Hiking with Friends

  Toronto Section - Appleby Line/Kelso (0.0 km) to Speyside (11.3 km) - November 28, 2024. Hiking With Friends was back in action this past week, enjoying a "White Thursday" prior to "Black Friday" in the Toronto Section, where we started from the start on Appleby Line just north of Kelso, and finished up at the popular Pear Tree parking property pursuant to our prearranged planned program...with side trail access (and a small backtrack), our total distance was just over 13 km... After morning introductions, instructions, and maybe some introspection, we shuttled over to the parking lot at Hilton Falls Conservation Area and prepared for our journey, which is our inclination...there's myself, Barbara (H.C), Doug, Annette, guest hiker Nick, Claudia, Marion, Rhonda, Marleen, Georgia, Bett (hiding?), Faryde, Ivan, and Sandra (Sweep)... An overnight dusting of snow has provided a quite magical outlook to our initial foray into the frosty forest...transforming the dra...

Caledon Section Hike #3- Willoughby Road (15.9km) to Innes Lake Road (31.5km) - November 14, 2024 This week 16 HWF hikers turned out for Hike #3 in the Caledon Section which has a lot of road walking.  The rain expected throughout the day did not materialize and made for a pleasant 15.6km Autumn hike from Willoughby Road to Innes Lake Road. Hikers who joined our hike were Doug (Photographer), Renu, Faryde, Ivan, Barbara (Sweep), Geoff, Frances, Steve, Marlene, Bett, Annette (HC), Georgia, Rhonda, Andrew (Photographer), Ron, Muris Everyone was happy to be on the trail which was leaf covered and lots of downed branches from a recent wind storm. Through the tunnel under Hwy #10 This was a strange looking tree Enjoying catching up on the trail with fellow hikers and a welcome distraction the long section of road walking. The sun did shine as we wandered through the fields. This car is a permanent fixture on the trail! See you on the trail soon.