Hike Schedule

9:00 Long Hike Rockway

Hosting Club: Niagara

Location (Google Maps): Rockway Community Center

Hike Leader(s): Alan Laver

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
: 10km

Description

Explore Rockway and Louth Conservation area Register for each hike

Bring Poles water, snack and Dress for the weather, Icers and layers/p>

9:15 Short hike - Rotary Park, St. Catharines

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps): Rotary Park, St. Catharines

Hike Leader(s): janet davey Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
Distance: 6 kms

Description

Hike the trails in Rotary Park.  Bring hiking boots and water.

Speyside: Cliff Hatch/Vanderleck Side Trails

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Tuesday Hike
Location (Google Maps): Toronto Section, Map 12. To car pool, meet at Party City (4th Ave and Hwy 10) at 8:30 am or at roadside parking on 15 Sideroad, 500 metres north-east of County Rd 25 (Speyside), where the Speyside South Side Trail leaves the road.

Hike Leader(s): Les Babbage, Inge Eckerich, Julie Daley, Tony Evangelista Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Moderate, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: Longer Hike: 7.1 km; Shorter Hike: 3.8 km

Description

We will hike loops, consisting of Main Trail, Speyside South, Cliff Hatch, Vanderleck and 17 Sideroad Side Trails. The short hike includes Main, Speyside South and Cliff Hatch ST loops. Bring water and snacks.

Silent Valley Loop Hike

Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the Roadside Parking at the north end of 2nd Concession South. (Turn north off Grey Road 18 to access this), south of km 38.1 (Map 30)
Meet at 09:15 so we can start promptly at 09:30.

Hike Leader(s): Fran Turner Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk: 4 to 5 km/h
Terrain: Strenuous: Hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing.
Distance: 8.8 km

Description

This is an interesting hike over rugged terrain.  We will pass through the massive jumbled rock fragments along the Avalanche Pass Side Trail, enjoy the scenic lookout from the Waisberg Side Trail, then return via the Wilson Homestead Trail and past the wreckage of a Cessna 205 which crashed there in a violent storm in 1970.   There is much to see and enjoy along this route but there are several steep climbs and a good fitness level is required.  If you are unable to register, please call or text the leader at 519-590-0706.

Terra Cotta

Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: Tuesday Hikers
Location (Google Maps): Meet at Winston Churchill Blvd. intersection with Caledon Trailway.
Driving direction: North on Highway 410, continue north on Highway 10, left on King Street, right on Winston Churchill Blvd; drive 1 kilometre to roadside parking on either side of the road.

Hike Leader(s): Mohammad Shafiq Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 13 km

Description

Will hike Terra Cotta Side Trail and the main Bruce Trail. Bring water, snack. Poles, gaiters recommended
Dress according to weather.
Phone contact for the day of hike: 416-566-0503

Griersville-Anthea's Waterfall

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Register on-line or sign-in morning of hike
Location (Google Maps): Hike meets in the parking lot behind Tim Hortons on First St. in Collingwood

Hike Leader(s): Frank Huggins Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk – 4 to 5 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 10km

Description

Note: the pace will be a brisk one for the duration of the hike. We will park at km 113.6 on the Euphrasia-St. Vincent Townline in the Beaver Valley section. This in and out hike proceeds west across the height of land that separates the Beaver River Valley and Bighead River Valley. The trail meanders through cultivated fields and hardwood bush with great views to the north. We will stop to enjoy Anthea’s Waterfall before retracing our steps back to the cars. Bring water and a snack. Map 28 Edition 30

River and Ruin and loop

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Park at Kilbride Park behind the public school

Hike Leader(s): Jill Parratt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 7.5

Description

Arrive at 9:15 for 9:30 start.

We will hike Kilbride side trail, River and Ruin and loop.

Please bring water and snack.

If you need to cancel day of hike please text me at 905-399-3601

Jill

10:00 GARLIC MUSTARD HIKE - HELP US FILL THE CRIB!

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: Leisurely
Location (Google Maps):

We will meet at gravel parking lot on Park Road South, Grimsby just down the hill from Ridge Road.

Hike Leader(s): Alicia Aitchison Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Easy
Distance: ~4 km

Description

GARLIC MUSTARD HIKES – Join us & HELP US FILL THE CRIB!  We will hike in from Ridge Road – picking the invasive garlic mustard & greater celandine along the trail side along the way – bring a bag to fill (reusable grocery bag or garbage bag work well).  Once we hike into the crib location we will dump our bags into the crib and pick garlic mustard in that area for a while & then hike back out.  There are lots of spring ephemerals along the way to admire – mayapples, trout lilies, wild ginger and many others – reducing the invasive species will give these natives a chance to thrive!

Long sleeves are recommended & don’t forget your work gloves.

If parking fills up at the bottom of the hill there is room for a couple of cars to park at the trail head at Ridge Road.

9:00 am Long Hike Jordan to Moyer / Louth

Hosting Club: Niagara

Location (Google Maps):

Jordan Hollow Park 3039 King St Jordan

Hike Leader(s): Lauren Doig

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate
: 10k

Description

From Jordan Hollow Hike the main trail to Upper and Lower Balls Falls, Moyer Road or Louth and Return. You must register for each hike. Bring Poles, snack and a drink and dress for the weather

Sydenham E2E Hike 3 of 14

Hosting Club: Caledon Hills
Category: End-to-End
Location (Google Maps): Meet at roadside parking south of km 140.7 on the shoulder of Cole’s Side Rd. Shuttle to start at Graham’s Hill Rd.

Hike Leader(s): Nancy Mooney Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hour
Terrain: Moderate – some hills and/or some poor footing, Strenuous – hilly with steep climbs and some poor footing
Distance: From km 151.0 – 139.6 plus 0.9 of side trail, total distance 12.3 km.

Description

This hike will take us through Kemble Mountain. A much more interesting hike day with no road walking and more hills and rocks.

9:15 Short hike - Jordan Hollow

Hosting Club: Niagara

Location (Google Maps): Jordan Hollow Park

Hike Leader(s): Bill Russell Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Strenuous
Distance: 6 kms

Description

Hike the main trail and side trails around Jordan and Balls Falls.  Bring hiking boots and water.

Eco Hike Series #1 of 2 - Identifying Birds, Plants, Trees

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet at parking area designated for hikers at the back of Mono Community Centre on CR 8 in Mono Centre.

Hike Leader(s): Margery Cruise; Rose-Mary Mitter Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Easy, Moderate
Distance: 5 km

Description

We will hike 2.5 km in and return via the side trails. Our goal is to listen for birds, watch for trees, plants, flowers. We recommend that participants download Merlin, Seek and/or iNaturalist apps to their phones. We will show participants how to use these apps for identification of birds, plants, trees.  Families welcome!