- HikeType Urban Walk
- HikeIcon https://hikes.brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/7/marker_urban-walks.png
- PaceTypes Leisurely (2-3 km/hr)
- TerrainTypes ,Level 1 (Easy - mostly on flat, well maintained trails with hard-packed surface),Variable
- PaidOuting No
Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps):
Meet by the TTC Stop on the Southeast Corner of Scarlett Road and Eglinton Avenue West. Take the #79 Scarlett Road bus from Runnymede Station to Eglinton or the Eglinton West #32A from Eglinton West Station to Scarlett Road.
Hike Leader(s): Miriam Stevens Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely (2-3 km/hr)
Terrain: Level 1 (Easy - mostly on flat, well maintained trails with hard-packed surface), Variable
Distance: 10-12 km
Description
Leisurely hike (3 kms/hour - No Racers Please) suitable for beginners and families.
Hike along the Humber River trail and into the Swansea village at Runnymede road and Bloor street west. The hike will end opposite Runnymede Subway near the Village Playhouse Theatre and local restaurants and pubs. Distance may vary according to the weather and trail conditions and how people feel. Early dropout is possible at Old Mill Subway Station.
After the hike you are invited to join us for dinner at around 6 PM at Ali Baba Mediterranean restaurant.
We will attend the play "The Cottage" at 8 PM at The Bloor West Village Players theatre, 2190 Bloor Street West, Toronto.
Call the Theatre directly at (416) 767 7702 to reserve your ticket, cost $26- $29.00. Please do mention that you're with the Bruce Trail Conservancy, Toronto Club so they know we are supporting them.
Paid parking is available off Kennedy Avenue north of Bloor Street West (behind the Village Playhouse Theatre building). There is no parking available at the start of the hike.