Hike Schedule

Hilton Falls (reservation required)

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet in the parking lot at Hilton Falls Conservation Area at 9:15 am.

Hike Leader(s): Karen Bergmann Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 8 kms

Description

We will hike to the Falls and then around to Bent Rim 1 and back to the cars. Reserve your time at conservationhalton.ca

Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Badge End-to-End Hike #1

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Special Events
Location (Google Maps): Intersection of Prince of Wales Road and 20 Sideroad southeast of Honeywood.

Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium
Terrain: Moderate, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 15.4 kms

Description

Join us on the first of four hikes to cover the necessary 60 kms of the Dufferin Section in 2025 to earn the coveted Dufferin Hi-Land 60th Anniversary Badge.  This is a shuttle hike from Lavender to 20 Sideroad.  Please be prepared to use your vehicle to transport hikers and please bring a garbage bag for your dirty boots and clean footwear to change into for the ride back to the start.  We will leave those things in the cars at the start so you don’t have to carry them on the hike.  Please make sure you are wearing comfortable boots and layers for the weather.  Please pack your icers just in case as well as bug spray and sunblock.  Please bring two litres of water, a snack, a lunch and a smile.  Please arrive at 9:30 to be ready to shuttle at 9:45 sharp.

Urban Walk: Toronto Urban Badge Hike - 4 of 7

Hosting Club: Toronto
Category: Urban Walk
Location (Google Maps): Finch Hydro Corridor Trail West

Hike Leader(s): Brian Rideout Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Moderate (3-4 km/hr)
Terrain: Flat
Distance: 11.4 km

Description

Please join me at the north west corner of Finch and Weston by 10 AM.  We will hike east along the Finch Hydro Corridor Trail to Bathurst St (N of Finch) (km 30.2 to km 41.6).  Here is an online map with km markings of our route for all 7 hikes for the Toronto Urban Badge: https://onthegomap.com/s/c2c1hf3n

Please make sure you bring at least 2 liters of water, a lunch, bug spray and sunscreen.

Peninsula Wildflower Hike Series

Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: Special Events
Location (Google Maps): Northeast corner of Highway 6 and Dyer’s Bay Road, south of Tobermory.

Hike Leader(s): Stuart Law; Anne Armstrong; Jeannine Kralt. Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Easy
Distance: 3-6 kms a day

Description

Join us on a three-day odyssey to find the floral treasures of the Peninsula on Flowerpot Island, the Crane River, Singing Sands, the Oliphant Fens, Petrel Point and the Bruce Alvar.  A chance to work on your Peninsula Orchid badges if you are a badge person.   These hikes led by longtime BTC wildflower enthusiasts Anne Armstrong and Jeannine Kralt, are a co-operative effort brought to you by the Peninsula, Iroquoia and Dufferin Hi-Lands BTC Clubs.  We look forward to enjoying the camaraderie and fellowship of staying at the same accommodation and sharing a few laughs at dinners.  Please bring your own breakfasts and lunches.  Discount accommodation/boat package information will be made available on registration.  The accommodation/boat package discount pricing will be available until May 3, 2024.  Hikers to pay for the accommodation/boat package and National Park pass themselves direct.

Urban Walk: High Park and Toronto Waterfront Trail

Hosting Club: Toronto

Location (Google Maps):

High Park Subway Station Street Level (East Exit – High Park Avenue (by the bus loop)

Hike Leader(s): Miriam Stevens Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely (2-3 km/hr)
Terrain: Flat, Level 1 (Easy – mostly on flat, well maintained trails with hard-packed surface)
Distance: 10 KM

Description

Join us for a leisurely hike through High Park and then east along Toronto’s Waterfront Trail to Harbourfront Centre passing though many small parks including the Music Garden. Refreshments at a coffee shop on Queens Quay at Harbourfront. Bring lunch and drinking water. Dropout any time. We’ll arrive at Harbourfront Centre around 2:00 PM. This will be repeated Tuesday May 13th, Tuesday May 27th, Tuesday June 3rd, and Tuesday June 24th. No pre registration is required. Just show up 15-20 minutes before to departure time to sign in with the hike leader.

Bent Rim 2 Loop

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Meet in the small parking lot on 6th Line.

Hike Leader(s): Karen Bergmann Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 9 kms

Description

We will hike the Bent Rim 2 bike trail and back through the Halton Forest.  Meet at 9:15 (earlier if possible) in the small parking lot on 6th Line, about 3 kms north of Campbellville Rd.  Bring bug spray, in case the bugs have awakened.