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Dufferin Section - Highway 89 to 1st Line - July 10th, 2025

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  Thirteen hikers joined us on this warm humid for 14.2 km hike in Dufferin to continue their quest for their EtoE.  Today our hikers were Marleen, Peter, Laura, Doug, Josie (photographer), Andrea, Rita, Arim, Nancy, Renu (photographer), Frances, Annette (photographer and Hike Coordinator), and Andrew (photographer).  The hike was a steamy one with lots of hills and streams to overcome made ever more challenging by the extreme humidity.  Luckily, I missed the hike as I had conveniently injured myself and so I couldn't coordinate the hike while Annette graciously took over.  I apologize if the pictures are out of order as not being there, I really don't know what came when but enjoy! A wayward car Elevensies by yet another creek!     A well deserved rest from the steamy heat and multiple climbs. The final few kilometers for our weary hikers.   Finally the end and the celebration!  Congratulations to Nancy on her completion of the Duf...

Dufferin Hi-land Section - Hwy 89 & Hurontario Street (14.1 km) to Mono Centre Park (0.0 km) - July 3, 2025.

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  Dufferin Hi-land Section - Hwy 89 & Hurontario Street (14.1 km) to Mono Centre Park (0.0 km) - July 3, 2025. Hiking With Friends has spent a fair bit of time in some more northern sections of the Bruce Trail recently, and here's one more hike up there to enjoy together, as we visited the hi-lands (and beautifully smooth trails) of Dufferin County to travel just under 15 km from the roadside parking at Hwy 89 and Hurontario down to Mono Centre Park, which is just past the end of the Dufferin Hi-land Section (at Hwy 8/Mono Centre Road)...so yeah, technically we did cross into the Caledon Section for a few steps (but our Bruce Trail "passports" allowed us free access)... After dropping some of the cars at Mono Centre Park, and a quick check by Andrew of HWF's "talk the talk while we walk the walk" communication system,  we assemble on Hurontario Street (the part without strip malls and traffic lights)...there's myself, Georgia (well hidden by my last ...