Visit back here often to see all the latest things the Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club is doing both independently and in conjunction with the Bruce Trail Conservancy.
Register here! This is a loop hike, hiking south beginning and ending at km 28.3. A detailed map will be handed out at the start. There will be one checkpoint along the route where snacks and water will be available. Please bring your own refillable water bottle. There will be hotdogs and snacks at the … Read more
If you are planning any hikes in the Mono Cliffs or the Forks of the Credit, this may be of interest to you. Ontario Parks is implementing new parking rules for both of these areas. As a previous visitor to Forks of the Credit Provincial Park or Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, we are emailing you … Read more
Save the date! #BruceTrailDay is Sunday October 1, 2023. This year’s theme is “Bruce Trail for All” – whether you’re a seasoned hiker or new to the Trail, we want you to join us. Celebrate by attending one of the 11 Bruce Trail Day events taking place in communities along the #BruceTrail or by sharing … Read more
We are pleased to return to a favourite fundraising activity for the Dufferin Club. Thanks to the kind effort of volunteer and member Julie Daley, Theatre Orangeville will release 50 tickets for advance sale to the dress rehearsal of their fall performance of The View from Here. October 11th at 7:30 is the show date … Read more
Trail Ambassadors are back. Read on and learn what Kaitlin and Bryan are up to on our Dufferin trail this summer. Why did the Bruce Trail Conservancy start the Trail Ambassador program? The Trail Ambassador program was started in 2021 as a response to increased trail usership over the course of the pandemic. We help … Read more
Meet your volunteer board at this year’s Annual General Meeting and enjoy a hike up Honeywood Ridge followed by an outdoor potluck social. 👀 Meet the dedicated people who organize what gets done and how: from grass cutting, creating Discovery Hikes (are you an ecologist, geologist teacher or birder? We would love to meet you!) … Read more
Another section acquired and made secure in Dufferin ☀️ Since about 1970, the trail from 20 Sideroad to Prince of Wales Rd in Mulmur has been made possible by 8 handshake agreements across private properties, a generous but vulnerable arrangement. Some of the properties are an integral part of Peace Valley Ranch for grazing cattle … Read more
Looking to get outside on a trail in Dufferin? Learn more about the trees in this area by walking at Splitrock Narrows on the Tree Trail. The Bruce Trail Conservancy has a mission, preserving a ribbon of wilderness, for everyone, forever. The conservation of the Splitrock Narrows property is in keeping with promoting ecological integrity … Read more
We have several positions open on our Board of Directors and we are reaching out to the community for leaders to shape the future of the Dufferin Hi-Land chapter of the Bruce Trail Conservancy. In the beginning, my awareness of the Bruce Trail was limited to walking with a group of hikers on a Tuesday … Read more
Bryan Foley is our club archivist and a regular contributor to this blogpost. If you have interesting tidbits to share or early guidebooks to donate, please get in touch with Bryan Last month I shared with you the early beginnings of the Dufferin Hi-Land BTA ( BTC ) This month I thought I would start … Read more