We had a successful season of Fall City Walks. Between mid-October and Christmas we did a total of 14 walks. There were 9 on Sundays, 4 on Thursdays, and one special annual Christmas Lights Walk on a Saturday evening. Turnout was very good with a median number of 21.5 participants.

If you are looking for something to do over the winter, until it is nice enough to start biking again in the spring, please join us for some fun and sociable Winter City Walks. Beginning Sunday, January 5, we will be offering our slightly more informal program of walks. Like the Fall walks, these walks will start Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM, (and perhaps on some weekdays, too), but unlike the Fall walks, the start points, end points, and routes will typically not be announced until a few days before the walk. This allows us to select a route appropriate for the expected weather conditions, reflect current events, or other items of interest.

Entries are posted in the schedule indicating that a walk will be taking place. Some of these will have complete information on the starting point, route, etc., while others will not have this information until close to the date of the walk.

If you are interested in joining us, City Walks start at various locations in Toronto, and typically:

• Start at or near a subway station
• Are about 7 to 10 Km in length,
• Some walks are loops back to the start and sometimes they are end-to-end walks to a different subway station
• Have a few Points of Interest (historical, artistic, architectural, etc.)
• Usually with a coffee around the middle, and when possible, washrooms near the start, middle, and end
• Wherever possible we will have early exits providing shorter distances (often 4 to 6 Km) for those who do not want to do the entire walk
• And, just like the bike rides everyone is required to register for the walks

If you are interested in leading a walk (Sunday or weekday), or have any questions or suggestions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.

Looking forward to seeing you on a walk,

John Burdett – City Walk Coordinator