- HikeType Special Event
- PaceTypes Brisk - 4 to 5 km/hr
- TerrainTypes ,Dependent on Conditions,Easy - Mostly flat and usually good footing,Moderate - Some hills and/or some poor footing
- PaidOuting No
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Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Special Event
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the Belwood Community Hall/Belwood & District Lions Club
Hike Leader(s): Ruth Moffatt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Brisk - 4 to 5 km/hr
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Easy - Mostly flat and usually good footing, Moderate - Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 30.8km
Description
The Grand Valley Trail stretches from. Port Maitland on Lake Erie in the south to Belwood in the north.
This hike is an end to end of the Belwood Section of the Grand Valley Trail - We will meet at the Belwood Community Hall and car shuttle to the start at 43.630704, -80.477034 Township Rd 60 east of Middlebrook Rd at the Grand River and the Middlebrook Bridge. This is a one-day 31km hike suitable for endurance hikers. Please know your physical limit before signing up for this hike. The trail is a combination of road and trail, picturesque towns and topped off with a stop at Belwood Country Market just after we finish.
Please bring at least 2l of water and enough snacks & lunch to get you through the day as well as bug spray, sun screen, a first aid kit and poles if you use them. There are no drop outs. If you cannot finish the hike you will be responsible for getting back to your vehicle.
The Belwood GVT chevron badge will be available either at the end of the hike or by application through the GVT website after we finish. The price is likely to be between $10 and $15. Since badges help to raise funds for the GVT, this hike is intended to raise funds. If you do not collect badges, please consider a donation to the club.
No dogs.
There may be an added fee to hike through the Elora Gorge TBA.
Any questions may be directed through contact on this form.
If you cannot make it, please remove yourself from registration so that a spot can be opened for someone else.
To cancel your registration, here is a step by step:
- Sign into your account on the BTC website
- Click on My Hikes under your account
- This will take you to a list of hikes you have registered for
- Scroll down to the appropriate hike and cursor over to the far right hand column under the Action column.
- Click Cancel under the hike you wish to cancel