IROQUOIA SPRING HIKES 2016 WEEKLY HIKES EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT CULHAM TRAIL MISSISSAUGA 1.5 - 2 hrs Brisk pace. Meet at Riverwood Visual Arts Centre in Mississauga. The centre is located just north of Burnhamthorpe Rd. between Mississauga Rd and Creditview Rd on Riverwood Park Lane. We will meet at 6:00 pm. in the parking lot at the top of the hilland hike along the Culham trail. Hike is cancelled if there is heavy rain. Leader: Nancy Stevens [email protected] EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT – Walk for Health and Fun (1.5hrs-2hrs) – Starts again on March 16. Climb the steps and walk the streets and trails of West Hamilton. Meet at 7:00 pm. (Note Earlier Time) at the corner of Mohawk and Upper Paradise in the Westcliffe Mall parking lot (near Food Basics). Starting in April (when evening daylight returns), we will hike sections of the Bruce Trail as well as the trails of Iroquoia Heights C.A. There will be weekly walks all summer. Hike is cancelled if there is heavy rain. Medium to fast pace and moderate terrain. Leader: Paul Lewis – (905) 331-8600 or email: [email protected] NEW - EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING - Hike With Dogs **Note: these hikes end as of March 31, to be resumed in the Fall.** Meet at Kerncliffe Park 9:30 am. We’ll be in the parking lot on the East side of Kerns Rd. just below the escarpment. Remember you can only come up from the South, there’s no access from the North. The hikes will be 1½ hrs at a moderate pace. Dogs must be leashed ! Leader : Lisa Raftis cell:416 829 5053 email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT - Grimsby Hikes Thursdays 7:00 pm. 1.5 hours. Meet at Lions Club Pool Parking Lot, off Main St., just west of Mountain St. lights. Hike cancelled in poor weather. Hike Difficulty, Med. Wear appropriate footwear and bring water. Sometimes uneven terrain, hike routes to be varied. Optional pub stop after hike. Leader: Don Matheson – 905-309-9624 [email protected] (Alternate Contact: Bruce Manion [email protected]) EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT - Burlington Waterfront 2 hrs. Meet at 7:30 pm. in the Lakeshore Road parking lot just east of the Waterfront Centre and restaurant for brisk walk along Lake Ontario, to the canal and back. Hike cancelled in poor weather. Pace - brisk. Terrain - easy. Leader: Lorne Carruthers. For information call Lorne at 905- 315-8762 or email: [email protected] SPRING Walking Meditations - last Sunday of the month: March 27, April 24, May 22, June 26th. starting @ 10:00 am. - 11:30 am. Dundas Valley Trail Centre, 650 Governor’s Road, Dundas, Ontario Combine walking with mindfulness Sunday mornings with writer/meditator Kelly Watt. Kelly is the author of Camino Meditations and has studied meditation since she was seventeen and ended out in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal. In 2008, Kelly walked the 800-mile Camino de Santiago in northern Spain, walking in silence every morning. Every month, she will teach you a series of meditations that can be done standing, walking or sitting down. Come learn how to take your practice out of the meditation room and into nature on the glorious Bruce Trail. No experience necessary. Meet at Dundas Valley Trail centre for a 10:00 am. start. Check Bruce Trail website or Facebook site: Camino Meditations, for directions and details. RSVP at [email protected] or phone 905-870-2870. GENERAL HIKES Sat. Mar. 5 - Shorter End-to-End/1 of 8 - 9 km. Meet at 10:00 am. at Queenston Heights parking lot (near cairn)(Map1). Carpool to Mewburn Rd. ( Pace: medium. Terrain: Strenuous) Leaders: Bruce Manion 289-235-9192 [email protected] Susan Meinzinger 905-945-7065 [email protected] Sat. Mar. 5 - Dofasco Trail, Hamilton East Mountain - 8 km. 3 hours Meet by 9:30 am. at the Devil’s Punchbowl Conservation Area on Ridge Road, off Upper Centennial Parkway (the former Hwy. 20) in Stoney Creek (see Map 6, BT Reference Guide, Ed. 28). We will car pool to Tenth Road, and hike back. Lunch stop after for those interested. Call or e-mail for additional directions no later than early evening Friday before the hike. Pace: leisurely, Terrain:easy. Leader: Gary Wrathall 905-681-6167 (Burlington) [email protected] Sat. Mar. 5 - Toronto Section - (Maps 11/12) Km 22.0 Depart 8:30 am. Map 12. Km 21.3 Parking at Limehouse School parking area on 22 sideroad. Car shuttle to Km 0.0 Map 11.Hike back through Hilton Falls Conservatins