Toronto Hike Schedule

Car Hike: Lake front hike ,Scarborough

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): East Point Park Bird Sanctuary, Scarborough, ON
There is a parking lot at the end of Beechgrove Dr. there is a free parking lot

Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat, Variable

Description

We will hike along lake Ontario  to Scarborough Bluffs.

We may have a few hills on trails,

Please carefully read  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 follow the whistle instructions: 1 blast- stay where you are; 2 blasts come to the leader; 3 blasts – come to the leader quickly.

4-Hike leader may request volunteers to stop at trail intersections, they need to help hikers to the direction the group walk and wait till they see the sweep .

5-Hikers have to make sure they can  see the persons behind and in front of them.

Bus hike: Hockley Valley and Mono Cliffs

Trip Information
Departure Time: 08:30
Return to City Time: 18:00
Departure Point: York Mills Bus Pickup

Optional Items

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve

Hike Leader(s): Martina Furrer, Brenda Dalglish, Michael Humpage, Mojgan Haghighat Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Terrain: Hilly, Variable
Distance: Moderate group 14 km, Slightly faster group 16 – 18 km

Description

Welcome spring with a fun, scenic hike in Hockley Valley and Mono Cliffs. There will be two groups: a moderate group led by Brenda and a slightly faster group led by Martina. We will start at Hockley Rd and walk north to Dunby Rd  (Map 18), stopping to eat lunch at the lookout just south of Dunby Rd. The moderate group will follow the main Bruce Trail, while the faster group will add some side trails. From Dunby Rd we will drive to 25 Sideroad, then walk south through Mono Cliffs Provincial Park to Mono Centre (Map 19). Short breaks at the lookout and McCarston’s Lake will give us a chance to enjoy the awesome views. If time and energy allows, the faster group might add the Turnbull Side Trail (1.7 km).

Dropout at Dunby Rd (after about 7 km); this will be the only dropout.

Pack icers, lunch, water (1.5 to 2 litres), sun and rain protection.

Car Hike: Dufferin End to End 1 of 3

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We’ll meet at km 20.5 (GPS N44.119199, W80.112593), roadside parking on 1st Line E.

Hike Leader(s): Jacqueline Van Dyke Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Hilly, Variable
Distance: 21km

Description

This is the first of a three part Dufferin End to End series. On today’s hike, we’ll go along the west side of Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, past a steel viewing platform and a set of steel stairs leading down the sheer cliff to two interpretive plaques. We’ll circle around McCarston’s Lake, formed about 13,000 years ago by the gradual melting of a huge, buried piece of ice that had been left behind by a retreating glacier. Hiking on country roads, we’ll pass farmlands, and walk through fields and woodlots before finishing our hike, just outside the Boyne Valley Provincial Park.

Please arrive prior to 8:15 to be ready for an 8:30 departure. This is a car shuttle series so please be prepared to share equally in the shuttling.

Check the weather the night before/night of, the hike and dress accordingly. Bring enough water, snacks, and lunch to last the entire hike. Hopefully we won’t need them, but please bring your icers. We will be crossing ravines which could still have snow/ice.

Car Hike: Caledon End-to-End 4/4

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Our meeting point today will be north of km 52.0 (GPS N43.993572, W80.014057) on the east side of the 5th Line EHS, just south of the Hockley Rd. on the BTC’s Hemlock Ridges Nature Reserve.

Hike Leader(s): Jacqueline Van Dyke Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Challenging, Hilly
Distance: 17km

Description

Today is badge day!  After our shuttle, we’ll hike through the newer portion of the Caledon club, which now takes us off a good portion of the road. We’ll hike through the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve and the Hockley Valley Resort property where there is downhill skiing in the winter. Before finishing our hike, we’ll enter another former ski area. The overgrown ski runs and the remains of the snowmaking system can still be seen.

Please bring enough food and drink to last the entire hike. Check the weather and dress accordingly. Note: If you wish to purchase a badge, the cost of each badge is $10.00.

We will be car shuttling so please be prepared to be a driver in the shuttle.