Crothers Woods

Date:Sunday May 11
Hike Leader:Gadi Prager
Distance:8km
Pace:Moderate
Difficulty:Level 2
Invitation: Meetup
Start at Trailhead:10:00am

Crothers Woods is a 52-hectare mature maple-beech-oak woodland located in the Don River valley. Many trees in Crothers Woods are more than a century old, with parts of the forest remaining in much the same condition as it was before European settlement. In 1995, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) designated this site as an Environmentally Significant Area due to its diverse, mature and relatively undisturbed forest and the presence of herbaceous plants and tree species that are rare in the Toronto region.

Web Link to Crothers Woods

Directions

We are not meeting at Yonge and York Mills!

Everyone must go directly to the trailhead at 50‑58 True Davidson Drive. We are not starting from the supermarket parking lot this time! There is no need to car pool because you can get there using the TTC.

Google Maps

We will start the hike at 10:00am.

From the Yonge subway

  1. Starting at Davisville station take 28 Bayview South to Nesbit Drive. This is south of Moore Avenue.
  2. Walk south west on Nesbit Drive, to True Davidson Drive.
  3. Walk about one hundred metres on True Davidson Drive.

From the Danforth subway

  1. Starting at Donlands station take 56 Leaside to Laird Drive and Wiksteed Avenue.
  2. Cross Wicksteed, and wait for 88A South Leaside.
  3. Take that south to Bayview and Moore.
  4. Walk south on Bayview to Nesbit Drive, and then to True Davidson Crescent.

Driving

Nesbit Drive is off Bayview Avenue, between Moore Avenue, and Pottery Road. It is a left turn if you are going north, and a right turn if you are going south.

Remarks

The trails are moderately difficult for the most part, narrow with a dirt surface, roots, rocks and lots of elevation changes. This is not a “city” hike, this is a real hike, just in the city. It is shorter than our usual hike at about seven kilometres, so expect to be done mid-afternoon.

The TRCA discourages the use of these trails when they are muddy so please check the High Park Hiking Club website and/or meetup page to be sure the hike is running.

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