- HikeType Urban Walk
- HikeIcon https://hikes.brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/7/marker_urban-walks.png
- PaceTypes Moderate
- TerrainTypes ,Flat,Variable
- PaidOuting No
Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): 125 metres west of Dixon Road & Islington Avenue intersection, south side at entrance to Wincott Park. If arriving early, meet me at the Tim Hortons inside the No Frills Plaza SE corner at 10 am to use the washrooms and to stay warm. We will leave the Tim Hortons at 10:20 to walk to Winicott Park entrance. If driving to the hike, park on Northcrest Road, assessable via Fenley Dr and Poynter Dr from Islington Ave. Follow the path around the pond to the entrance of the park at Dixon Road to meet the group. Transit users can come either via Islintgton Bus 37 from Islington Subway running every 11 minutes or via Lawrence West Bus 52 to Pearson Airport running every 12 minutes.
Hike Leader(s): Andrew Proczek Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat, Variable
Distance: 11.5 km
Description
Come join me for an original TBTC hike between two wetlands as we hike along Humber Creek, from Etobicoke eastward to the Humber River and Emmett Falls. To begin we'll hike around Wincott Wetland and visit Briarcrest Manor which bore witness to the fall of the Avro Arrow during the Diefenbaker Era, a mystery speculated on to this day. From Emmett Falls we will hike north through Raymore Park, then across the Humber and South along Weston and Denison Roads and through Denison Park, St. John's Cemetery on the Humber and along the trail to Scarlett Woods Golf Course. Jane St and Eglington Avenue, at roughly the 11.5 km mark, will be the official end of the hike. A 1.3 km loop extension into Eglington Flats and around Topham Pond will be offered on a repeat hike and on a warmer day.
Public Washrooms and warm-up facilities available at Valleyfield Rink (The West Way) at 3 km; and at the end of the hike at Scarlett Woods Golf Course Club House at 11 + km.
Dropouts available at various points during the hike with easy access to the TTC.
The route: https://onthegomap.com/s/brlhsnsh