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1 Winter Hike Schedule Weekly Hikes Tuesdays : 10 am meet in parking lot of Short Hills Prov Park, Pelham Rd, St Catharines (Map 3 near Black Walnut Sidetrail) hrs Thursdays: 10 am meet in parking lot across from Boo s (formerly Butterball s Restaurant) (2980 King St, Jordan Hollow) Leader: Vince Zvonar (905) hrs (medium-moderate), Thursdays 7:00 pm meet at Lions Club Pool Parking Lot, Main St, west of Mountain St., Grimsby, 1.5 hrs. Leaders: Don Matheson, don.matheson123@gmail.com, Bruce Manion bamontrails@cogeco.ca Wednesday, December 2 10am Fireman s Park 1.5 hrs Meet in the upper parking lot, corner of Dorchester & Mountain Rds, Niagara Falls (Map 2) (Medium- Leader: Keith Rae (905) , krae@pppoe.ca Saturday, December 5 9am Short Hills Loop 3 hrs Meet in parking lot of Short Hills Prov. Park, Pelham Rd, St Catharines.(Map 3) (Brisk, Strenuous) Leader: Vince Zvonar (905) , vmzvonar@bell.net 10am Niagara Glen/Gorge 2 hrs Meet in the Niagara Glen parking lot (near the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens), Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls (Medium-Strenuous) Leader: Dan Wilson (289) , dkw1@sympatico.ca 10am Winter Wine Hike #1 10 KM Meet at Ice House Winery, Niagara Pkwy, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Carpool(Med-Mod.) Susan Meinzinger (905) , suszinger@hotmail.com Sunday, December 6 10:30am Fantasy of Trees 1.5 hrs Meet in Lion s Club Pool parking Lot, 1 Elm St, Grimsby. Hike up the escarpment to Beamer's Conservation and along Ridge Road and back to Grimsby Museum for a hot drink and snack followed by a viewing of the Rotary Club of Grimsby Fantasy of Trees event.(medium- 12:00 NOON DeCew Loop 1.5 hrs Meet in the parking Lot of DeCew House, DeCew Rd, Thorold (Med-Mod)(Map 3, 29.8) Leader Diana Knight (905) , rknight8@cogeco.ca NBTC ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER Sunday, December 6, pm Cash Bar 6pm Dinner Club Roma, 125 Vansickle Rd, St Catharines Tickets $35 - Purchase tickets from a Board Member

2 Wednesday, December 9 10am Welland Tour 1.5 hrs Meet at the Food Basics parking lot, 325 Thorold Rd, Welland (Medium- Saturday, December 12 9am Font Hill Loop 3+ hrs Meet at Pelham Arena, 1120 Haist St, Pelham (Medium- Leader: Diane Marlatt (905) dianemarlatt@gmail.com 10am Feed the Animals 2 hrs Meet at Roland Rd entrance to Short Hills Prov. Park (Map 3) (Leisurely-Easy) Bring bird seed, peanuts, suet, apples, popcorn etc Leaders: Trudy Senesi (905) , trudykp@becon.org Vicki Eaton (905) , vickjohn@vaxxine.com 10am Hike the Beamsville Bench 3 wineries Meet at Mountainview Rd Conservation parking lot, Beamsville Loop hike (Med-Mod) Sunday, December 13 2pm Port Wellar East 1.5 hrs Hike the Spit. Meet at the end of Broadway Ave. St Catharines (Med-Mod) Leader: Barbara Waller (905) , notlbarbarawaller@gmail.com Wednesday, December 16 10am Welland Tour 1.5 hrs Meet at the Food Basics parking lot, 325 Thorold Rd, Welland (Medium- Saturday, December 19 9am Jordan Loop 3+ hrs Meet in the parking lot near Bailey Bridge, just west of 21 st St or at bottom of Main St, Jordan (Map 4). Dogs on leash welcome. (Medium-Strenuous) Leader: Phillip Henderson, (289) , pghenderson@gmail.com 10am Rotary Park 2 hrs Meet in the parking lot of Rotary Park, Pelham Rd, St Catharines (Medium- Leader: Margaret Kalogeropoulos (905) , panosmarg@gmail.com Sunday, December 20 2pm St John s Outdoor 1.5 hrs Meet at St John