- HikeType Bus Hike
- HikeIcon https://hikes.brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/7/marker_bus-hikes-2.png
- PaceTypes ,Leisurely (2-3 km/hr),Moderate (3-4 km/hr)
- TerrainTypes ,Level 1 (Easy - mostly on flat, well maintained trails with hard-packed surface),Variable
- PaidOuting Yes
Trip Information
Departure Time: 08:00
Return to City Time: 18:30
Departure Point: York Mills Bus Pickup
Registration Required:
Registration Costs
Members - $30.00
Child Members - $15.00
Non-Members - $37.00
Child Non-Members - $19.00
Long Distance Fees apply
A late return is anticipated
Registration opens on 2026-08-01 at 08:00 PM
Optional Items
Hiking ($.01)
Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): Orillia, ON
Hike Leader(s): Nijole Mockevicius, Lisa Lifshitz Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely (2-3 km/hr), Moderate (3-4 km/hr)
Terrain: Level 1 (Easy - mostly on flat, well maintained trails with hard-packed surface), Variable
Description
The Rama Pow Wow is one of the biggest and best in Ontario. We have planned this hike to attend the Grand Entry at 1 pm when all the contestants will be dressed and dancing in their finest. Our morning hike takes place in Scout Valley along the Ganaraska Trail. We will provide a shorter hike of 3 km for naturalists and photographers to observe the flora and fauna in its woodlands of pine and hardwood with scattered wetlands. There is an option as well for a longer hike of 5.5 km. After a short noon-hour bus ride to the nearby Rama reserve, we will have a couple of hours to watch the festivities and shop in the market stalls. We will then return to Orillia to begin a short 3 km hike along the Ganaraska Trail through the Gordon Lightfoot sculpture park, with a stop for ice cream before we head back to Toronto.
The bus departs from 10 York Mills Rd. at 8:00 am and Major Mackenzie Dr. and HWY 400 Park and Ride at 8:20 am. If you wish to be picked up at the Major Mackenzie Dr. and HWY 400 Park and Ride, please type ‘yes’ in the additional information field. Please arrive 15 minutes before departure. The bus waits for no one.
Admission to the pow wow is $10 per person, but it is free for those who are 60 of older and for those who are veterans. Payment will be collected on the bus (exact change please).