The weather is forecast to be very cold, so let’s meet in the Eaton Centre Food Court, North End (near Dundas Street), Lower Level, near TMU (Dundas) Station, at about 10:00 AM. We will be close to the washrooms that are at the bottom of the escalator. The walk will begin at 10:10 AM.
We will walk in a loop to the locations mentioned in Murray McLauchlan’s song, “Down by the Henry Moore”, then walk to Salad King for lunch, ending up back at TMU (Dundas) Station. The walk will be about 9 Km. The weather is forecast to be cold and windy, but since we are downtown, there should be easy access to TTC bus, streetcar and subway service (but see subway outage notification below).
The route will be entirely on city streets or paved paths, so please wear shoes or boots appropriate for the weather.
Some of the Points of Interest along the way include:
- 0.0 Km – Eaton Centre at TMU (Dundas) Station (start of walk/washroom/coffee)
- 2.0 Km – Kensington Market
- 2.8 Km – The Silver Dollar (early exit to TTC College St and Spadina streetcar)
- 3.6 Km – Sidney Smith Hall (washrooms, warm-up)
- 5.0 Km – former location of the Palm Grove (early exit to Bay Station)
- 5.2 Km – Dark Horse Espresso Bar (coffee, washroom, warm-up, early exit to Yonge-Bloor Station)
- 6.0 Km – Wellesley St (early exit to Wellesley Station)
- 7.7 Km – Toronto City Hall – (washrooms, warm-up, early exit to Queen TTC)
- 8.8 Km – Salad King - (lunch stop)
- 9.0 Km – TMU (Dundas) Station (end of walk, washrooms in Eaton Centre)
The RwGPS route is https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53840285. The song is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ1S7LE6vmY.
The last time this entry was updated, there will be no subway service on Line 1 between St George and St Andrew stations this weekend. Museum, Queen’s Park, St Patrick and Osgoode stations will be closed. Please check https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/subway-service#e=0 in case there are any changes.
Please check the website 2 hours before the start time - the walk could be rescheduled or cancelled.
We have introduced a 30-Day-Trial membership class which allows "guests" to participate in most activities over the span of a 1-month period, for a fee of $10.
For a brief description of the City walk program, please check the TBN website under PROGRAMS - FALL/WINTER - CITY WALKS (https://tbn.ca/programs/fallwinter/citywalks).
If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