s Outdoor Education Centre, Holland Rd, Thorold (Map 3) (Med-Mod) Leader: Sylvia Wheeler (905) , girlupontrek@gmail.com Wednesday, December 23 10am Happy Rolph s 1.5 hrs Meet in Happy Rolph s parking lot, 650 Read Rd, (corner of Read Rd & Northrup Cres), St Catharines (Medium- Leader: Mary Leighton (905) , leightonbarry@yahoo.ca Friday, December 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS Noon Walk by the Falls 1.5hrs Meet at Dufferin Islands Park, Niagara Pkwy (south of the Falls) between Niagara Pkwy & Burning Springs Hill. Niagara Falls (Medium- Leader: Margaret Northfield (905) , margaret.northfield@gmail.com 7pm Full Moon Night Time Hike 1.5-2hrs Meet at Lions Club Community Pool parking lot, 1 Elm St, Grimsby (Map 5, 80) Hike up the escarpment to Beamer s Conservation for a full moon, open space viewing and back down to park for a hot drink. Bring a head lamp and/or flashlight. (Medium-

3 Saturday, December 26 9am Thorold Loop 3 hrs Meet in parking lot of Club Capri, Ormond St, Thorold (Map 3)(Medium- Leader: Lynda Bonnar (905) Sunday, December 27 2pm Queenston Loop 1.5 hrs Meet by the cairn, Queenston Heights Pk, Queenston, Niagara Pkwy(Map 1,0)(Medium- Leader: Rick Waters (905) , rickwaters44@gmail.com Wednesday, December 30 10am Glenridge Quarry Loop 1.5 hrs Meet at Glenridge Quarry parking lot on St David s Rd, St Catharines, Carpool. (Map 3) (Medium- Friday, January 1 10am President s Hike Happy New Year Meet in the parking lot of DeCew House, DeCew Rd, Thorold (Map 3, 29.8) (Medium- Leader: President Corrie Kellestine (289) , corriekellestine@gmail.com Saturday, January 2 Steeltown Stomp Approximately 3 hrs/12.5 km 8:15am Meet at commuter parking lot, Victoria Ave & QEW, Vineland. Carpool to Mountain Brow Blvd. 9am Park on Mountain Brow Blvd and Fennell Ave East - Carpool to parking lot off of Beddoe Drive at Chedoke Golf Course. This hike will involve stair climbing approximately 1,874 stairs over 6 sets of stairs (Chedoke-229, Dundurn-326, James-227, Wentworth-498, Kenilworth-229 and Uli's-305 unofficial stairs) going up the escarpment and back down the stairs and hiking approximately 10km in between the stairs along the Bruce Trail, Chedoke Radial Trail and Escarpment Rail Trail. It's suggested that participants may want to train for this hike. If anyone would like to join us on Monday mornings, you can find us at the Chedoke Stairs at 9:30am.(Brisk-Strenuous) Keith Laushway, keithlaushway@rogers.com 10am Get Lost in the Beauty of Short Hills 2 hrs Meet at Wiley Rd parking lot off Cataract Rd., St. Catharines (Map 3) Leader: Mystery Sunday, January pm Merritt Island Loop 1.5 hrs Meet in Merritt Island parking lot, at the west end of Cross St, Welland (Med-Mod) Leader: Diana Knight (905) , rknight8@cogeco.ca Hiking Pace: Leisurely < 3km/hr, Medium 3-4km/hr, Brisk 4-5km/hr, Fast 5+ km/hr Terrain: Easy mostly flat with good footing; Moderate some hills &/ some poor footing; Strenuous hilly with steep climbs & some poor footing. Wednesday, January 6 10am Woodend 1.5 hrs Meet at entrance to Woodend Conservation Area, Taylor Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake (Map 2, 15.2) (Medium- Leader: Keith Rae (905) , krae@pppoe.ca Saturday, January 9 9am DeCew Loop 3 hrs Meet at DeCew House, DeCew Rd, Thorold (Map 3, 29.8)(Medium- Dogs on leash welcome. (Medium-Strenuous) Leader: Phillip Henderson, (289) , pghenderson@gmail.com 10am Snowshoe/Hike the Dofasco Trail 7 KM Meet at 11 th Rd and Kemp Rd, Stoney Creek/Grimsby Border. Bring snowshoes if you have them. Carpool. (Leisurely-Strenuous)

