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• Forks of the Credit Loop Hike

  • When
    20 Apr 2024
  •  
    11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Covered Bridge parking lot, 114 Gordon St., Guelph
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  • Registered
    16 registrants

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  Meet at the Covered Bridge parking lot, 114 Gordon St. by 10:55 AM for an 11:00 AM carpool departure to the trailhead. Trailhead is the parking lot at Forks of the Credit: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3e8LHccGqh1r7CAM9.

  Contact hike leader if joining hike at trailhead.

  Distance:12 Km. Pace: moderate, Difficulty:2/3. Hiking time: 3-4 hours. Leader: Ron, ronaldcherry002@gmail.com, 226-338-8969.

  A pretty trail along the banks of the Credit River. Bring at least 2 L. of water, snacks, lunch, sunscreen, bug spray, a hat and a raincoat. No dogs please. No dropout. Hiking boots required.

  This hike will be limited to 16 hikers. Registration will be cutoff 48 hours before the hike. To register after then, contact the hike leader.

  The carpool will need to be partly prearranged. If you are able to drive other hikers to the trailhead, please indicate "yes" when you register.  If you indicate "yes" the hike leader may contact you regarding purchase of a park day pass a few days before the hike.  The pass will need to be pre-purchased on-line.

  Remember to bring a little cash.  Although this is a free event, there is a fee per car for entering the park. You will be asked to pay a minimal amount to your driver, toward reimbursing the cost of entering the park.  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Radial Line, Section 2

  • When
    21 Apr 2024
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Arkell Spring Grounds
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  Starting at Gate C on Watson Road South, we will enter into the Arkell Spring Grounds and follow Section 2 of the Radial Line Trail, the Arkell Springs and David Hull side trails. These trails will take us through forests, meadows, and down into the valley. 

  Pace - moderate, approximately 9km, 2 hours

  Trail - uneven dirt packed with areas of rocks, roots, and possibly mud. The Arkell Springs side trail is an up and down section and there are a few steep inclines. 

  Required - hiking shoes, dress for the weather 

  Recommended - water, snack, hat, bug spray, sunscreen

  Optional - poles

  Parking - roadside by Gate C , Watson Road South (about 800m south of the Smith Property Trail).

  Hike Leader - Michelle Lebon, milebon231@gmail.com

  
  

  
  

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• Trails Open - The Rapids Sidetrail

  • When
    27 Apr 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    45 Speedvale Ave E

  For GHTC's 12th Annual Doors Open partnership with the Guelph Arts Council, we will be presenting The Rapids Sidetrail on Saturday April 27. 

  This 1 km GHTC sidetrail runs along the rapids of the Speed River in the Dufferin neighbourhood. The trail was created by the neighbours, and received a major upgrade from GHTC in 2020 during the height of the pandemic.

  30 minute hikes will be offered on demand from 10 till 3:30 from the REAR parking area behind 45 Speedvale Ave. E.

  Volunteers are welcome to take a shift at leading hikes or staffing the registration table.

  Contact Bill Mungall at mungallbill@gmail.com

  
  

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• Hockley Valley - Caledon Hills BT Friendship Trail Loop Hike

  • When
    11 May 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Covered Bridge Parking Lot, 114 Gordon St., Guelph
  • Registered
    9 registrants

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  Meet in the Covered Bridge parking lot, 114 Gordon St., Guelph, for a 9:00 A.M. carpool departure to trailhead. Arrival at trailhead around 10:00 AM. Lunch on trail around 12:30. Plan to be back in Guelph between 4 and 5 P.M.

  Meet here for carpool: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9U2cptj9pad6JiBn7

  Distance:14.5 Km. Pace: Moderate. Terrain: 3. Hiking time: 4-5 hrs. Co-Leaders: Michelle, Ron.

  Contact: milebon231@gmail.com, 519-994-3025 or ronaldcherry002@gmail.com, 226-338-8969.

  Contact a hike leader if you wish to join the hike at the trailhead.
  Trailhead: https://goo.gl/maps/Hxavkwiu33so924C8

  This section of trail is twinned with Route 2 of the Jeju Olle Trail in S. Korea. Walk a soft winding trail beside several Km. of clear flowing streams. Tall hardwood, pine and cedar forests. Many short and sometimes steep, difficult climbs, but no rocky climbs or descents.

  Bring at least 2 L. water, bug repellant, sun screen, lunch and snacks, rain jacket. No dropout. No dogs please. Hiking boots required.

  A good level of fitness and cardio endurance is required to complete this hike!
  

  You must register online for this hike in order to attend!

  
  

  
  

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