Hike Schedule

1:15pm pre AGM Niagara-on-the-Lake Hike

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: Urban
Location (Google Maps): Street parking in front of the Veterans Memorial Park on King St.

Hike Leader(s): Suzanne Gourluck Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Easy
Distance: 6 km

Description

This is a short hike around Niagara-on-the-Lake mostly along paved paths and local trails. Stay afterwards to enjoy the Chilli Cookoff and AGM at 3pm. Dress for the weather and please advise me beforehand of any medical or health concerns.

Bus Hike: Presqu'ile Provincial Park Alpaca Hike!

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

Optional Items

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Bus Hike
Location (Google Maps): Presqu’ile Provincial Park

Hike Leader(s): Lisa Ruth Lifshitz, Nijole Mockevicius Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 8-9 km

Description

Come join us for a wonderful and relaxing outing to Presqu’ile Provincial Park, located in Brighton, Ontario.  We will hike the best trail of the Park, visiting paths along the shorelines, woodlands and meadows.  We will also stop at the second oldest operating lighthouse in Ontario.  We will eat lunch in park and then take the marsh boardwalk trail accessing the largest protected marsh on the north shore of Lake Ontario.  Early afternoon we will leave the Park to go visit Old Mill Alpacas, a nearby Alpca farm where you will have the opportunity to take turns walking Alpacas, spend time with them to feed them apples, learn about their habits and watch the “running of the Alpacas” as they go for dinner.   We have negotiated a special rate for this experience ($30, tax included) which must be paid to Lisa in advance to join the bus.  Please e-transfer $30 to lisa.ruth@rogers.com per person attending promptly after you register for this hike on the site.  If time permits, we will also stop at the Big Apple before we head back to Toronto.  Total hiking around 8-9km but it will be an amazing day.

Reminder to our non-members: You are most welcome to join this hike but you must remember to sign up with the Bruce Trail using this signup process in addition to e-transferring payment for the Alpaca tour as you have to be formally registered (and pay the Bruce Trail bus fees) in advance to get on the bus.  

Urban Walk: Graffiti Art, Culture & Nature in Toronto

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Meet at the South-West Corner of Queen & Ossington

Hike Leader(s): Sajedeh Zahraei Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Flat

Description

This hike is part of a series of urban hikes exploring graffiti art, culture, and social history in Toronto’s streets, laneways, underpasses, and parks across the city. These hikes provide opportunities for reflection on our own identity, personal history, examining our connection to each other and to the land, fostering a sense of community and belonging. In this hike we will explore Parkdale – Queen West neighbourhoods.

Car Hike: Spring Indigenous Teachings Hike with Alan Colley - CANCELLED

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Cancelled
Location (Google Maps): Toronto section Map 12 edition 31, Sideroad 17 parking area, east off Halton RD 25 north of 401 at Milton. there is room for 5-10 cars so park respectfully

Hike Leader(s): Lynn McFerran Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Variable
Distance: 5-8 km

Description

Please note this hike has been cancelled due to WET WEATHER AND TRAIL CONDITIONS and will be rescheduled for a date arranged with the hike leaders and Alan Colley

This spring hike will be co led with Alan Colley the founder and nature guide of Toronto Aboriginal Eco Tours.
HIs mission is to develop relationships with the land for generations to come. He did a hike last spring and is coming back to share his learnings and knowledge this spring. Hopefully the end of April will bring spring ephemerals for us to view. Be sure to download I naturalist app for this hike. This is a learning hike so ata very leisurely pace, with stops along the trail about what you see hear and smell.
This area can be a bit wet if we have a rainy spring dress accordingly and bring bug spray, yes even in April. Pack a lunch or snacks.

Pre AGM Niagara-on-the-Lake Tour

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: Urban
Location (Google Maps): Meet on King St near Centre St, Niagara-on-the-Lake

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

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Easy
Distance: 8-9km

Description

This urban hike will take us around beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake.  Mostly paved pathways with some trail walking.

Join us for the Annual General Meeting after the hike.  Make sure you take in the Chili Cookoff as well.

CANCELLED Spring Ephemeral Series: Fossil Glen

Hosting Club: Sydenham
Category: Botany Hike
Location (Google Maps): Due to limited parking at the hike location, participants are encouraged to meet at the Owen Sound Galaxy Cinema parking lot for 1pm, and carpool from there. Meet at the tall “Galaxy Centre” sign next to the traffic lights.

Hike Leader(s): Jeannine Kralt Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely: 3 km/h or less
Terrain: Moderate: Some hills and/or poor footing
Distance: 3km

Description

The third and final hike in our series of spring ephemeral hikes – this area has a wide variety of spring ephemerals, including both native Dicentra species, Spring Beauties, Trout Lilies, and Wild Ginger, amongst others. We’ll see what we can find. We’ll be completing a loop including the Frank Holley Side Trail. Portions of this trail are rocky, with some up and downhill sections – good footwear is a must.

This leisurely hike will be a classic Discovery Hike, with a focus on spring wildflowers – participants are encouraged to ask questions, and we’ll briefly stop to look at things we find. This section also has interesting fossils, which can briefly be discussed if participants are interested. Photographers welcome. There is a chance that this hike might be moved slightly, given the warmer end to winter this year (it’s been hard to predict timing). Participants will be contacted in advance if that is to be the case.

This hike also appears in Ron Savage’s book Exploring Sydenham – sufficient time will be available to locate the code.

Carpooling encouraged – get in touch with the hike leader if you are in need of a ride. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes in advance of the start time, by 1pm if meeting at the carpool location. An email confirming conditions will be sent out in advance of the hike. Please contact Jeannine via the hike leader contact form should there be any questions or concerns.

NBTC Annual General Meeting

Hike open to BTC Members only.

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: Register
Location (Google Maps): Niagara on the Lake Royal Canadian Legion, 410 King Street, Niagara on the Lake

Description

Come out to meet the Niagara Bruce Trail Club Board as well as other members!

Learn what the board has done and what their future plans are.  Make your voice heard.

Volunteer Appreciation Awards Presentation.

Stay for the chili cook-off!  If you are able, please bring a dessert to share with others.   T-shirts, neck scarves and bumper stickers available to purchase.  Cash or transfers accepted.

Please note that the meeting will take place on the second floor of the legion.  There is no elevator or chair lift.  Also, the legion does not allow hats to be worn within their premises.

Registration Required.