4 Sunday, January 10 2pm Niagara-on-the-Lake Loop 1.5 hrs Meet in parking lot at King St & Veteran s Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake (Med-Easy) Leader: Barbara Waller (905) , notlbarbarawaller@gmail.com Wednesday, January 13 10am Wellness Centre 1.5 hrs Meet at Wellness Centre, 145 Lincoln St, Welland (Med-Mod) Saturday, January 16 7:00am Tour Toronto Island 4-5 hrs (includes time on ferry) Meet at commuter parking lot, Victoria Ave & QEW, Vineland. Carpool to Toronto Harbourfront. Walk along Harbourfront, take ferry to Toronto Island for a loop hike. Bring lunch, thermos & money for ferry. $7.25 return, $4.75 for seniors (over 65), Dress warmly. (Brisk- Leader: Keith Laushway, keithlaushway@rogers.com 10am Queenston Loop 2 hrs Meet by the cairn, Queenston Heights Pk, Queenston, Niagara Pkwy(Map 1,0)(Medium- Leader: Dan Wilson (289) , dkw1@sympatico.ca Sunday, January 17 2pm Fireman s Park 1.5 hrs Meet in the upper parking lot, corner of Dorchester & Mountain Rds, Niagara Falls (Map 2) (Medium- Leader: Ann Judd (905) , agsjudd@hotmail.com Wednesday, January 20 10am Allanburg Loop 1.5 hrs Meet at Allanburg Bridge, Hwy 20 parking lot on the west side of the bridge, Niagara Falls(map 3) (Medium- Leader: Keith Rae (905) , krae@pppoe.ca Saturday, January 23 9am Queenston Loop 3 hrs Meet by the cairn, Queenston Heights Pk, Queenston, Niagara Pkwy(Map 1,0)(Medium- Leader: Bernice Thiessen (905) , bthiessen@becon.org 10am Thorold Loop 2 hrs Meet in parking lot of Club Capri, Ormond St, Thorold (Map 3)(Medium- Leader: Lynda Bonnar (905) am Welland Historical Mural Hike 3hrs Meet at 781 Niagara Rd Welland near the Seaway Mall, Loop Hike (Medium- Leader Bruce Manion (289) , bamontrails@cogeco.ca Leader Sunday, January 24 2pm DeCew Loop 1.5 hrs Meet at DeCew House, DeCew Rd, Thorold (Map 3, 29.8) (Medium- Leader: Sylvia Wheeler (905) , girlupontrek@gmail.com Wednesday, January 27 10am Merritt Island Loop 1.5 hrs Meet in Merritt Island parking lot, at the west end of Cross St, Welland (Med-Mod) Saturday, January 30 9am 12 Mile Creek Loop 3+ hrs Meet in the parking lot at bottom of Welland Vale Rd, St Catharines. (Brisk- Leader: Vince Zvonar (905) , vmzvonar@bell.net 10am Queenston Loop 2 hrs Meet by the cairn, Queenston Heights Pk, Queenston, Niagara Pkwy (Map 1,0)(Medium- Leader: Karen Green (905) , kgreen28@cogeco.ca 10am Winter Wine Hike #3 8KM Meet at Butler s Barracks, parking lot on John St., NOTL Carpool (Medium- Sunday, January 31 2pm Short Hills Loop 1.5 hrs Meet at Wiley Rd parking lot off Cataract Rd., St. Catharines (Map 3) Leader: Vicki Eaton (905) , vickjohn@vaxxine.com

5 Wednesday, February 3 10am Woodend Loop 1.5 hrs Meet at entrance to Woodend Conservation Area, Taylor Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake (Map 2, 15.2) (Medium- Saturday, February 6 9am Quarry Rd to Glen Rd 12 km Meet at Glen Rd Parking Lot, Jordan (Map 4, 53.7) Carpool to Quarry Rd (Brisk, Leader: Rick Waters (905) , rickwaters44@gmail.com 10am One Hour In, One Hour Out 2 hrs Meet at Kinsmen Park, end of Frost Rd (just off Mountain Rd)., Beamsville. (Map 4 km 66.9) Leader Marion Roggeband (289) , marrogg@hotmail.com 10am Port Dalhousie 3 hrs Meet at Port Dalhousie parking lot by the carousel, Loop Hike (Medium- Sunday, February 7 2pm Welland Tour 1.5 hrs Meet at the Food Basics parking lot, 325 Thorold