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October | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6  Bethesda Trail Richmond Hill 8:30 AM-1:30 PM 11/06/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/bethesda-trail-richmond-hill-2/2021-11-06/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto Location (Google Maps): Oak Ridges Corridor, Bethesda Trail Head Parking Lot Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 15km Description
We will explore Oak Ridges Corridor in Richmond Hill, Hike around Bond lake . To reach there turn right to Bethesda side road from Bayview Ave. Then drive around 500 meter and park in Oak Ridges trail head parking. Before leaving in the morning for the hike, all participants are responsible for performing a Covid self screening: Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath – high temperature – fever, chills, headache – persistent/new/worsening cough, sore throat – decrease or loss of smell or taste – not feeling well generally, extreme tiredness, unexplainable sore muscles
- Bob Hunter
9:00 AM-1:00 PM 11/06/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/bob-hunter/2021-11-06/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Bob Hunter Memorial Park. – 7277 14th Avenue, Markham, ON Hike Leader(s): Victor Ramautar Cel: 416-708-8199 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 10-12 kms Description
The Bob Hunter Memorial Park lies within the Rouge National Urban Park. So we can start on time please arrive at least 15 minutes before departure time which is 9:00 a m. Dress for the weather and bring Water a snack or light lunch and any other essentials for the day/hike. It is November so NO chance for bugs.
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7 - Caledon Section – Blue and White hikes (5) – 17KM
8:30 AM-3:00 PM 11/07/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/caledon-section-blue-and-white-hikes-5-17km/2021-11-07/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We meet at the roadside parking on the South side of Dunby Road at 68.0KM. Hike Leader(s): Fayyaz Mahmood Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Challenging, Rocky
Distance: 16.4 KM Description
Here is your opportunity to hike the Side Trails (ST) and more interesting sections of the Main Bruce Trail in the Caledon section.
We will walk North on the Main Trail on Dunby Road, Map 18, 68.0KM (Ed. 30) to 69.3KM and take the Hockley Heights ST for approximately 7KM until we meet the Main Trail. We retrace our journey and return back to the cars.
Bring 1.5 – 2 liters of water and your lunch. Please dress for the weather.
- Mono Cliffs
10:00 AM-2:30 PM 11/07/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/mono-cliffs-10/2021-11-07/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): https://goo.gl/maps/yoeNKVUwaCcNnk1M9 Hike Leader(s): Frank Ye & Dariush Khanbeigi Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 12 KM Description
We will complete a loop hike through the Mono Cliffs Provincial Park on the main and side trails, including the Split Rock side trail. The terrain is generally flat to rolling with a few hills. Expect mid fall conditions.
 Guildwood Go circular hike via the bluffs and the Doris McCarthy Trail 10:15 AM-3:30 PM 11/07/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/scarborough-highland-creek-guildwood-go-to-morningside-ave-guildwood-pkwy-via-east-point-park/2021-11-07/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Guildwood Go Station in the new building in the seating area by the Service counter and washrooms. Coming by Go train, take the 9:35 a.m. from Union Station to arrive at 10:02. Coming by bus, a Scarborough East TTC #86 departs from Kennedy Subway Station every 20 minutes. Or coming by car, access Guildwood Station from Kingston Road. Please try to arrive 15 minutes early. Hike Leader(s): Andrew Proczek Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat, Hilly, Variable
Distance: 13 Description This hike was originally going to be dedicated to the Highland Creek Trail but because of the trail closure at Morningside Avenue we will instead do an alternate circular hike that will return us to Guildwood Go. This is a favorite hike among former and present TBTC hike leaders with fantastic views of Lake Ontario. From Guildwood Go we will head South to Guild Park boardwalk and then turn West to pick up two parks, South Marine Park & Sylvan Park (our lunch spot) located on the bluffs. Connecting with the Doris McCarthy trail we will descend to the lake and then head East as far as Guild Park and Gardens completing the loop before returning to Guildwood Go. The revised Route: https://onthegomap.com/s/i4hdm4jc Public washrooms at Guildwood Go and at Guild Inn, 10.4 km into our hike. A nature stop at Sylvan Park will also be available.
