Hike Schedule

9:00am Niagara-on-the-Lake Tour

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: Urban
Location (Google Maps): Meet by the Bruce Trail cairn in Queenston Heights Parking lot. Enter from the roundabout on the Niagara Parkway and take two lefts to see the cairn.

Hike Leader(s): Margaret Northfield Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Easy
Distance: 5-7 km

Description

These weekly hikes will take various routes around beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake.  We may take in history or just enjoy the ambiance of the area.  Urban hikes are mostly paved with some trail walking.  First Friday of the month we will meet in Queenston Heights Park for various routes around the Queenston area.

Paid parking may apply.  Check out an annual pass for the Niagara Parks – worth while and you support the parks.

Urban Walk - Rattray Marsh

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Hike starts at Clarkson GO Station and ends at Port Credit GO Station.

Hike Leader(s): Ginny Giraudi Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 12 km

Description

If you are taking the GO Train from Union Station, please board the 8:44 am Lakeshore Westbound train to Clarkson GO Station. Please try to sit in the railway car near the middle of the train on the raised platform. I will meet you on the same raised platform as the train pulls into Clarkson GO Station at 9:20 am. You may also drive to Clarkson GO station and park for free. Please meet us at the same location, on the raised platform where the train from Union GO Station will pull in at 9:20 am.

The hike follows the waterfront trail through Rattray Marsh, Jack Darling and Saddington parks ending in Port Credit for lunch at the Archtop Coffee Bar and Market.

Enjoy the last of the fall colours at Murphy's Pinnacle

Trip Information
Departure Time: 08:30
Return to City Time: 18:00
Departure Point: York Mills Bus Pickup

Optional Items

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): Dufferin Highlands, Murphy’s Pinnacle

Hike Leader(s): Martina Furrer and Duro Vukman Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Hilly, Variable
Distance: Fast group: 16 km, Moderate group: 13 km

Description

Join us for a fantastic late fall hike in the Dufferin Highlands (Map 20). Enjoy the last of the fall colours and awesome views from Murphy’s Pinnacle (promise we won’t miss it this time) and the Mulmur Lookout.

We will split into two groups. The fast group will do the Primrose Loop Side Trail and then follow the main trail north to km 29.6 (about a 16 km hike). If time permits the fast group will also do the Rock Hill Park Side Trail. The moderate group will head straight to Murphy’s Pinnacle and follow the main trail north to km 29.6 (about a 13 km hike).

Pack water, lunch, sun and rain protection.

Bus departs at 8:30 am from 10 York Mills Rd.

Biodiversity Fall Nature Walk: A Season in Transition

Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Nature Walks
Location (Google Maps): Roadside parking on Coolihans Sideroad where the Trail crosses the road.

Directions: From Airport Road, head east on Coolihans Sideroad for 1.4 kilometres.

Hike Leader(s): Sandra Green Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hour or less
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 5 kilometres

Description

Join us as we explore the transitioning season of diverse ecosystems and lookouts over the Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment in the Glen Haffy Conservation Area. Mycology enthusiast Jonathan will be joining us on this Nature Walk.

Guildwood Go circular hike via the bluffs and the Doris McCarthy Trail

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Guildwood Go Station in the new building in the seating area by the Service counter and washrooms. Coming by Go train on the Lakeshore East Line, take the 9:20 a.m. from Union Station to arrive at 9:47. (Please be advised that there is no Go Train service on the Lakeshore West Line on this day. Buses to replace train service.) Coming by bus, a Scarborough East TTC #86 departs from Kennedy Subway Station every 20 minutes. Or coming by car, access Guildwood Station from Kingston Road. Please try to arrive 15 minutes early.

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

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat, Other (Refer to Description)
Distance: 13 km

Description

Come and enjoy the last of the Fall colors with fantastic views of Lake Ontario from the Bluffs. From Guildwood Go we will head South to Guild Park boardwalk and then turn West to pick up two parks, South Marine Park & Sylvan Park (our lunch spot). Connecting with the Doris McCarthy trail we will descend to the lake and then head East as far as Guild Park and Gardens completing the loop before returning to Guildwood Go. This is a flat hike except for a descent along a side trail from Sylvan Park and the climb from the lake to the top of the Bluffs at Guild Park towards the end of the hike. Hikers taking the TTC can also take advantage of an early drop out once we arrive at Guild Park at approx. 1:30 pm.

The route: https://onthegomap.com/s/i4hdm4jc

Public washrooms at Guildwood Go and at Guild Inn, 10.4 km into our hike. A nature stop at Sylvan Park will also be available.