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July | July | 1 | 2 | 3  – James Gardens to Old Mill 6:00 PM-8:30 PM 08/03/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/james-gardens-to-old-mill/2023-08-03/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Meet on east side of Scarlett Road at Edenbridge Drive (south of Eglinton) opposite the gas station.. Take Bus #79A from Runnymede Station scheduled to depart at 5:25 pm Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 7 KM Description
On this fourth of our series of evening rambles we will hike south on the Humber through James Gardens and Lambton Woods to the Old Mill Subway Station. Each Thursday evening in the Summer there will be an evening ramble on park trails around Toronto.
| 4 | 5  Car Hike: Bethesda Trail Richmond Hill 8:15 AM-1:30 PM 08/05/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-bethesda-trail-richmond-hill-11/2023-08-05/   Bus Hike: Kempenfest Oro Medonte 9:00 AM-6:30 PM 08/05/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/bus-hike-kempenfest-oro-medonte/2023-08-05/ Trip Information
Departure Time: 09:00
Return to City Time: 18:30
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): This hike will take us around the bottom of Kempenfelt Bay on the Barrie waterfront trail and out to the Oro Medonte trail to Shanty Bay . Hike Leader(s): Edmond Brown, Marie-Josée Roy Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat, Variable
Distance: 14 km Description Please join us on Saturday, August 5th for a wonderful day of hiking, swimming, and attending the annual Kempenfest, one of the largest outdoor arts, crafts, and music festivals in North America! We will hike along the Oro-Medonte Trail and onto Shanty Bay for a swim. Afterward, we’ll head back to Barrie by bus where you’ll have time to visit the annual Kemperfest, featuring over 400 vendors, one-of-a-kind arts and crafts, antiques, and food vendors. Or you may choose to sightsee Barrie Downtown area or enjoy a drink at one of the patios overlooking Barrie’s beautiful waterfront. Be sure to bring at least 2 litres of water, sun protection, your lunch, and a bathing suit and towel. https://kempenfest.com/
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6 - Urban Walk: Rouge National Urban Park – Vista Trail, Mast Trail, Orchard Trail, Cedar Trail and the Beare Wetlands Loop
10:00 AM-2:00 PM 08/06/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/urban-walk-rouge-national-urban-park-vista-trail-mast-trail-orchard-trail-cedar-trail-and-the-beare-wetlands-loop/2023-08-06/  Hike open to BTC Members only. Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Rouge National Urban Park, Zoo Road Day Use Area Hike Leader(s): Celia Ho, Tom Swales Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Hilly, Variable
Distance: 15 km Description
On this hike we will explore the section of the Rouge National Urban Park in Toronto, including the Vista Trail, Mast Trail, Orchard Trail, Cedar Trail and the Beare Wetlands Loop. The meeting point will be Kennedy Subway station. We will take the TTC bus at 9:15 AM to get to the Zoo Road Day Use Area by 10 AM. For your reference, the Park Map for the Rouge is attached.
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 - Car Hike: Hike of 2 lakes King city
8:15 AM-1:15 PM 08/12/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-hike-of-2-lakes-king-city-7/2023-08-12/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Park along Fairfield Dr. or Dufferin Street, Gathering at trail head in Dufferin Street. Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri , Amir Alemohamad Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 14-15 KM Description
We will hike in trails around Seneca lake and Mary Lake,pass by Eaton and visit Pine farm where you can enjoy coffee,tea,apple pie during our snack time. 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 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: Oro Medonte trail to Orillia – ** Cancelled Due To Low Registration **
9:15 AM-6:00 PM 08/12/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/bus-hike-oro-medonte-trail-to-orillia/2023-08-12/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Hawkestone Hike Leader(s): Edmond Brown, Marie-Josée Roy Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 14 km Description Join us for a fun day in Orillia! We will hike along the Oro-Medonte Trail into the outskirts of Orillia. After the hike, you can choose to enjoy the beach at Tudhope Park or visit the Stephen Leacock Museum ($). Afterward, the bus will take us for a short ride to downtown Orillia for some refreshments. Remember to bring lunch/snacks, lots of drinking water (at least 2L is recommended), sun protection, insect repellent, bathing suit and towel, and any required medication. Leacock Museum: - Urban Walk: Unionville – Markham, Rouge River Trail
9:45 AM-2:30 PM 08/12/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/urban-walk-unionville-markham-rouge-river-trail-2/2023-08-12/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Markham Pan Am Centre, Kennedy Rd & YMCA Blvd. Meet inside main lobby by the coffee shop for 10:00 departure after those who travelled by GO Transit arrive. Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 13 km Description