Rd, Welland (Medium- Wednesday, February am Font Hill Loop 3+ hrs Meet at Pelham Arena, 1120 Haist St, Pelham (Medium- Saturday, February 13 9am International Hike 3+ hrs Meet at Dufferin Islands Park, Niagara Pkwy (south of the Falls) between Niagara Pkwy & Burning Springs Hill. Niagara Falls (Medium- PASSPORT & 50 cents for bridge crossing Leader: Margaret Northfield (905) , margaret.northfield@gmail.com 10am Thorold Loop 2 hrs Meet in parking lot of Club Capri, Ormond St, Thorold (Map 3)(Medium- Leader: Lynda Bonnar (905) Sunday, February 14 2pm Niagara-on-the-Lake Loop 1.5 hrs Meet in the parking lot at King St and Veteran s Lane, Niagara-On-The-Lake (Medium-Easy) Leader: Ann Judd (905) , agsjudd@hotmail.com Monday, February 15 10am Family Day Hike hrs Meet at Lions Club Pool parking lot. Come out and explore the trail and the benefits of hiking. Everyone is welcome to participate in this hike. We will hike down to the old pump house and back to the parking lot. (Leisurely-Easy) As an added option, we will then hike up the escarpment to Beamer's Conservation Area and back down to the parking lot. (Leisurely- Wednesday, February 17 10am 12 Mile Loop 1.5 hrs Meet in parking lot on Martindale Rd at the end of Erion Rd, St Catharines (Med-Mod) Saturday, February 20 9am Rotary Park 3 hrs Meet in the parking lot of Rotary Park, Pelham Rd, St Catharines (Medium- Leader: Bernice Thiessen (905) , bthiessen@becon.org 10am Fireman s Park Loop Meet in the upper parking lot, corner of Dorchester & Mountain Rds, Niagara Falls (Map 2) (Medium- Leader Marion Roggeband (289) , marrogg@hotmail.com Cont d...

6 Saturday, February 20 - cont d 10am Winter Wine Hike #4 3 hrs Meet at Good Earth Vineyard 4556 Lincoln Ave, Beamsville Carpool (Medium- Sunday, February 21 2pm St John s Outdoor 1.5 hrs Meet at St John s Outdoor Education Centre, Holland Rd, Thorold (Map 3) (Med-Mod) Leader: Sylvia Wheeler (905) , girlupontrek@gmail.com Wednesday, February 24 10am Dain City 1.5 hrs Meet at the Dain City Lift Bridge parking lot on the west side of the canal (Forks Road) Saturday, February 27 9am Rockway to Short Hills Loop 3+ hrs Meet Rockway Community Centre, Pelham Rd, St Catharines (Map 3,45.10)(Brisk- Leader: Margaret Northfield (905) , margaret.northfield@gmail.com 10am Steve Bauer Trail 3 hrs Meet at Pelham Town Square, Pelham behind the Town Hall Loop Hike (Med-Mod) Sunday, February 28 2pm Glenridge Quarry Loop 1.5 hrs Meet at Glenridge Quarry parking lot on St David s Rd, St Catharines, Carpool. (Map 3) (Medium- Hiking Tips Hike at your own risk Make sure you have adequate clothing & footwear Carry essential articles in a day pack - WATER & SNACK Leave the trail cleaner than when you found it When not using hiking poles, carry them horizontally with the points facing forward Map references are from the 28 th edition of the BRUCE TRAIL REFERENCE GUIDE While there are a few portions of the Bruce Trail within Conservation Areas that are wheelchair accessible, use of the majority of the Trail is suitable for foot traffic ONLY. To participate in an organized hike you need to be able to complete the specified length of the hike on your own or with your own support person within the time allowed. Please refer to the hiking schedule for hike details. We invite you to submit your ideas for different hikes to: Wed & Sun hikes: Lynda Bonnar (905) Sat hikes: Margaret Northfield (905) , margaret.northfield@gmail.com Deadline for Spring schedule: January 15