Urban Walk: Riverwood Conservancy Loop

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Toronto transit users meet me outside Islington Subway Station at 8:45, take the tunnel under Islington Ave. to the East side. We will be catching MiWay Bus#26 at 8:59 for a 1 hr journey to our destination, disembarking Burnhamthorpe Road at the Credit Woodlands. Coming directly to the hike, from Burnhamthorpe Road turn onto Riverwood Park Lane and park in the first parking lot on your left. Walk through MacEwan Terrace Garden, turn right past the barn to the Visual Arts Mississauga Building. Wait outside for the Transit group to arrive. Please arrive by 10:00 am. Public washrooms located inside.

Hike Leader(s): Andrew Proczek Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate (3-4 km/hr)
Terrain: Level 1 (Easy - mostly on flat, well maintained trails with hard-packed surface), Level 2 (Intermediate - some hills and uneven surfaces, rocks and roots underfoot), Variable
Distance (km): 10-11 km

Description

Join me for a history loop hike through Riverwood Conservancy and surrounding trails. Before lunch we will loop on the upper Riverwood Trails and after lunch we will tackle the lower trails including the Culham trail along the Credit River.

This hike has most of my usual elements: multi surfaces, dirt and packed gravel; some challenging bits; hills, forests and streams; history (3 of Canada's most impressive Prime Ministers visited or vacationed at Riverwood); and spectacular lookouts. Hiking shoes, long pants and hiking poles are recommended. You can shorten the hike by dropping out at different stages during the hike.

We will take our lunch in the back of Historic Chappell House built in 1919.

The same set public washrooms we will access at the start, just before lunch and at finish of the hike.

Hike Route: https://onthegomap.com/s/ehgoprv9