- HikeType General Hike
- HikeIcon https://hikesstaging.brucetrail.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/7/marker_urban-walks-1.png
- PaceTypes Brisk
- TerrainTypes ,Dependent on Conditions,Moderate,Slippery Sections Likely
- PaidOuting No
Hosting Club: Dufferin Hi-Land
Category: General Hike
Location (Google Maps): Parking is at the Mono Cliffs Provincial Park lot on 3rd line. You must purchase a reservation pass in advance (https://www.ontarioparks.ca/fees/dayuse/2024).
Hike Leader(s): su Bate, Helen Bailey Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Dependent on Conditions, Moderate, Slippery Sections Likely
Distance: 11.5km
Description
This is the 2nd in a series of 6 loop hikes; each hike is between 9-12km in length. If you hike all 6 of the hikes in this series, or otherwise hike 60 km in Dufferin during 2025, you qualify for the 60th Anniversary badge. Please bring a drink, snack and icers. The trail is well used and can be slippery, muddy and icy. Dress for the weather!
We will follow the Carriage Side Trail to South Outlier Connector to South Outlier Loop. We will complete the loop and return via South Outlier Connector to Carriage Side Trail, then continue west on Carriage Side Trail to Bruce Main Trail (km 2.0), continuing west, then north to McCarston Lake Side Trail (km 2.5). We will rejoin the Bruce Main Trail (km 5.5) and continue north, looping back to km 2.0, returning to the 3rd line parking lot via Carriage Side Trail.