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Rain or Shine Bruce Trail Day Events are on Sunday October 1st!

Where will you celebrate?

Bruce Trail Day was created to celebrate and promote the Bruce Trail and all it has to offer. Every year on the first Sunday of October all the Bruce Trail Clubs offer free guided hikes and family activities gearing to the benefits of the outdoors and nature.

Niagara College (Glendale/Niagara-on-the-lake Campus)

Hosted by:  Niagara Bruce Trail Club (www.niagarabrucetrail.org)

Date & Time:  Sunday October 1, 2017; 1 pm – 4 pm (Main Hike 2 pm)

Description:
Bring family and friends to learn more about the Bruce Trail in the Niagara region. Meet and mingle at the Niagara College Greenhouses, then venture further along the Trail with Club volunteers (starting 2 pm sharp), past layered rock formations and splendid views of vineyards and orchards on the flat plain below.

Directions:
Meet at the “Greenhouse” at Niagara College
Glendale (Niagara-on-the-Lake) Campus
135 Taylor Road
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON  L0S 1J0

GPS: 43.152655,-79.163274

City View Park  (Burlington)

Hosted by:  Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club  (www.iroquoia.on.ca)

Date & Time:  Sunday October 1, 2017; 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Hikes depart 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm)

Description:
Kids and adults are invited to join us for a guided hikes along the Bruce Trail overlooking one of Burlington’s most scenic parks. Walk through a hardwood forest and along the Niagara Escarpment while enjoying beautiful views overlooking Burlington and Lake Ontario. Learn more about the Bruce Trail from Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club members, including our year-round hiking program and trail maintenance opportunities. This event is not suitable for persons with walking difficulties or for baby strollers. No pets please.

Directions:

From QEW/ 403, exit at Brant Street and turn north, turn left onto North Service Road, turn right onto Kerns Road, drive up to the top of the escarpment to the new City View Park on the east side of Kerns Rd.

From Highway #5 (Dundas St.) go south on Kerns Rd. to the most southerly entrance (second)  on the east side of Kerns.

Please note that we will be using the most southerly entrance to the parking lot. (There are two.)  Look for our Bruce Trail Day Sign at the entrance to the parking lot.

Meeting point: 
Parking lot at City View Park, Burlington on Dundas St (Hwy. 5).
GPS: 43.352132, -79.862594

Limehouse (Halton Hills)

Hosted by:  Halton Hills Chapter of Toronto Bruce Trail Club  (www.torontobrucetrailclub.org)

Date & Time:  Sunday October 1, 2017, 1:30 pm

Description:

Come out and celebrate Bruce Trail Day.  Join us for free guided hikes and family activities, learn about our year round hiking program and volunteer opportunities. Get ready for a great afternoon on the Bruce Trail.  All ages welcome – bring your family, friends, children, grandchildren.   Children must be accompanied  by an adult.

5 km loop hike. Leisurely pace. Suitable for all ages

Meeting Point:

Directions to Limehouse:

From Hwy 401 take Trafalgar Road (exit #328) north for 13 km to 22nd Sideroad. Turn left and follow for 4 km to village of Limehouse at 5th Line. Turn right at 5th Line. Entrance to Limehouse Conservation Area will be on your left in 700 m.

Glen Haffy Conservation Area

Hosted by:  Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club (www.caledonbrucetrail.org)

Date & Time:  Sunday October 1, 2017; 10 am – 2:30 pm; Last hike 1:00 pm

Description:
Join us for a fun-filled day of guided autumn hikes exploring the Bruce Trail in Glen Haffy Conservation Area
Enjoy:

• Our fabulous all-day BBQ onsite – with family-friendly prices
• Boardwalk Building Activity for kids
• Spectacular Views and Fall colours
• Free Selfie Photo Booth on site!

