Goal: To hike the first 22.8km of the Niagara section of the Bruce
Trail. The Niagara section is a total of 79.5km in
length.
After 4 successful Bruce Trail hikes, we plan to do the Niagara
section. The total distance of the Niagara section is 79.5km long
and we plan to hike this section in 4 parts.
For future hikes, see the schedule linked at the end of the
listing. We plan on doing about 4 hikes a year in order to complete
my goal of finishing the entire Bruce Trail on my 50th
birthday.
I estimate that the entire hike will take about 6.5 hours to
complete, so we should be done around 4:00pm. This is at a moderate
3.5km\h pace.
If you can't make the entire hike, maybe join us for part of it
atleast. You can always drop out along the way if you feel it's too
difficult or too long.
Meet at 9:00am at the posted coordinates, which
is at the southern Bruce Trail terminus cairn located at the
eastern end of Queenston Heights Park. We plan to start hiking
around 9:15-9:30am.
Destination is the 22.8km mark of the Niagara section of
the Bruce Trail which is near the Merritt Trail parking area on the
north side of Glendale Avenue. (N43 08.158 W79 13.015)
Parking: There should
be more than enough parking at both the beginning and end
points of the hike. Hopefully some people will park at the end
and carpool back to the starting point both before and after
the hike. I plan on parking at the end so I will need a ride
to the beginning before the hike.
It might be wise to stash some supplies at certain locations of
your choice along the trail so that you don't have to carry
everything with you.
What you should bring: Water and other drinks. Food for
lunch, dinner and snacks. GPS. Maps. Camera. Cell Phone. First Aid
Kit. Advil/Tylenol.
Track our progress as we hike the trail. Don't feel up
for the hike, then join us by watching our progress as we go along.
Screen will update every couple minutes, but our progress will be
updated every hour or so. Thanks to northerpenguin for setting this
up.
Yahoo Maps - http://www.torontogeocaching.com/bthike/
Badges: Those of us that complete this hike along with
the other 3 planned hikes in the Niagara section will qualify for
the Niagara End To End badge for hiking the entire Niagara Section
of the Bruce Trail. For more information and to obtain a badge, see
this Niagara Bruce
Trail Club link.
List of people who
took part in the hike
(65
Total) |
res2100
Tylor2100
The Blue Quasar
Dr. House
northernpenguin
Ham-sters (3x)
jeff-trex
akela_31
hikerT
Fababoo
RockHarder
Brook22
TochiHunt
sxrxnrr (2x)
outsiders2
Crystal Dawns
Dreadnaught
Rayman
TheWhiteUrkel
Zoeker Bill (2x)
Tequila
Cayuga Crew
Buttons and Beaux
hubcap33
Andy Too
Galloping Gourmet (2x)
rovers3
BarbershopDru
geocite (2x)
Warlord (2x)
vp-cv (2x)
Team Goju (2x)
GuelphHiker
HikingCockroach
MaddieP
geopetdoc
EFD118 (3x)
ElectroQTed
need2seek (3x)
Nozzletime
kill the rabbit
TuF_RyDa (3x)
Kit_Kat_Bar
Rainbow's Connections (2x)
TOMTEC
SpikeB
Telly
Gino240
P.E.Z. |
Previous Bruce Trail hike events:
4/6/2007
BT Hike Event - Toronto Section (52.3km)
11/24/2007
BT Hike Event - Caledon Hills Section: Part 1
(38.8km)
4/26/2008
BT Hike Event - Caledon Hills Section: Part 2
(31.8km)
10/25/2008
BT Hike Event - Dufferin Hi-Land Section (53.8km)
Proposed Bruce Trail Hike Schedule and Information