- HikeType Urban Walk
- HikeIcon https://hikes.brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/7/marker_urban-walks.png
- PaceTypes Moderate
- TerrainTypes Hilly
- PaidOuting No
Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Rouge National Urban Park - Meet in front of the Pearce House
Hike Leader(s): Wayne Crockett Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Hilly
Distance: 13 km
Description
Join me for a walk through the only Canadian national park located in a major urban centre. We'll do a series of trails that will form a loop taking in views of the Rouge and Little Rouge Rivers. Some hills and possibly mud but worth the effort. We'll walk south from The Pearce House, which serves as the Conservation Centre for the park, to near the 401 and the back north on the other side of the rivers. We may get the beginnings of the Fall colours.
Route: Sorry, because of a glitch I couldn't create a route map this time.
How to get there:
Driving: There are several parking lots near the Pearce House. They fill up early in the day if the weather is nice.
Transit: Bus 86A from Kennedy Station stops at Park Road, just before the Toronto Zoo Parking lot. Transit information still lists it as Zoo Road but the stop notification is Park Road. If in doubt ask the driver for the stop before the Toronto Zoo.