- HikeType Blue Mountain Hike
- PaceTypes Medium - 3 to 4 km/hr
- TerrainTypes Strenuous - Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
- PaidOuting No
Hike open to BTC Members only.
Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Blue Mountain Hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to hike start time.
Hike Leader(s): Dick Edwards 705-445-5849 Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium - 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Strenuous - Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: 7km
Description
We will drive from Collingwood to Lions Head (2hours) and follow Cty Rd 9 to km 67.9 at the junction of the Barrow Bay Side Trail which has now become the white blazed trail after printing edition 30. We follow this NEW trail to a very steep descent down the escarpment to the Georgian Bay shore. We then follow a moderately rugged path just inside the treeline for 2km along an unspoiled rocky shoreline. We then head back up via a steep zig zag among huge boulders until we meet a formerly impassable cliff, now conquered by a spectacular wooden staircase built in 2020 by volunteers from the Peninsula BTC. The trail features cliffs, spectacular lookouts, and dense forests. A long drive home but what a spectacular new section of our fabulous footpath to have experienced. Bring snacks, lunch and water.