2011 End-to-End Hike Series

Introduction
The "end-to-end" for 2011 is on Saturdays and Sundays for the dates listed below. Come out, have fun, meet new friends and help us raise funds for the Peninsula Club’s commitment to the Bruce Trail Legacy Campaign. We will car pool to the start of each hike. Distances are as listed in the Bruce Trail Reference, 26th Edition. There may be additional distances added to our hikes as we use access trails to our main trailheads. Distances listed below may change as new reroutes to our optimum routes are determined in 2011. Changes will be published.

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Donations
Donations of $10.00 for each hike are requested to participate. For tax purposes, if you require a receipt, please provide your name and address to the Hike Director and the Bruce Trail Conservancy will provide a receipt.

Registration Required
Please register by contacting Hike Director, John Whitworth at 519-836-7673.

Limited Number
There is a limit of 20 hikers.

Accommodations
Accommodation can be found at B & B’s on the Bruce Peninsula or camping at designated camping and rest areas along the trail. The Home to Home Network of B & B’s will provide accommodation, dinner, packed lunch and transportation to trails if required. Call 1-888-301-3224 or visit: www.hometohomenetwork.ca. For more links click here.

Degree of Difficulty is Strenuous
All end-to-end hikes in this series are designated as strenuous. Strenuous A normal paced hiking speed. We do not race. The treadway could have some steep climbing both up and down, some scrambling, boulder beaches, and escarpment drop offs close to the trail. Strenuous hikes usually result in longer hike days.

Pace of Hikes
The Peninsula BTC End to End hikes are moderately paced. We take time to enjoy the scenery, botany and fabulous views of the Bruce Peninsula, including Georgian Bay.

Duration of Hikes
The End to End hikes is approximately 6 to 7 hours including breaks and a half hour lunch stop. One or two hikes could be longer. We start at 9:00 a.m., car pool, hike, car pool and usually finish between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Directions
In addition to a text description for directions to the meeting place, each hike description below includes a Google Maps link to the approximate latitude/longitude of the meeting place. If you use the Goolge Maps link, the resulting map image will show the location on the map. The coordinates will usually appear in the upper left of the Google Maps screen (e.g. 44.836398,-81.054298). Note that the negative sign denotes West.

Coordinates (Latitudes/Longitudes)
If you own an in-car GPS receiver and have never entered coordinates (latititudes/longitudes), you may wish to read "Entering Coordinates in Recent Garmin Nüvi GPS Receivers".