The villages of Unionville & Markham are connected by the Rouge Valley Trail System following the Rouge River and running behind the historic buildings on Main Street Unionville, by Walden Pond in Austin Drive Park, through Milne Dam Conservation Area, and ending with a 143 metre long suspension bridge over the dam. We will walk into the village of Markham and finish with a short boardwalk trail through Tannery Pond which is close to the Markham GO Station. We begin the hike at Unionville GO Station hiking north to the historic Main Street and picking up the Rouge Valley Trail at Carlton Road. Return to Toronto or the starting point by GO Bus or York Region Transit bus. Optional stop at the Rouge River Brewery after the hike. Terrain is easy, mostly paved path/boardwalk with some dirt trails. On The Go Maps Link: https://onthegomap.com/s/g5rhpj1s Those wishing to arrive by GO Bus may take the 9:13 GO Bus from the Union Station Bus Terminal arriving at 9:43 $10 GO Transit Weekend Day Pass available on Smart Phones only (not available at the ticket counter) The Stouffville Line trains are not operating on the weekends while the crews work on the line for future expansion so the option is to take the GO Bus. Hikers may choose to meet us in the Great Hall of Union Station by the information desk (with the clock over it) to depart for the Union Station Bus Terminal at 8:45 AM. If traveling from the north end of Toronto by public transit contact hike leader for directions from Finch Subway Station. Bring lunch, water, snacks, hat.
- Car Hike: Scotsdale Farm and Georgetown Farmers Market
12:00 PM-3:00 PM 08/12/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-scotsdale-farm-and-georgetown-farmers-market/2023-08-12/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Scotsdale Farm, Map 13 Hike Leader(s): Al Brown Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 10 km Description
We will hike the main and side trails under a forest canopy. The trail is variable, following farm lanes and well trodden paths with some rocky sections. After the hike those inclined will retire to a local restaurant in Georgetown to replace electrolytes. Before the hike you are invited to visit the Georgetown farmers market that runs from about 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. Check the event website to find available parking. Directions to the meeting point: north on Trafalgar Road past Georgetown to Hwy 7. Left onto Hwy 7 for about 3 km to Silver Creek. Turn right at the stoplight go another 1.5 km to the entrance to Scotsdale Farm. The parking area where we meet is about a half km from Trafalgar Road
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13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 - Urban Walk: Warden Woods/Taylor Creek Park
6:00 PM-8:30 PM 08/17/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/urban-walk-warden-woods-taylor-creek-park/2023-08-17/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Meet outside Warden Subway station on Warden Avenue south of St Clair Avenue. Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 8 km Description
Join us for a Level 1 evening walk through Warden Woods and Taylor Creek Park. Expect a pace of about 3.5 km/hour. We will end at Don Mills and Overlea where three bus routes run to the Bloor/Danforth Line 2 subway.
| 18 | 19 - Car Hike: Rouge National Park Toronto
8:15 AM-1:45 PM 08/19/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-rouge-national-park-toronto-5/2023-08-19/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Please park at parking lot in Zoo Road beside the trail head Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri, Amir Alemohammad Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 14-15 KM Description
Will explore Toronto part of Rouge park along Rouge river and Little Rouge Creek, 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 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.
- Urban Hike: Nokiidaa Trail/Newmarket
10:00 AM-3:00 PM 08/19/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/urban-hike-nokiidaa-trail-newmarket-2/2023-08-19/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): East Gwillimbury GO Station (outside station building) Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Challenging, Flat
Distance: 9 Description
We will hike south from East Gwillimbury GO Station to Fairy Lake and historic Main Street in Newmarket. We will pass the remains of a swing railway bridge, the remains of an abandoned canal, and a diverse landscape. The walking is easy south on this Level 1 Hike to Fairy Lake where we loop around the lake with a scenic boardwalk trail on the east side and paved path leading into the historic downtown of Newmarket. We’ll stop in the historic downtown for refreshments at the Old Flame Brewery or alternative establishments and walk up Main Street to get the 2:50 train back towards Toronto’s Union Station. We will take advantage of the GO Transit $10 Day Weekend Pass available only on smartphones. Those without a smart phone may purchase the pass from the Hike Leader at Union Station the morning of the hike. Those wishing to travel together will meet at Union Station in the Great Hall by the information desk (with the clock over it) to take the GO Train towards Barrie departing at 8:53 AM. ROUTE MAP: https://onthegomap.com/s/507cjskh
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20 - Car Hike: Rock Chapel and Borer’s Falls
9:30 AM-2:00 PM 08/20/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-rock-chapel-and-borers-falls/2023-08-20/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Km 65.8 Map 9. From Hwy 403 drive north on Hwy 6 for 1 km then exit at York Rd. Go west on York Rd. 1/2 km and turn right at Old Guelph Rd. After 1 km Old Guelph Rd makes a left turn and then a right turn. Turn right and follow 200m to parking at dead end.