Area and the Niagara Escarpment. Pace: medium. Terrain: variable and challenging. No dropout, hiking boots, no dogs. Pub stop. Leader: Ron Granger, (519) 485-0879 7-10 pm. or [email protected] Sat. Mar. 12 - Shorter End to End/2 of 8 - 10 km. Meet at 10:00 am. at train bridge on Mewburn Rd, Niagara Falls (Map 2, 9.0). Carpool to Dorr Rd. St Catharines (Pace: medium. Terrain: moderate) Leaders: Bruce Manion 289-235-9192 [email protected] Susan Meinzinger 905-945-7065 [email protected] Sat. Mar. 12 - Toronto Section (Maps 12/13/14) - Km 21.0 Depart 8:30 am. Map12. Km 21.3 Parking at Limehouse School parking area on 22 sideroad...Car shuttle to Km 41.3 Map 14 hike back through Terra Cotta and Silvercreek areas. Pace: medium. Terrain: variable and challenging. No dropout, hiking boots, no dogs. Pub stop. Leader: Ron Granger: (519) 485-0879 7-10 pm or [email protected] Sun. Mar. 13 - Oakville Morrison and McCraney Ravines - 12 km. Meet for a 10:00 am. start at Trafalgar Ridge Plaza, 2431 Trafalgar Rd. Look for Home Sense/Winners. Park near the Scotia Bank, facing Trafalgar Rd. This hike takes in two of Oakville’s finest creek ravines. 9km. of trails, 3 km. of footpaths and 4 ponds. Mostly level, only a couple of short, steep hills. Mod-3. Bring snacks. Optional pub stop afterwards. Leader: Phill and Anne Armstrong – 905-337-3937. [email protected] Sun. Mar. 13 - Kerncliff Park to Smokey Hollow, Waterdown - 3 Hours Medium pace, Moderate terrain. Meet for 8:30 am. departure in the parking lot of Kerncliff Park, 2198 Kern’s Rd., below the escarpment. The parking lot is accessible by driving north on Kern’s Rd. from the North Service Rd. We will do a loop hike along the main and side trails to Smokey Hollow in Waterdown and back. Map 9, km 75.9, BT Reference Guide Ed. 28) Dogs welcome. Hike Leaders: Lisa Raftis [email protected]. (416) 829-5053 and Bill Pote [email protected] (289) 772-9490. Sat. Mar. 19 - Spring Tree Hike, Burlington-Waterdown - Approx. 3 hrs. Meet at 9:30 am. in City View Park on Kerns Rd. Take second entrance south of Dundas St. We’ll hike south towards the waterfall and return, stopping occasionally to make the acquaintance of trees. The trees are waking up and expanding their buds, some like the trembling aspen may already be in flower. Trees are already manufacturing sugar from even before their leaves have emerged, we’ll check how they do this. Hike may be shortened in case of rain. Pace: medium when walking. Terrain: moderate. Leader: Peter McSweeney Phone or txt 905-802-0727; [email protected] Sat. Mar. 19 - Shorter End-to-End/3 of 8 - 11.8 km. Meet at 10:00 am. at the Dorr Rd (east of Glendale Bridge). Carpool to DeCew House, DeCrew Rd, Thorold (Map 3, 29.8) (Pace: medium. Terrain: moderate). Leaders: Bruce Manion 289-235-9192 [email protected] Susan Meinzinger 905-945-7065 [email protected] Sun. Mar. 20 - Highway To Highway - 12.5 km Meet at 9:00 am. at the Tim Horton’s parking lot at the corner of Hwy 5 (Dundas Street) and Hwy 6. We will carpool to where the trail crosses Hwy 5 and hike back. Pace: brisk. Terrain: strenuous. Leader: Dan Welsh: 905-659-4957 [email protected] Sun. Mar. 20 - Guelph Line to Cedar Springs - 3 hours Medium pace, Moderate terrain. Meet for 8:30 am. departure on Guelph Line (north of Dundas St. and south of No. 1 Side Road. ( See Map 9, km 82.3, BT Reference Guide, Ed 28). We will hike out and back from Guelph Line going west to Cedar Springs Road. Dogs welcome. Hike Leaders: Lisa Raftis [email protected] (416) 829-5053 and Bill Pote [email protected] (289) 772-9490. Fri. Mar. 25 - Annual Good Friday Hawk Watch 10km Meet at 9:00 am. at Lions Club pool, Grimsby, on Elm St. Hike to Pumphouse and Birds of Prey demo (Pace: medium. Terrain: moderate). Leader: Bruce Manion 289-235-9192 [email protected] Dan Welsh 905-945-7065 Sat. Mar. 26 - Steeltown Stomp (STS) #2 2,000 stairs* and 20 km hike. Approximately 5-6 hours. Meet at 9:00 am. at Chedoke Golf Club parking lot off of Beddoe Drive. This hike will be similar to STS #1 where we will climb all of the sets of stairs (Chedoke, Dundurn, James, Wentworth, Kenilworth and Uli's) and hike in between them but, this time, when we get to the top of Uli's, we will hike back. Bring water and lunch. (Brisk-Strenuous) Leader: Ruth Moffatt, (905)928-7056 [email protected] Leader: Lauren Doig, (905)309-1398 [email protected] Leader: Keith Laushway, [email protected] Sat. Mar. 26 - Burlington – Waterdown - 10 km. 3 hours Meet by 9:30 am.