Please Register - Only REGISTRANTS are permitted to participate in this event.
If you have registered but can't attend, log in, click on "Already registered", then cancel. REMINDER: A mask and hand sanitizer are required.
At this time, we are accepting "guest" registrations. Please see the TBN website for instructions on how to register as a guest.
Registration will be open 6 days before the event. We will open the site for registrations the Monday morning before the hike at 9.30 am. I realize this can be a pain but it will help prevent people from registering for all future hikes. It will be just like the rides that we have been doing this season.
Please keep in mind that Winter Hiking is different than Fall Hiking. Proper footwear and icers are required
Situated in the Oak Ridge Moraine much of the surface consists of hills which are made up of sandy and gravelly materials with underlying clay. Sugar maples and beech trees make up most of the hardwood forest while white pines are dominant in the sandy areas. This is not a hard hike but should be fun at this time of year.
Distance: 12 km
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35003760
Pace: Moderate (~3.5 km/hr)
Terrain: Moderate - rocky with hills and/or poor footing. Proper footwear and icers are required
Directions: Parking as usual this year is at a premium. We will be parking in a smallish parking lot which should be sufficient.
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Hike Leader Kevin Anderson
(Registration will be open 6 days before the event.)
Meet at about 10:00 AM at the Chess House in High Park. It is located about 20 m south of Bloor St, and about 100 m west of High Park Ave. We will begin the walk at 10:10 sharp.
We will first walk in a loop of approximately 4 Km and return to the start, then walk a second loop of approximately 4 Km and return to the start, covering a total of about 8 Km. The route will be through neighbourhoods outside of High Park and will be paved. Please wear shoes or boots might appropriate for the weather.
High Park is currently closed to vehicle traffic on weekends. There are several pay parking lots within about 1 Km from the start of the walk, there may be street parking available on nearby side streets, but the best choice may be to use the subway.
The closest public transit is High Park Station. There are currently no scheduled subway outages, but please check Subway service (ttc.ca) in case there are any changes.
Points of interest (more to be added later) and early exits along the way include:
The route is available on Ride with GPS at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38104835
Registration will be open 6 days before the event.
We are accepting Guest registrations.
If you have not registered for the walk, you may NOT join the walk.
If you have registered but can't attend, log in, click on "Already registered", then cancel.
REMINDER: A mask and hand sanitizer are required.
If you have trouble finding us at the start, please call my cell at 416-917-8866. If I don't answer, try again, as I may miss the first call.
For more information check the TBN website under PROGRAMS - FALL/WINTER - CITY WALKS (https://tbn.ca/programs/fallwinter/citywalks) for a description of the Winter Walk program. If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
You are new to Zwift, and want to try an easy Meetup with other TBNers. We will be riding around the newest Zwift world "Makuri Islands" on the Neokyo All Nighter for around an hour. Join us on this casual ride with chat provided via Discord. We will be enabling the "Keep Everyone Together" option, so no one will be dropped.
Duration: ~ 60 min Distance: ~ 25km
Route: Neokyo All-Nighter
Ride Leader: Arlene Smith
Communications: Discord - https://discord.gg/bbhsZ3w
Joining: Zwift Meetups are by invitation only. If you want to be invited to any of our TBN Zwift Meetups, send an email to virtualrides@tbn.ca indicating your Zwift userid, and you will be extended invites to all of our Meetups.
Hi Ice Skaters,
We are skating at Nathan Phillips Square Rink or Toronto City Hall Rink on Queens Street & Bay Street. The City Hall rink has skate rentals.
By TTC - Take the subway to Queens station and walk west along Queens Street to Toronto City Hall. By car - There is parking under City Hall.
We will skate for about an hour and half.
For first timers to ice skating, a TBN membership is not required. We skate on public rinks. Admission is free to almost all rinks. A few rinks have skate rentals. We skate for about one and half hours. You are welcome to just join us for the skating.
We will be skating at College Park Trail this Friday evening.
By TTC - Take the subway to College St station. The trail is in the centre of the block where there is a city park. The trail is north of Gerrard and south of College as well as west of Yonge and east of Bay St.
We will skate for about an hour and half and then head to a restaurant near by for dinner.
For first timers to Friday evening ice skating, a TBN membership is not required. We skate on public rinks. A few rinks have skate rentals. We skate for about one and half hours and then head to restaurant near by for dinner. You are welcome to just join us for the skating or only join us for dinner or preferably for both. We now skate on Tuesday morning, too.