OR, from Clappison’s Corners (Hwy 5 & 6) drive south on Hwy 6 for 2 km to exit at York Rd. then turn right at Old Guelph Rd as described above.
(Note: You want “York Rd” not “York Blvd” which is further south). My phone number is 905-301-4091.
N 43.307417, W 70.911580 390-398 Old Guelph Rd, Pleasant View, Dundas, Ontario Hike Leader(s): Peter Leeney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Hilly, Rocky
Distance: 12 km Description
We will hike west on the Main Trail through the Rock Chapel and Borer’s Falls areas to the lookout at Sydenham Rd. Return by the same route.
- Toronto Urban Badge Hike – 7 of 7
10:00 AM-1:00 PM 08/20/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-urban-badge-hike-7-of-7-2/2023-08-20/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Toronto Hike Leader(s): Brian Rideout Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 9 km Description
Please join me at the south east corner of Overlea Blvd and Don Mills Rd by 10 AM. We will hike south on the Don Trail to the Distillery District (km 62.4 to km 71.4). Here is an online map with km markings of our route for all 7 hikes for the Toronto Urban Badge. Please make sure you bring at least 2 liters of water, a lunch, bug spray and sunscreen.
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 - Car Hike: Cherry Beach Down town Toronto
8:15 AM-1:30 PM 08/26/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-cherry-beach-down-town-toronto-2/2023-08-26/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Free parking lot at the end of Cherry Street Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Aghamiri, Amir Alemohammad Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 14-15 KM Description
Park in Cherry Beach parking lot We will explore Tommy Thompson park along Lake Ontario and listen to the birds and visit light house at the end of park. 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 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: Toronto Section E2E 1 of 4 (Hilton Falls C.A./Speyside)
8:30 AM-5:00 PM 08/26/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/bus-hike-toronto-section-e2e-1-of-4-hilton-falls-c-a-speyside/2023-08-26/  Trip Information
Departure Time: 08:30
Return to City Time: 17:00
Departure Point: Kipling Departure Point Click here for more information or to register Optional Items
Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): Toronto Section – Hilton Falls Conservation Area to Speyside Natural Area Hike Leader(s): Tom Swales & Celia Ho Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Rocky, Variable
Distance: 15 km Description
Join us to hike the Toronto section of the Bruce Trail in a series of four moderate pace/moderate distance Level 2 hikes (15-16 km a day). Those who complete all 4 hikes will qualify for the Toronto club’s diamond E2E badge. The badge fee ($5 members/$15 non-members) will be collected on Hike #3. Members may alternatively choose to use the hikes to earn the new stained glass Limehouse stone bridge fundraiser badge. Available to members only the badge fee is $30 and proceeds go to protecting and preserving the Bruce Trail. Please contact the Hike Leader if you are interested in earning the fundraiser badge for further instructions. This badge can be earned only on one of the series of special group hikes led by a BTC Hike Leader and not individually. Hikers who complete all 4 hikes will qualify for either the diamond badge or stained glass kfundraiser badge, as they have chosen. Any hikers are welcome to join the hikes regardless of working towards one of E2E badges. There will be a refreshment/social stop in Milton after the hike before returning to the Kipling Station departure point by 5:30 PM. Dropout at 11,3 km. Note: This hike will not be visiting the falls at Hilton Falls Conservation Area (we take only the main Bruce Trail).
- Car Hike: A trek, a token, and a treat!
