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Hiking Nordic Walking - Neyagawa South

  • 25 Apr 2023
  • 6:30 PM
  • Neyagawa Park, 540 River Glen Blvd, Oakville

Registration

  • Registration opens 2 weeks before the hike
  • Non-members are welcome to participate in two club events prior to joining.

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HIKE TITLE

Nordic Walking - Neyagawa South

DATE

Tuesday April 25, 2023

HIKE LEADER(S)

Sue and Frank Elias

EMAIL AND CELL NUMBER

fselias@cogeco.ca 

GENERAL LOCATION

Neyagawa Park

540 River Glen Blvd, Oakville

START TIME

Meet at 6:30 p.m.    

MEETING PLACE OR PARKING LOCATION

Neyagawa Park parking lot.
River Glen Blvd & Eden Valley Dr.  Just east of Neyagawa Blvd.

N43.46141° W79.73628°

DISTANCE

Approx. 5-6 km.

PACE:

Leisurely / Moderate / Fast

Moderate: 3-4 km per hour

DURATION APPROX

1.5 - 2 hours

TERRAIN:

Easy / Moderate / Challenging

Easy, sidewalks/asphalt trail, couple of boardwalks with one part on gravel/dirt trail

TYPE OF HIKE:

Out and back

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Point of interests

From the park, we head south on Neyagawa Blvd.  We cross under Neyagawa and do a small part of the 16 Mile Creek Heritage Trail East Bank (gravel/packed dirt) before going onto the bridge that goes over Upper Middle Road.  We will then continue south on the 16 Mile Creek Trail overlooking Glen Abbey golf course.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Yes. A Must.   Leaders appreciate early registration and at least 24 hours before the event.

CANCELLATION

  If your plans change, please self-cancel as soon as possible so that other HOC members may take your spot.

  The club may cancel due to bad weather that may impact the safety of participants or due to low attendance.

REGISTRATION OPENS

2 weeks before the hike

WHAT TO BRING

This is a Nordic walk so bring your telescoping hiking/walking poles with rubber booties as we will be on asphalt and concrete most of the time. At the start Sue will teach the Urban Poling technique for Nordic walking to anyone interested.  Sue is a certified Urban Poling Instructor.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fuF1pUaws

We will have some demonstration poles and booties available.

If your poles don’t have rubber booties check online for your pole manufacturer details.

Bring water and snacks.  Rain gear and/or sunscreen.

We will stop at the lookouts to view the 16 Mile Creek valley.  There are no washrooms at this site.

Fortino’s and Tim Horton’s are north on Neyagawa.

IMPORTANT COVID REMINDERS

The club’s Covid-19 Safety Guidelines will be observed.

GUIDING NOTES:

HIKE PACE - Leisurely: 3 km/hr. or less. Moderate: 3-4 km/hr. or Fast: 4-5km/hr. All paces are average and depending on the terrain.

 

TERRAIN - Easy: mostly flat and usually good footing (i.e., rail trails, Confederation Park, Bay Front Park), Moderate: some hills and/or poor footing (Bruce Trail, Dundas Valley, etc.) and Challenging: steep hills and strenuous footing (Bruce Trail, some trails in Short Hills, Dundas Valley and Red Hill Valley). Please note variations can be expected with weather conditions.

Attention Non-Members:  If you are thinking about becoming a member, The Halton Outdoor Club invites you to take part in up to two club activities as a Non-Member. After that, please join our club so we can welcome you as a member.


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