Hiking

Don't miss your chance to hike the beautiful Beaver Valley. We will be staying at the Woolner House on Friday and Saturday nights - a modern 5 bedroom home with wonderful vistas from the large glassed main room. Our Saturday hike will be either 8 km (2-3 h) or 14 km hike (4-5 h) featuring two waterfalls at the head of the Beaver Valley.  Following our Saturday hike we will share a meal in the family style kitchen while swapping canoe stories.  We may even have a presentation.  On Sunday morning we will explore the Bruce Trail's caves and cliffs close to Duntroon before our final lunch back at the Woolner House. Accommodation is dormitory style and the cost dependent on the number of participants but should be approximately $80/person. You provide your own breakfasts and lunch with a pot luck dinner on Saturday night. You can cook your own meal  Friday evening dinner or go to one of the local restaurants in the area. Arrival time is usually around 4:00 or later on Friday. Maximum of 16 people.

Join us (Diane Lucas, Rick Sabourin, Bruce & Beth Bellaire, Barb & Dave Young) for a weekend of hiking October 30-November 1, 2015. We will stay at the farmhouse at Highlands Nordic in Duntroon (www.highlandsnordic.on.ca) and hike Kolapore on Saturday. The hike will be about 4-5 hours long with a stop for lunch and a drop out point for those who want a shorter hike. For Sunday, we will hike the Keyhole trail, the Standing Rock trail or another hike in the area. Any of these could be 2-3 hours or shorter and then back to the farmhouse for a lunch of leftovers. Accommodation is dormitory style and the cost dependent on the number of participants but should be approximately $50/person. The farmhouse has a sauna to soothe those hiking muscles. You provide your own breakfasts and lunch and we will have a pot luck dinner on Saturday night. You can bring something for yourself for Friday evening dinner or go to one of the local restaurants in the area. Arrival time is usually around 4:00 or later on Friday. Maximum of 16 people.

Hike and Craft Brewery Tour - approx. 9 km (out and back) of hiking - mostly in the Don Valley ravine - and 1 hour brewery tour

Hike the Lower Don Trail, which follows the Don River in Toronto, with detours through Riverdale Farm and Evergreen Don Valley Brickworks. Out and back loop of approximately 7-8 km on relatively flat, well marked trail. Start and end at restaurant where we can have lunch after the hike. For more information on this trail and the area, read the TRCA brochure which can be downloaded from the internet at: http://www.trca.on.ca/dotAsset/93713.pdf.

Tom`s Lookout hike in the Madawaska Highlands for this coming October 4th-5th weekend has been definitely CANCELLED due to the recent decision to cancel the annual fall meeting at nearby MKC (Madawaska Kanu Centre) in the Barry`s Bay area. A possible alternative hike to this lookout could be posted next year combined with a possible posting to nearby Palmer Rapids or a paddling/event trip in the local area.

Join us (Diane Lucas, Rick Sabourin, Bruce & Beth Bellaire, Barb & Dave Young) for a weekend of hiking Oct 31st to Nov 2nd. We will stay at the farmhouse at Highlands Nordic in Duntroon (www.highlandsnordic.on.ca) and hike Kolapore on Saturday. The hike will be about 4-5 hours long with a stop for lunch and a drop out point for those who want a shorter hike. For Sunday, we will hike the Keyhole trail or the Standing Rock trail. Either of these could be 2-3 hours or shorter and then back to the farmhouse for lunch of leftovers. Accommodation is dormitory style and the cost dependent on the number of participants but should be approximately $50/person. The farmhouse has a sauna to soothe those hiking muscles. You will provide your own food including contributing to a pot luck dinner on Saturday night. Arrival time is usually around 4:00 pm or later on Friday. Maximum of 16 people.

This day hiking excursion will be held on BOTH DAYS - Saturday, October 4th and on Sunday, October 5th. The trail begins at Halfway Lake parking area off Long Lake Road. The estimated length is just over 2 kilometres with some constant climbing required at some places. The view from Tom`s Lookout is spectacular especially for that time of the year with almost a 360 degree angle view. There are also other nearby shorter trails for another option to hike any further. The estimated time on a leisurely hike will be up to nearly 5 hours depending on weather that include the transportation shuttle between MKC and the parking area.