10:00 AM-12:00 PM 08/26/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-a-trek-a-token-and-a-treat/2023-08-26/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): We will meet at roadside parking at km 35.2 (Map 17 of the Bruce Trail Reference Guide, Edition 30) on the south side of Coolihans Sideroad where it intersects with Glen Haffy Road. Hike Leader(s): Monica Pasquali Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 4 km Description
Celebrate the end of summer break with a trek, a token, and a treat! First, we’ll do an out-and-back trek (approximately 4 km total) to explore “The Dingle”, which is a narrow-wooded valley in the Caledon Hills section of the Bruce Trail. While on our hike, I will provide assistance to hikers of all ages who are interested in earning a token: the Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club’s Nature Hunter Badge (http://caledonbrucetrail.ca/hiking/club-badges/nature-hunt-badge/)! I will point out and identify trees and wildflowers as we hike, as well as explain plant life cycles. This badge can be earned by children and adults alike, so this hike is for everyone! Please register all people who are planning on coming along on the hike. Afterwards, we’ll make the short 5-minute drive to Daisy Cones (19258 Airport Road) in order to treat ourselves to some delicious Kawartha Dairy ice cream before we head home. You should bring enough water and food for a 2-hour hike, comfortable hiking shoes, sun and bug protection, appropriate clothing for the weather, a camera if you want to earn the Nature Hunter Badge, and money if you intend to join us at Daisy Cones after the hike.
- Car Hike: Elora Cataract Rail Trail
11:00 AM-3:30 PM 08/26/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-elora-cataract-rail-trail/2023-08-26/ Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Near Forks of the Credit P.P. Map 15 Hike Leader(s): Al Brown Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 12 km Description
We will car pool to the start of the hike in Hillsburgh. The trail passes through mixed farmland and the village of Erin. The trail is mostly open with forest canopy in some locations. The trail is a former railway corridor and therefore flat. We can expect to make a brisk pace. Hiking boots are optional. After the hike those so inclined may gather at a restaurant in Erin to replace electrolytes. The meeting point for the hike is where the Elora Cataract Trail crosses Mississauga Road about 3.5 km north along Mississauga Road from Belfountain.
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27 - Urban Walk: TAIWANFest
10:00 AM-1:00 PM 08/27/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/urban-walk-taiwanfest/2023-08-27/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): High Park Subway Station (East Exit – High Park Avenue (by the bus loop) Hike Leader(s): Marlon Chen & Celia Ho Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 10 KM Description - We will pass High Park and walk along Lake Shore Blvd. On the way, we will pass many small parks and Music Garden, and lastly arrive at Harborfront Centre to participate in the Taiwan Festival.
- There are lot of programs, Please go visit to see the details: Programs – Toronto TAIWANfest
- Please bring some dessert and drinking water. It will be around 13:00 when we arrive at Harbourfront Centre.
| 28 - Toronto Bruce Trail Club End to End in 5- For New Fund Raiser Badge
11:00 AM-2:00 AM 08/28/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/toronto-bruce-trail-club-end-to-end-in-5-fund-raiser-badge/2023-08-28/  Hike open to BTC Members only. This is a Multi-Day HikeYou are signing up for the following dates and times:
2023-08-28 at 11:00
2023-09-11 at 11:00
2023-09-18 at 11:00
2023-09-25 at 11:00
2023-10-02 at 11:00 Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): First hike will meet at 38.7 km parking area .Tenth Line and Walking Fern Side Trail. There will be a car shuffle to the end of the Toronto section and we will hike back to the cars. The following meeting points will be emailed to the registrants or arrange at the end of each hike. Hike Leader(s): Patricia Lynn McFerran Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 10km Description
A great way to start your week with a Monday morning hike. This will be a series of 5 hikes on the Toronto section to meet the requirements of the new and very pretty “Fundraisers End to End “badge. The hikes will be completed before Thanksgiving. We will not be hiking on Labour Day Monday. Check the posting for the dates
The group will be small,the distance 8-11 km and the pace is leisurely. We are starting a bit later to miss the morning traffic,and will be done mid afternoon. There will be a car shuffle for each hike. When you register for this series of hikes you are registering for all five dates and you will need to pay for your badge. If you happen to miss a hike, a makeup hike can arranged.
| 29 | 30 | 31 - Car Hike: Oakville Oasis
10:30 AM-12:00 PM 08/31/2023 https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/car-hike-oakville-oasis/2023-08-31/  Click here for more information or to register Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Car Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the parking lot of Sixteen Hollow Park, Oakville. Hike Leader(s): Roger Harris Click here to contact Hike Leader(s) Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 7 km Description
In the midst of suburbia lies a quiet, forested valley. Most of the route is flat, shaded, and on a packed gravel path. At 4.5 km we ascend one flight of stairs to the top of the valley (66 steps total). A short section in the north west – near 4th Line, immediately south of Dundas Street bridge – is signed as closed, but remains walkable. This is a loop hike, and we will return to the parking lot where we meet up. Portable toilets are available at the start/end (Sixteen Hollow Park) and 3 km mark (Lions Valley Park). Please pack one litre of water, a lunch or snacks, a hat and sun screen.
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