High Park Hiking Club

Hiking in the Greater Toronto Area! Each Sunday (mostly) during the spring and fall, we meet to car pool to parks and trails and go hiking. If you want a low impact work-out, fresh air and new people to meet, check us out.

We carpool from Old York Mills Road, usually at 10:00am. Always, always, always check our hike instructions for the latest information.

Announcements

Wednesday October 9: For the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, we go back to hiking on Sunday. We are doing Long Sault with hike leader Howard Gibson.
Wednesday October 2: This weekend's hike is to Singhampton Caves with hike leader Andy Hueton. This trip is a long drive, most of the way to Collingwood, so we are doing some things differently. The hike is on Saturday, rather than Sunday, and we will be departing Old York Mills Road at 9:00am, not our usual 10:00am. This hike is rated at Level 3 in technical difficulty. You need hiking boots for this one.
Wednesday September 25: Sunday's hike is to Humber Valley Heritage Trail with hike leader Bohdan Bilyj. This one is going twenty kilometres, so you want to be in shape.
Wednesday September 18: We are approaching a weekend of fantastic hiking weather. We are headed to Grindstone Falls with hike leader Carol Pyke. The parking lot at the trail head at Grindstone is tiny. The fewer cars we bring, the better. Let's carpool from Old York Mills Road.
Wednesday September 11: We are looking forward to a weekend of fantastic hiking weather. We will do this at Scotsdale Farm with hike leader Katia Desz. We are working on our fall schedule. We will resume car pooling at Old York Mills Road.
Sunday September 3: We're back! You probably have been relaxing all summer, and you are going to have to get those hiking muscles back in shape. Crothers Woods in the Don Valley should get the job done. This is accessible by Toronto Transit. We will meet at the trailhead at 10:45am. There will be no-one at Old York Mills Road. We are working on our fall schedule.
Saturday June 22: Collingwood weather for Saturday is heavy rain with thunderstorms this evening. We regret we must cancel this hike.
Friday June 21: We are watching the weather for Saturday. If we face thunderstorms tomorrow, we will cancel the hike. Please check ths website before heading out to Old York Mills Road.
Wednesday June 19: This weekend's hike is most of the way to Collingwood. Due to the long drive there and back, we are hiking Singhampton Caves on Saturday. Our Old York Mills Road, pickup will be at 9:00am, so that we can get started in a timeley manner. This is a Level 3 hike, with some climbing, and scrambling over rocks. The the hike leader is Howard Gibson.
Tuesday June 11: We have switched Sunday's hike from Hockley Valley, to Seaton Trails. The hike still is Katia Desz.
Wednesday June 5: Sunday's hike is Borer's Falls in Waterdown, with hike leader Carol Pyke.
Thursday May 30: This Sunday, we have a new hike, to Brock Tract, thanks to hike leader Katia Desz. This weekend is expected to be excellent hiking weather. We look forward to meeting a bunch of you.
Thursday May 23: Sunday's hike is to Grindstone Falls, and the hike leader is Carol Pyke. The parking lot at the trailhead is tiny, so this is an excellent day tocarpool.
Wednesday May 15: On Sunday, we are hiking Scarborough Bluffs Lake Ontario, with Bill Baird.
Thursday May 9: Due to unforseen circumstances, we have had to cancel this weekend's hike. Our next hike is Scarborough Bluffs Lake Ontario, next weekend, May 19.
Wednesday May 1: This Sunday, we hike Long Sault The hike leader is Howard Gibson.
Wednesday April 24: This Sunday's hike is to Northumberland County Forest The hike leader is Katia Desz again.
Wednesday April 17
: In spite of the scary weather reports last Sunday, we had fantastic weather. Let's see what we can do this Sunday, at Dundas Valley. The hike leader is Katia Desz.
Saturday March 2: Ski season is just about over. It's too bad about the premature warm weather, but it looks like we can start hiking early. We are starting work on our Spring 2024 schedule. We have an email list. If you want to be on it, just ask. We are looking for hike leaders. If you are interested and you have a hike destintation, please contact us.

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