Thames Valley Trail Association in conjunction with Hike Ontario will be leading a hike leader certification program on Saturday, November 15th at Kings College.The course will be from 9 am to 4:30 pm. One also needs first aid and CPR certification to be a certified Hike Ontario Leader. To register go to Hike Ontario website … Read more
. The horses could smell everyone’s apples and came over for a chomp and visit. The sunflower field off Lyle road was a nice addition. Several hikers got to see deer in several locations. Great colours but not a lot of flaming reds. We had another great day for weather, started off cold but warmed … Read more
The weather was not promising when we went to bed last night.In the morning the radar showed the rain north and south of St Thomas. The temperature had dropped quite a bit over night and everyone was dressed accordingly. Mr Sun was elusive and yesterdays rains made the first half of the hike a bit … Read more
To all Friends of the Trail, On behalf of Hike Ontario, the Guelph Hiking Trail Club invites you to take part in the 40th Annual Hike Ontario Summit. Join us on the banks of the Speed River for our kick-off Friday pub night, a dynamic Saturday program, and a Sunday of great hikes on our … Read more
Sept.6th This year the Bus/Hike will be on the Maitland trail near Goderich and follows in sections along the meandering Maitland River. We will be hiking sections of the trial that had major devastation damage due to the tornado in August 2011. An amazing job to reopen the trail was done with the help of … Read more
One no longer needs a day permit to walk these wonderful trails and Union Pond. Dalewood Reservoir Trail – 6.6 km – moderate This is a loop trail that meanders around 25 hectares of provincially significant wetlands. The trail can be accessed through the Dalewood campground or at the public parking lot immediately across from … Read more
After a long hiatus two of the pole people are in their rightful place. It took a long time for the two of them to get over the loss of their son Totem who mysterious dissapeared from the same spot many years ago. The pole people were created by Cathy Cook and were originally installed … Read more
Rosy Rhubarb has been going on for 22 years. Each year the funds raised have been poured back into the community. Helping to build Keystone Complex and the War Memorial and currently the new Library. We only had 7 people for the first walk but the weather was mild and sunny. A deer walked in … Read more
The annual general meeting of the Elgin Hiking Trail Club will be on Tuesday, April 15th at the Carnegie room of the St Thomas Public Library. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Please renew your membership at the meeting. Open to the public. Our guest speaker will be Doris … Read more