About Us
The Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club is one of nine member clubs that make up the Bruce Trail Conservancy.
Imagine a continuous hiking trail that runs for over 900 km from Queenston, near Niagara Falls to Tobermory, the tip of the Bruce Peninsula!
The Bruce Trail follows the Niagara Escarpment, a natural geological feature formed 400 million years ago and modfied during the last Ice Age. The Niagara Escarpment is a World Biosphere Reserve
The Dufferin Hi-Land Section of the Bruce Trail runs from Mono Centre in the south, to Lavender in the north, a total distance of 56.3 km. It passes through such areas of natural beauty as the Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, the Boyne Valley Provincial Park and the Pine River Fishing Area. In addition, a number of side trails provide some added variety and the potential for loop hikes.
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the Dufferin Hi-Land Club!
Bruce Trail co-founder and first Trail Director, Philip Gosling was the original trailblazer; a visionary with a goal over 900 kilometres long. In the early 1960s, his determination to secure the Bruce Trail took him door to door along the Niagara Escarpment, meeting with the first landowners to graciously allow the Trail to cross their properties. His efforts were instrumental, gradually piecing together the passages that would eventually become Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath.
In April 1964, Philip came to Shelburne to promote the idea of the Bruce Trail at the invitation of postmaster Ronald O’Reilly and Public Library librarian Grace M. Bell. Together they obtained the approval of landowners for the Trail to cross their land and the rest is history. We have a Trail we are truly proud of.
Dufferin Hi-land Bruce Trail Directors