- HikeType Urban Walk
- HikeIcon https://hikes.brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/7/marker_urban-walks.png
- PaceTypes Moderate
- TerrainTypes ,Flat,Hilly,Variable
- PaidOuting No
Hike open to BTC Members only.
Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, King City, Ontario
Hike Leader(s): Celia Ho Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat, Hilly, Variable
Distance: 16.79 km
Description
Discover Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, and King City with an exploratory trip to Peggy's Wood, Dave Kerwin Trail and the Thornton Bales Conservation Area (99 Steps) in York Region. https://onthegomap.com/s/5ckipp28
Meeting point: Finch Bus Terminal
Transit: York Region Transit Viva bus
Commuting route (to destination):
blue, Finch to Newmarket Terminal, 9:14 AM - 10:23 AM
Commuting route (return trip):
057, Bathurst St / Keith Av to Newmarket Terminal, 3:16 PM - 3:23 PM
blue, Newmarket Terminal to Finch, 3:36 PM - 4:58 PM
Distance: 16.79 km
Pace: 4 km/hour
Note: Please be advised that the commuting time is +1 hours each way.
!!! Beware of steep incline in the Thornton Bales Conservation Area (99 Steps): The change in vertical elevation from the top of the 99 steps to the bottom is a larger change in elevation than the drop over Niagara Falls!