Terra Cotta

Hike Leader: Jim Thomas

Date: Monday October 11

This is Thanksgiving weekend, and we are hiking on Monday, not Sunday.

Carpooling

If you are driving, and it is at all convenient for you to do so, please show up at Yonge and York Mills. This is a win-win situation. You can have company, a navigator and gas money. You can combine with other drivers and save wear and tear on some of your cars. It is good for the environment, and some of our destinations have marginal parking.

Thank you.

Composite photograph at Terra Cotta by Alan Backlund, October 2006

Directions

Go west on Highway 401 to Highway 410.
Go north on Highway 410 to its end at Highway 10.
Drive north on Highway 10 to Regional Road 9. This is King Street, but there is no visible sign saying so. This should be the second traffic light north. Turn left, and drive west.
There is a traffic light at Mississauga Road. On the southeast corner, there is a small school. Continue through the intersection (on the green light!) and go down a steep hill into the village of Terra Cotta.
Drive past the Terra Cotta Inn on your left, to a three way stop sign.
Turn right off of King and drive 2 kilometers north to Terra Cotta Conservation Area, on your left hand side.

The entrance fee now is $4.75 per person, and usually, there is someone at the gate to collect it. You have been warned.

Notes

The Hike starts at 11:15 am. It runs for ten to twelve K. This is of intermediate difficulty with a fairly fast pace, and hilly sections.

Go back to the schedule page.