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HIKE TITLE
NIAGARA BRUCE TRAIL #10
DATE
Tuesday September 26, 2023
HIKE LEADER(S)
Dave Somerville
EMAIL AND CELL NUMBER
cdsomerville4@gmail.com
905 659 6768,
289 556 6707 day of hike (including same day cancellations)
GENERAL LOCATION
NIAGARA BRUCE TRAIL
Kinsmen Park
Cave Springs
START TIME
9:15 for a 9:30 start
MEETING PLACE OR PARKING LOCATION
Kinsmen Park.
Km. 69.8 Bruce Trail Guide Ed. 30 (map 4)
QEW to Ontario St. Beamsville.
Left on King St. Right on Mountain Rd. Left on Kinsmen Rd. Left on Frost Rd.
DISTANCE
Approx. 16 km.
PACE
Moderate, about 4 kmph
DURATION APPROX
About 5 Hours.
TERRAIN
Moderate. Some good ups and downs. Typical Bruce Trail—Rocky sections.
TYPE OF HIKE:
There and back.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Point of interests
The Tenth in a series (12 hikes total) of there and back hikes covering the 83 kms of the Niagara Section of the Bruce Trail.
The 10th hike will be in the heart of wine country. GOOD ups and downs and several streams to cross. There will also be some interesting exploring in Cave Springs.
ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Yes
CANCELLATION
• If your plans change, please self-cancel as soon as possible so that other HOC members may take your spot.
REGISTRATION OPENS
Opens on-line 2 weeks prior to the hike and is limited to 20 hikers
WHAT TO BRING
GUIDING NOTES:
HIKE PACE - Leisure: 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.
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