Greater Niagara Circle Route and the George Nicholson Memorial Trail.  Hikers will have lovely views of Lake Ontario.  Trails are wide dirt paths, with the exception of the 9/11 Memorial Trail which is asphalt. Short portions of the hike follows city streets.

    See the link below for information about the 9/11 Memorial Trail.

    https://niagaranow.com/news.phtml/6259-niagaras-history-unveiled-a-memorial-to-canadas-victims-of-9-11-terror-attacks/

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