| 8 | 9 - Winter Hiking 101 – Virtual Information Session:
7:00 PM-8:30 PM 11/09/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/winter-hiking-101-virtual-information-session/2021-11-09/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Virtual on Zoom. Access link will be emailed to you noon on event day. If it doesn’t appear in your Inbox folder, please check your Spam folder. Hike Leader(s): Alina Lin, Charles Whitlock, Wayne Crockett Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Terrain: Flat
Distance: 0 Description
One of the positive things we have seen since last year is the increased interest in hiking. Since early 2020, the Club has welcomed hundreds of new members joining the community, among a lot are new hikers who are eager to learn more about the trail, the hiking and the community. We think this is a good time to have an information session to share our knowledge, experience, tips and stories about the Bruce Trail and hiking(particularly the winter hiking), so you can learn how to enjoy the winter hiking in safe style. The session will cover: Bruce Trail and hiking programs with Toronto Bruce Trail Club; Hiking 101 and winter hiking; register for events on Hike Schedule. You are welcome to join with all questions you want to ask about hiking, the Club, the Bruce Trail, and etc.
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 - Toronto Side Trail Badge Challenge #1 of 5
8:30 AM-12:00 PM 11/13/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-side-trail-badge-challenge-1-of-5/2021-11-13/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Speyside Hike Leader(s): Jacquie Van Dyke Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: Approximately 11 km Description
Join us for one, a few, or all of these hikes. Upon completion of all five hikes and after hiking over 45 km of Toronto Side Trails, hikers will qualify for Toronto’s Side Trail Badge. Each hike will cover both main trail and Side Trails. Hike one’s Side Trails include Vanderleck, Al Shaw, Cliff Hatch, and Speyside South. Hiking boots are mandatory while poles are optional. Please bring at least 1.5 L of water and a few snacks.
- 2 Lakes hike King City
8:30 AM-1:45 PM 11/13/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/2-lakes-hike-king-city/2021-11-13/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Dufferin and 15th Sideroad King city Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Fast, Moderate
Terrain: Hilly, Variable Description
Please follow Covid_19 protocol and social distancing. We will hike around 2 lakes in Oak Ridges corridor It is moderate/fast, hike takes around 5 hours . Park on Fairfield Drive or roadside along Dufferin Street .Gathering beside the trailhead on Dufferin Street. on the west side of the road Please contact me by email or text 416 616 4105 if any question or info.
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14 - Caledon Section – Blue and White hikes (6) – 18KM
8:30 AM-3:00 PM 11/14/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/caledon-section-blue-and-white-hikes-6-18km/2021-11-14/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We meet at the roadside parking (Map 15, 16.1KM, 30 Ed.) along the southwest shoulder of the Willoughby Road and Escarpment Road intersection. Hike Leader(s): Fayyaz Mahmood Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Challenging, Rocky
Distance: 18KM Description We continue our hikes closer to Toronto, hiking the Main Trails and the Side Trails (ST) in the Caledon section. All hikes in this series are in and out hikes.
We will walk south on the Main Trail to Map 15, 10.1KM taking the Dorothy Medhurst ST. We will then return back on the Main Trail while also hiking the Cataract ST, the Meadow Trail and a small section of the Trans Canada Trail to return back to the parking.
Bring 1.5 – 2 liters of water and your lunch. Please dress for the weather. - Rosedale Ravines
9:30 AM-12:30 PM 11/14/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/rosedale-ravines-3/2021-11-14/  Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Davisville Subway Station, outside Main Entrance at Yonge Street & Chaplin Crescent Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales, Andrew Proczek Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat, Variable
Distance: 12 Description
Circular hike to the Evergreen Brickworks via Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Moore Park Ravine, Park Drive Reservation, David Balfour Park, and the Vale Of Avoca finally returning through Mount Pleasant Cemetery. A favourite with hikers with nature close to the heart of the city. Evergreen Brickworks is served by TTC Route 28 to Davisville Station for early dropout option.
- Hockley Valley east
10:00 AM-3:30 PM 11/14/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/hockley-valley-east/2021-11-14/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: General
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the parking lot at Hockley Rd. and 5th Line. Map 18, near km 52. Take Airport Rd. north and at Hockley Rd. turn left and follow for 1.5 km to 5th Line EHS. Turn left at 5th Line to parking lot on your left. Hike Leader(s): Peter Leeney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 13 km Description
From the 5th Line parking we will hike south on the Main Trail to 5 Sideroad, returning by the same route but including a few side trails for variety. Expect some hills.
