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Spring Sunday Stroll in High Park (4/14/2013)

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Once you've reviewed the event details, and decided you'd like to join us, you MUST sign up at the bottom of this page.

You are STRONGLY encouraged to read this page in its entirety before signing up. If you'd like to attend, we ask that you abide by our rules and procedures as a time/cost saving process (with an end result of keeping membership free and lower cost events).

The Basics:

Event Type:

Urban Hike

Event Location:

High Park (Keele/Parkside and Bloor)

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Apr 14 2013 11:00 AM

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Apr 12 2013 6:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

2.5 hours (10 km)

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Christine B
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

12 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

Spring is sprung – but many of our favourite out- of-town trails are still patchy with ice and snow. Let’s ease into the season with a slowish warmup hike in High Park.

We will be walking at a moderate pace of 3.5 - 4.0 Km/hour inside the trails of High Park – some paved and some dirt (so expect and dress for some mud!).

We will walk about 10 km in 2.5-3 hours. So if you want to walk fast, this is NOT the hike for you: slower pokes welcome!

Let’s meet at Keele subway station just inside the doors facing west toward Keele Avenue (which is called "Parkside" south of Bloor). We’ll walk together to enter the park from its northeast corner.

We’ll follow the trails and roads south along the east side of the park, past the playground and zoo. Then we’ll cross the highway south to the Lakeshore Trail and walk west to the Humber Bridge.

After our stroll by the big lake, we’ll return to High Park and the calmer waters (and ducks and swans) of Grenadier Pond. We’ll curve along the park’s west side, then up through the West Ravine Trails. Finally, we’ll cross some open fields, a patch of forest and voila! We’ll be back at the northeast corner near Keele Station.

Hopefully we'll have bright blue skies and sun - but we'll go ahead and have fun in this event regardless of the weather conditions.

Please sign up only if you are comfortable with walking in rain, too!

Required Items to Bring:

Good hiking footwear
Water if you want it
Poncho / Rain Jacket
Warm coverings for head and hands as it could be chilly, especially by the water if the wind is up!

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

By subway: Get off at the Keele subway station on the Bloor line. We’ll meet inside the station just inside the glass doors facing Keele Street but outside the “pay” area.

Notes:

- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in TOC events.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.
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- Notice any errors or problems in the information on this page? Please notify our Content Editor(s), Stacy, at content@torontooutdoorclub.com.

Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $1.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!
*Note: This event will go ahead rain or shine, so please only sign up if you're comfortable with walking in rain.
"Because of the weather" cancellations WILL NOT BE accepted in this event.