We will be doing an in-person City Walk on this date. For a brief description of the City walk program and some of the changes to help make the walks as safe as possible, please check the TBN website under PROGRAMS - FALL/WINTER - CITY WALKS (https://tbn.ca/programs/fallwinter/citywalks).
We will meet at 10:00 AM at a location to be determined.
If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
The hike is not difficult but there are several hills. Depending on trail conditions and weather, poles and icers may be recommended. As well as being scenic, the hike features a number of landmarks, including the former Eaton summer home on Lake Seneca and an Augustinian monastery on land once owned by Sir Henry Pellat, who built and lived in Casa Loma. The barn on the former Pellat estate north of King City is still standing and was designed by E.J. Lennox, the man who designed Casa Loma.
RWGPS Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38047704
Terrain: Moderate - rocky with hills and/or poor footing. Depending on the weather poles or icers may be needed
Directions: Parking as usual this year is at a premium. We will be parking on the road at the junction of the trail. Please get there 15 minutes early in case there are complications.
Directions: Drive north on Hwy 400. Take the King Rd. cut-off and turn right. Drive east about 2 km. Turn left at Keele St. Drive about 3 km. You will see the Oak Ridges Trail marker on the east side of Keele St. Parking is on the side of the road. Note: We are not starting at the Millar Sidetrail. Our start point is about 1/4 km north of this sign.
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This hike starts at Scotsdale farm which was an internationally renowned breeding farm for Arabian horses and shorthorn beef cattle. The farm is still a working farm and is managed by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority. There are lots of rolling hills, see the Great Esker, and numerous limestone rocks.
Meet at the free parking in lot at end of entrance roadway off Trafalgar Road.
Distance: 13 km
Terrain: Moderate - some hills and/or poor footing. Depending on the weather conditions it may be advisable to bring icers and/or hiking poles
Directions: Take the 401 west to exit 328 for Regional Road 3/Trafalgar Road Turn right onto Trafalgar Road. Turn left onto Hwy 7 W/ON-7 W (signs for Acton). Slight right onto Trafalgar Rd N/Regional Rd 3 (signs for Regional Road 3/Trafalgar Road N/Ballinafad/Brisbane) and travel 1.7 km before making right turn into Scotsdale Farm (in Halton Hills).
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Leader: Dave Gagne
Place holder event - (we need > 20 upcoming events to avoid bug in IOS version of TBN App).
WINTER HIKING
Due to popular demand (and because there is nothing else to do) we are going to continue with Winter Hiking. We will be offering 3 hikes with 3 different hike leaders and 3 different starting times. When you register please do not double book. These hikes will be full so do not book both thinking that you can cancel later. Also be aware that if you book for the early hike and are late for whatever reason you may or may not be allowed to join the later group. It will depend on spaces being available and will be at the discretion of the hike leader.
GREENWOOD CONSERVATION TRAIL
The Greenwood Trail is a a moderately trafficked loop trail near Pickering. The trail follows Duffin's Creek and has lots of elevation changes which can be quite challenging in winter even with icers. The terrain is quite pretty and it will be a trail that you remember. There are two versions of this trail available. One that is more challenging than the other. The group will discuss which route they would like to take.
Distance: 11 km
Terrain: Moderate - rocky with hills and/or poor footing. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WINTER HIKING IS DIFFERENT THAN FALL HIKING AND YOU NEED TO PREPARE ACCORDINGLY. Proper footwear including icers are strongly recommended.
Directions: https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Pickering+Museum+Village/@43.9258549,-79.0770736,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89d5210eec74a743:0x73e29c6a4430abe1!8m2!3d43.9258511!4d-79.0748849
Parking is at a premium so please do not be late and find yourself scrambling for a parking spot.
Hike Leader: TBC
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A ride east and north from Stouffville with lunch at Annina’s Bakeshop in Goodwood (reviews). Facilities may be available at many of the chain restaurants and gas stations as you come into Stouffville.
A ride east and north from Stouffville with lunch at Annina’s Bakeshop in Goodwood (reviews). Facilities may be available at many of the chain restaurants and gas stations as you come into Stouffville. Butter Tarts photo by Rob Campbell / CC BY-NC 2.0
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