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 - Toronto Side Trail Badge Challenge #2 of 5
8:30 AM-2:15 PM 11/20/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-side-trail-badge-challenge-2-of-5/2021-11-20/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We will be hiking in and around LImehouse, meeting at km 17.4 (on the east of the road where the trail crosses Fourth Line, opposite the junkyard). Do NOT park in front of the junkyard. Hike Leader(s): Jacquie Van Dyke Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: Approximately 16km Description
On this part of the Toronto Side Trail Badge Challenge, we will again cover both main trail and Side Trails. Hike two’s Side Trails include Todd Bardes Meadowland, Ridge, Black Creek, Charles Hildebrandt, Brown Benton, and Canada Goose. Hiking boots are mandatory while poles are optional. Please bring at least 2L of water, snacks, and lunch. Check the weather and dress appropriately for the day. A Toronto hike leader apprentice is welcome on this hike. Please email me if you’re interested in apprenticing (You have my email from your CHL training course).
- Rouge National Park Toronto
8:30 AM-1:30 PM 11/20/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/rouge-national-park-toronto/2021-11-20/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Rouge National Park Toronto Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Fast, Moderate
Terrain: Hilly, Variable
Distance: 14-15KM Description
Some safety procedures during the hike: 1-Hikers must stay between the leader and the sweep. 2-Hikers must advise the leader or the sweep if they wish to leave the group. 3-Hikers must leave their backpack on the trail facing in the direction the group is walking if leaving the trail for a call of nature. The sweep will wait for the hiker to return to the trail. 4- Hikers must follow the whistle instructions: 1 blast- stay where you are; 2 blasts come to the leader; 3 blasts – come to the leader quickly
- Eldred King Woodlands
9:00 AM-1:00 PM 11/20/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/elred-king-woodlands/2021-11-20/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Eldred King Woodlands 16232 ON-48, Whitchurch-Stouffville Hike Leader(s): Victor Ramautar Cel: 416-708-8199 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 10-12 kms Description
Eldred King Woodlands is off Hwy 48 (Markham Rd ) Driving north on Hwy 48 pass Aurora Rd and look for sign on the left Eldred King Woodlands. Turn unto gravel road and follow it to the (FREE ) parking lot. So we can start the hike on time please arrive 15 mins before departure time which is 9:00 a.m. Bring water a light lunch or snack and any other essential for the day/hike. Dress for the weather.
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21 - Caledon Section – Blue and White hikes (7) – 14KM
8:30 AM-3:00 PM 11/21/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/caledon-section-blue-and-white-hikes-7-14km/2021-11-21/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We meet at the roadside Parking (Map 14, 6.6KM, Ed. 30) on the east side of Creditview Road just north of the intersection with Grange Sideroad. Hike Leader(s): Fayyaz Mahmood Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Challenging, Hilly, Rocky
Distance: 14 KM Description
This is the last in the 7 hikes in the Caledon Section, as we continue to hike the Main Trails and the Side Trails (ST). We will walk northwards on the Main Trail, down the Devil’s Pulpit and hiking the Ring Kiln ST, the Crows Nest ST and Trumble ST, and the Mill Pond ST returning back on the Main Trail back to the parking.
There are some steep hilly sections. Gloves are recommended. Hiking shoes are required. Bring 1.5 – 2 liters of water and your lunch. Please dress for the weather.
- Don Mills Trail/Don Valley
10:00 AM-2:30 PM 11/21/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/don-mills-trail-don-valley/2021-11-21/  Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): North East Corner York Mills & Leslie (near McDonalds Restaurant). Take 95/115/122 Bus From York Mills Subway (5 minutes) Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 15 Description
We follow the Leaside Spur Rail Trail (Don Mills Trail) to Lawrence and Edwards Gardens. After a break we continue through Don Valley Parks (Wilket Creek, ET Seton Park, the Don Valley Trail, Crothers Woods) to Evergreen Brickworks. Mostly flat but some uphill work in the final section. Evergreen Brickworks is served by TTC Route #28 to Davisville Station. Dropouts up to Don Mills/Overlea. Bring lunch, water, snacks. (Maximum: 15 Hikers)
- The Toronto Passage: Following 2000 year-old footsteps
1:00 PM-3:30 PM 11/21/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/the-toronto-passage-following-2000-year-old-footsteps/2021-11-21/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Please meet us in front of the Old Mill Subway Station. Hike Leader(s): Marie-Josée Roy Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Variable
Distance: n/a Description Over thousands of years, the Humber and its valley provided Indigenous peoples – the Wendat (Huron), the Onondowagah (Seneca), and the Mississaugas of the Credit among others – with water, food, and shelter, and with means for travel and trade via the Toronto Passage. French explorers and traders made good use of this route and the Humber River provided a source of power for the settlers who followed. Today, the Humber valley affords much-needed recreation space for our city. Please join us and discover the history of the Toronto Passage with Lisette Mallet. Lisette is an artist, historian, nature interpreter, and project manager. A Toronto resident, she finds inspiration in her Acadian and métis roots. She’s been involved in projects such as Wild Furbearer Conservation and Management in North America, The Shared Path, the Humber River’s Canadian Heritage River designation. Her learning journey now includes traditional foodways and home remedies.