Hikes: 

10:00 am  2 hour scenic hike Exploring the Park
10:30 am  1.5 hour hike: Sights & Sounds of Glen Haffy
11:00 am  2 hour History Hike
11:30 am  1 hour Beginner/Family Hike
11:30 am  1.5 hour scenic hike Exploring the Park
12:00 pm  2 hour scenic hike Visiting the Ponds
1:00 pm    1.5 hour Special Nature Walk with Dan Scallen (Nature writer, science teacher and President of the Halton/North Peel Naturalist Club. Don will offer an oak or hickory seedline to each participant to encourage the planting of native tree species).

All hikes are introductory, as a slow to moderate pace on hilly terrain.

Reduced entry fee of $3.50 per person for all participants in Bruce Trail Day activities. (Kids 14 and under are free)

Meeting point:

Glen Haffy Conservation Area – Forest View Picnic Area
19245 Airport Road, Caledon East, ON  L7K 2M9

Mono Cliffs Provincial Park (Mono, NE of Orangeville)

Hosted by:  Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club  (www.dufferinbrucetrailclub.org)

Date & Time:  Sunday October 1, 2017, 10 am – 2 pm

Description:

Nature hikes, guided walks and BBQ. Family-friendly and novice hikes will depart from the parking lot at starting at 10:00am.

• Guided hikes at 10:30am and 11:30am (2 hours, approx. 7 km)
• Family hikes at 12:30pm and 1:30pm (1.5 hours, approx. 4 km)
• BBQ sausages and hot dogs for sale. FREE cake.

Join us for a family day of outside fun and discover your bigger backyard!

Directions:

Take Highway #10 North from Orangeville. Turn right at Camilla on County Road #8. Go through Mono Centre to 3rd line EHS Mono. Turn left. Go North to Mono Cliffs Provincial Park Parking lot.  Look for our Bruce Trail signs.

Meeting Point:
Mono Cliffs Provincial Park
Parking Lot on 3rd Line EHS
900 m north of County Road 8

GPS: 44.046603, -80.061953

Blue Mountains Resort (Collingwood)

Date & Time:  Sunday October 1, 2017; 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Description:

Visit our booth from 10 am-3 pm at the base of the Silver Bullet Lift plaza.  Pick up your free self-guided day hikes maps and learn more about the Bruce Trail.

Metcalfe Rock (Kolapore Uplands)

Hosted by: Beaver Valley Bruce Trail Club(www.beavervalleybrucetrail.org)

Date & Time:  Sunday October 1, 2017; 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Description:

Come out to a meet-and-greet information day being held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the parking lot near Metcalfe Rock. Learn more about the Bruce Trail while enjoying refreshments. For more information call Margaret at 705-888-7686

Meeting place:

Metcalfe Rock parking area
Kolapore Uplands
10 Line
The Blue Mountains N0H 2E0

Directions:

Take Grey Road 2 north from Feversham or south from Ravenna. At 9th Sideroad turn to the west and turn south onto 10th Line. The Metcalfe Rock Parking area is 100 m south of where the main Bruce Trail crosses 10th Line on the East side.
N 44.416209, W 80.443558

Grey Sauble Conservation (Owen Sound)

Hosted by:  Sydenham Bruce Trail Club  (www.sydenhambrucetrail.ca)

Date & Time:  Sunday October 1, 2017; 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description:

Would you enjoy a challenging 2 km hike on the beautiful Palisades section of our Trail or an easier 3 km hike on the Creamery Hill Side Trail? Our Sydenham Club has both available for you and your loved ones on Sunday, October 1. Meet at the picnic pavilion at Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, Owen Sound.

Hikes depart at 1:00 pm. A hike leader will accompany you and the group on your chosen hike. If you arrive shortly after the groups have left, don’t worry; we can arrange a second hike through the Creamery Hill Side Trail. See you there!

Meeting Point:

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority
237897 Inglis Falls Rd, Owen Sound, ON

Information as per Bruce Trail http://brucetrail.org

For more information on the Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Day click Here.

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