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Thursday Night Skate: Inline Skating on the Waterfront Trail from Union to Woodbine Beach (5/20/2010)

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:

Sport

Event Location:

Union subway station (arrival & departure spot)

Date(s) & Time:

Thu, May 20 2010 6:15 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Wed, May 19 2010 5:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

3 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D3: Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Adele
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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:

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

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

We will meet outside of Union Station, at the south-west corner of Front Street & Bay Street.

From there, we'll walk about 5 minutes along Bay Street to the Martin Goodman Trail. We'll put on our skates, and get going on the waterfront trail!

Once on the pathway, we'll skate east. We may scoot down to follow the paved pathway through Clarke Beach Park, and then back up Leslie Street, to end up back to the waterfront trail. We'll continue east past Ashbridge's Bay Park, to Woodbine Beach.

Depending on how much energy people have at this point (and depending on how much light there still is), we have the option to continue inline skating all the way until the multi-use pathway ends just past Beaches Park.

We'll then turn around and skate west along the lakeshore, stop just before the harbourfront, take off our skates and walk back to Union station.

This is an evening skate for all levels! In terms of speed, we'll aim to go at a good speed that challenges us, but that also enables us to appreciate the beauty around us. If we find that members of the group are moving at very different paces, we'll split the group, and meet up again when done.

Notes:
1. Rentals will not be arranged for this trip. Please bring your own inline skates, or make sure that you can borrow someone else's in order to participate.
2. It's likely that there will be some falls on this trip. Helmets are highly recommended for this event. It is a good idea to please bring a helmet, and wear your helmet the whole time that we are skating. Knee pads, elbow pads, and wristguards are also recommended unless you're an expert skater.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This trip is weather dependent! The trip will be cancelled if it is raining, as the paths will be wet and slippery, which is neither safe nor ideal for our inline skate event. If you sign up for this event, please do check your e-mail on Wednesday evening for final confirmation of the trip.

Required Items to Bring:

Inline skates (i.e., rollerblades)

Water

Snacks for the ride

Knapsack for your shoes, wallet, etc.

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

Helmet -- a bike helmet is fine

Knee and elbow pads

Wrist guards

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

The event starts, and ends, at Union subway station.

TTC:
1. Take Yonge or Finch line south to Union Station
2. Follow the directions to the meeting point selected by the event coordinator
GO:
1. Take the appropriate GO train line to Union Station - check schedules on the GO website
2. Walk from the GO Concorse back to the main Concorse
3. Follow the directions to the meeting point selected by the event coordinator
Car:
It is not recommended to drive downtown due to the cost of parking, however there is a convenient pay parking lot on the south-west side of Union Station
1. Turn onto Bremner Blvd from York St, left if north-bound from Lakeshore, right if south-bound from Bay, York or Front St
2. Turn left onto Grand Trunk Crescent to enter the parking lot
3. Walk back along York to Union Station
4. Follow the directions to the meeting point selected by the event coordinator

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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.
- Questions about equipment or rentals? Send them to safety@torontooutdoorclub.com.
- 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!