Event is on
Saturday
Meet, greet, prepare, sign log book: 10am - 10:15am
Hike: 10:15am - 10pm
Goal: To hike the next 36km of the Sydenham section of the Bruce Trail. The Sydenham section is a total of 168.4km in length.
This is the 20th Bruce Trail hike in this series of BT events. The total distance of the Sydenham section is 168.4km long and we will be hiking the next 36km of it to continue with this section of the Bruce Trail.
We plan on doing 2 hikes a year in order to complete my goal of finishing the entire Bruce Trail on my 50th birthday (last hike will be a Thursday in August, 2017).
If you can't make the entire hike, maybe join us for part of it. You can always drop out along the way if you feel it's too difficult or too long.
Meet at 10:00am at the posted coordinates, which is the 74.3km mark (Edition 27 of Bruce Trail guide) of the Sydenham section of the Bruce Trail which is where the main trail meets the Pines Side Trail (N44 35.285 W80 51.853). Follow the Pines Side Trail about 100m from the parking area. We plan to start hiking around 10:15am.
Destination is the 110.2km mark (Edition 27 of Bruce Trail guide) of the Sydenham section of the Bruce Trail which is where the Georgian Bluffs Rail Trail meets Gordon Sutherland Parkway (N44 36.838 W80 58.671). I expect we will be at the end point at 10pm to conclude our 20th Bruce Trail hike.
Parking: Beginning: Small parking lot on the west side of 8th Concession N at the entrance to Pines Side Trail, in addition to roadside parking. This is about 100m from the start point of the hike. End: Plenty of roadside parking on Goldon Sutherland Parkway, north of the intersection.
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 point so I will need a ride to the beginning before the hike. It's about a 20 minute drive from the end point to the start point.
What you should bring: Water and other drinks. Food for lunch, dinner and snacks. GPS. Maps. Camera. Cell Phone. First Aid Kit. Advil/Tylenol.
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.
Badges: Those of us that complete this hike along with the other hikes in the Sydenham section will qualify for the Sydenham End To End badge for hiking the entire Sydenham Section of the Bruce Trail. For more information and to obtain a badge, see this Sydenham Bruce Trail Club link.
List of people who attended
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res2100
RickOnTheRange
Fababoo
jeff-trex
northernpenguin
Mississauga Misfits
emmieo
0 psoup
Micd
TuF_RyDa
LU Forester
Brook22
TochiHunt (4)
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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)
4/10/2009 BT Hike Event - Niagara Section: Part 1 (22.8km)
5/2/2009 BT Hike Event - Niagara Section: Part 2 (22km)
10/24/2009 BT Hike Event - Niagara Section: Part 3 (34.7km)
11/21/2009 BT Hike Event - Iroquoia Section: Part 1 (28.6km)
4/2/2010 BT Hike Event - Iroquoia Section: Part 2 (32.1km)
11/6/2010 BT Hike Event - Iroquoia Section: Part 3 (37.9km)
11/13/2010 BT Hike Event - Iroquoia Section: Part 4 (23km)
4/22/2011 BT Hike Event - Blue Mountains: Part 1 (36km)
10/1/2011 BT Hike Event - Blue Mountains: Part 2 (30km)
4/28/2012 BT Hike Event - Beaver Valley: Part 1 (33.4km)
5/19/2012 BT Hike Event - Beaver Valley: Part 2 (30km)
10/20/2012 BT Hike Event - Beaver Valley: Part 3 (29.6km)
11/17/2012 BT Hike Event - Beaver Valley: Part 4 (20.8km)
4/27/2013 BT Hike Event - Sydenham Section: Part 1 (29.7km)
11/2/2013 BT Hike Event - Sydenham Section: Part 2 (44.6km)
Total distance hiked to date: 631.8km
Total distance remaining to hike: 260.1km
% of trail completed: 70.8%