2011 End-to-End Schedule

>>> 2011 End-to-End Schedule also available as a PDF. <<<

Saturday, May 28, 2011 Hike 1 of 12 End to End Strenuous 17.1 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Directions: Bruce Rd. 9, East on County Road 18 (Purple Valley Road) and continue straight as road becomes gravel = Wright’s Cres. to Purple Valley Access Trail parking area on right. Maps 35 & 36. Start: Wiarton km 0.0. End: Purple Valley Access Trail km 17.1. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Sunday, May 29, 2011 Hike 2 of 12 End to End Strenuous 16.9 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Cape Croker Campground and Store parking. Directions: From Wiarton, Hwy. 6 to Bruce Rd. 9. Right on Sideroad 18. Left on Purple Valley Rd. Right on McIver Rd. and left on Campground Rd. Drive to Cape Croker Campground Store or from Lion’s Head south on Bruce Rd. 9 to Waugh’s Rd. and right on Purple Valley Rd., left on McIver Rd. then left on Campground Road. Map 36. Start: Purple Valley Access Trail, km 17.1. End: Cape Croker Campground km 34.0. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Saturday, June 18, 2011 Hike 3 of 12 End to End Strenuous 15.3 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Don Irish Side Trail parking on Cathedral Road. Directions: County Rd. 9, east on the Hopeness Rd., then south (right) on Cathedral Road to the parking area at the end. Maps 36 & 37. Start: Cape Croker Campground – km 34.0. End: Don Irish Side Trail – km 49.3. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Sunday, June 19, 2011 Hike 4 of 12 End to End Strenuous 19.5 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Barrow Bay BT Parking at East side of the road. Directions: County Rd. 9 South from Lion’s Head OR County Rd. 9 North from Wiarton. Maps 37 & 38. Start: Don Irish Side Trail – km 49.3. End: Barrow Bay – km 68.8. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Saturday, July 9, 2011 Hike 5 of 12 End to End Strenuous 14.0 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Lion’s Head beach area, at the public washrooms. Map 38. Start: Barrow Bay – km 68.8. End: Lion’s Head Beach Area – km 82.8. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Sunday, July 10, 2011 Hike 6 of 12 End to End Strenuous 15.9 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Cape Chin South parking. Directions: Forty Hills Road, north of Lion’s Head, east on Cape Chin South Road to the ‘T’ Junction, turn left, drive to where you meet the water, and then right and drive to the end where there is parking at the park gate. Maps 38 & 39. Start: Lion’s Head Beach Area – km 82.8. End: Cape Chin South – km 98.7. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Saturday, August 6, 2011 Hike 7 of 12 End to End Strenuous 18.1 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Dyer’s Bay municipal parking area. Directions: Hwy 6 to Dyer’s Bay Rd., to the ‘T’ junction, right on Dyer’s Bay Rd.; continue left at the dumpsters at the corner, to the parking area on the left. Maps 39 & 40. Start: Cape Chin South – km 98.7. End: Dyers Bay Parking Area – km 116.8. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Sunday, August 7, 2011 Hike 8 of 12 End to End Strenuous 12.3 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Crane Lake Gate. Directions: Hwy. 6, east on Dyer’s Bay Rd., then left on Crane Lake Rd. (It is approximately 15 min. drive to navigate this winding country road to the gates at km 129.1). Map 40. Start: Dyers Bay Parking Area – km 116.8. End: Crane Lake Gate – km 129.1. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Saturday, August 27, 2011 Hike 9 of 12 End to End Strenuous 14.1 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Crane Lake Gate. Directions: Hwy. 6, east on Dyer’s Bay Rd., then left on Crane Lake Rd. (It is approximately 10 – 15 min. drive to navigate this winding country road to the gates at km 129.1). We are hiking this section from north to south. This is the safest and easiest way to cover this part of the trail. The first 7 km are very rugged and the last 7 km are easy bush road walking. Map 41. Start: Halfway Dump Sidetrail Parking Lot – km 143.2. End: Crane Lake Gate – km 129.1. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Sunday, August 28, 2011 Hike 10 of 12 End to End Strenuous 5.6 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at Cyprus Lake Head of Trails. Directions: Hwy 6 to Cyprus Lake Road. Pay for parking at the Bruce Peninsula National Park office & continue past the entrance gate and the various camping areas to the Head of Trails. Map 41. Start: Halfway Dump Side Trail parking lot near km 143.2. End: Cyprus Lake Boulder Beach – km 148.8. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Saturday, September 17, 2011 Hike 11 of 12 End to End Strenuous 11.2 km

Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet near the end of Little Cove Road. Directions: Hwy 6 then east on Little Cove Rd. south of Tobermory. Drive almost to the end and park on the south side of the road at km 160.0. Maps 41 & 42. Start: Cyprus Lake Boulder Beach – km 148.8 – End: Little Cove Parking Lot – km 160.0. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place.

 

Sunday, September 18, 2011 Hike 12 of 12 End to End Strenuous 5.6 km

GRANDE FINALE - Start time: 9:00 a.m. Meet at the Tobermory Community Center Hwy 6 Tobermory. We will have lunch together to celebrate the completion of the of the End to End hike series. Map 42. Start: Little Cove Parking area – km 160.0 – End: Cairn in Tobermory – km 165.6. Coordinator: John Whitworth 519-836-7673; Hike Leader(s): to be announced. Google Maps approximate lat./long. for meeting place. Also: Schematic map of Tobermory showing location of the Tobermory Community Centre and the Parks Canada Visitor Centre.

>>> 2011 End-to-End Schedule also available as a PDF. <<<