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 - Toronto Side Trail Badge Challenge #3 of 5
8:30 AM-2:15 PM 11/27/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-side-trail-badge-challenge-3-of-5/2021-11-27/ Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Terra Cotta and just north. We’ll park southeast of km44.5 where the Rockside Side Trail meets Heritage Road. Please do not block access to the gate. Hike Leader(s): Jacquie Van Dyke Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: Approximately 16km Description
In this hike, the third of the Toronto Side Trail Badge Challenge, we will hike some main trail as well as the Terra Cotta and Rockside Side Trails. Hiking boots are mandatory while hiking poles are optional. Icers would be prudent to carry in your backpack as we may encounter colder, winter like weather (especially in the shade and dampness in the forest). Please bring at least 1.5L of water, snacks, and your lunch. If you are a Toronto hike leader apprentice and this hike is of interest to you, please contact me.
- 2499 Brock Road Uxbridge
8:30 AM-1:45 PM 11/27/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/2499-brock-road-uxbridge/2021-11-27/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Uxbridge Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk, Fast Distance: 14-15KM Description
It is around 5 hours hike mostly fast and we will explore the last sceneries of fall in Uxbridge area. There is a parking lot behind 2499 Brock road . Some safety procedures during the hike: 1-Hikers must stay between the leader and the sweep. 2-Hikers must advise the leader or the sweep if they wish to leave the group. 3-Hikers must leave their backpack on the trail facing in the direction the group is walking if leaving the trail for a call of nature. The sweep will wait for the hiker to return to the trail. 4- Hikers must follow the whistle instructions: 1 blast- stay where you are; 2 blasts come to the leader; 3 blasts – come to the leader quickly 5- We may require volunteers to post on trail intersections, please remain there and make sure you see and wave for sweep. 6- Due to cold weather proper clothing and hiking boots are required.
  Happy return to bus hikes 9:00 AM-6:00 PM 11/27/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/happy-return-to-bus-hikes/2021-11-27/ Trip Information
Departure Time: 09:00
Return to City Time: 18:00
Departure Point: York Mills Bus Pickup Click here for more information or to register Optional Items
Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): Mono Cliffs Provincial Park Hike Leader(s): Martina Furrer and Duro Vukman Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 12 to 14 KM Description
Itching to get out of the city? Then join us for a fantastic late fall hike at Mono Cliffs. Come and explore the great outdoors with new and old Bruce Trail friends. We’ll wonder through forests, fields and scenic lookouts. We’ll hike between 12 and 14 km at a 3.5 to 4 km/hr pace. To participate your must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. You will need to show proof of vaccination to enter the bus. You must also wear a mask at all times while on the bus. To promote air exchange we will keep some windows open on the bus at all times. Please dress accordingly. Note: We may have to pay a parking fee. Cost will be split among all hikers and will be collected in cash on the bus.
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28 - Toronto Section – Blue and White hikes (1) – 18KM
8:30 AM-3:00 PM 11/28/2021 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-section-blue-and-white-hikes-1-18km/2021-11-28/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We meet at the roadside parking (Map 14, South-West of 48.3KM, Ed. 30) at Boston Mills Road just west of the Mississauga Road intersection. Do NOT park on the driveway. Hike Leader(s): Fayyaz Mahmood Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Challenging, Rocky
Distance: 18 KM Description
This is the first in a series of hike in the Toronto Section. We will be hiking the Main Trail and the Side Trails (ST). All hikes in this series are in and out hikes.
We will hike in to Terracotta Conservation Area taking the Rockside ST, then continuing on the Main trail until 38.7KM. We hike the Walking Fern ST. Returning back we will hike the Terracotta ST to join the Main Trail and return back to the parking.
Bring 1.5 – 2 liters of water and your lunch. Please dress for the weather.
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