Hiking with Friends

  Caledon Hills Section - Chinguacousy Road (2.8 km) to Willoughby Road (15.9 km) - Nov. 13, 2025. Sixteen hikers joined the hike this week Frances, Sandra, Lesley (photos), Marleen, Doug (photos), Renu, Ivan, Ron (photos), Annette (HC), Grace, Rita, Faryde, Barbara, Andrea, Frank and Steve (photos). Rita "the wise one" sporting her owl hat The sun was shining as we head off  The drizzle started in time for elevensies at the riverside making things a bit soggy. The rain gear appears!   SteveR brings out the umbrella! Smiling faces tell the story, it's a good hike despite the weather. The trail is covered in leaves and slippery from the drizzle. There's a fair distance of road walking to cover on this hike and many hills. Celebration time with a HWF Pole Ceremony and cake (thanks Lesley) to follow Congratulations Grace on completing the Caledon Section.   (we know you really are thrilled!) Ron in Sydenham last weekend on his final BT hike.  He chose a perfec...

Caledon Hills Section:  Willoughby Road (15.9 km) to Innis Lake Road (30.8 km) - Nov. 6, 2025. Sixteen of us and a goat (more on the goat later) hiked  15 km from Willoughby Road to Innis Lake Road.   It was a coldish day.  Mixed sun and cloud, with wind that mostly came from the north, sometimes from the east, not from the forecast northwest.  Winter is coming! From left to right, hiking were Doug (HC & photos), Grace, Frank, Marleen, Andrea, Frances (photos), Renu, Donna, Rita, Annette (photos), Barbara, Faryde, Ivan (photos), Andrew (photos), Sandra (sweep) and Ron B.  A cheerful group, full of beans! Off we go, leaving Willoughby Road immediately, climbing to the abandoned wind pump and the library in the bush ... . .. and into a glorious carpet of fallen leaves. Road walking on Escarpment Sideroad (lots more to come) and the Highway 10 pedestrian underpass. Back to the bush ... Back to the Escarpment Sideroad where we spot Toronto on the horiz...