- HikeType Register online ONLY
- PaceTypes Medium - 3 to 4 km/hr
- TerrainTypes Moderate - Some hills and/or some poor footing
- PaidOuting No
Hike open to BTC Members only.
Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register online ONLY
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood.
Hike Leader(s): Hart Fischer Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Medium - 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate - Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 14 km
Description
Experienced hikers only! Very challenging. We will start the Pacific Slope Trail (Sendero Pacífico) Friendship Trail at the Johnston’s Sideroad parking area at km74.3. We will head south through a high meadow that has magnificent views west across the Cuckoo Valley (you might even see the Penn stocks) and the high edges of the Escarpment. Continuing to km 73.6 we will take the Stew Hilts Side Trail to see the splendiferous waterfall! Check out the exposed Queenston Shale formation, red- gray, and gray-green shales. We are never too far from the sound of falling water as we make steep descents and ascents all the way to km 68.3 (East Back Line). We will then turn around and make our way back UP to the cars! Keeping in mind, this hike is challenging and strenuous as the descents are at the beginning of the hike and the steep and continuous ascents are at the end. **The Pacific Slope Trail (Sendero Pacífico, Costa Rica) section is twinned with the Bruce Trail. It begins in San Luis in the famous Monteverde Cloud Forest conservation region, and leads into the Children's Eternal Rainforest Bring a snack or lunch and water.