Events

Bob Reynolds Comments Off

NOVEMBER EVENTS

Volunteers are needed to lead HIKES, WALKS and RAMBLES on the remaining dates: November 19th & 26th.

Sunday, November 3rd

HIKE – Bob Keates will lead a hike in the Howard Horel, Andreas Vogt and Bryant Hill group. Meet at ArtSpring to car pool, departing at 1:00 or at the trailhead at Mereside Rd to set out at 1:15.

Tuesday, November 5th

HIKE – Lynn Thompson will lead a hike in the Crofton Lake area. Meet at Portlock to carpool departing at 9:10 or at Vesuvius at 9:20 to walk on the 9:35 ferry (parking is limited at Vesuvius).

WALK – Angie will lead a walk departing ArtSpring @10:00 am to Baker beach and back.
The route takes us on trails and pathways with a couple of hill sections through Mouat Park, along Atkins Rd. to lower Ganges Rd. Booth Canal, Harrison and Baker Rd. with lunch at Baker Beach.
Return via Baker and Lower Ganges Rd. Distance about 7 km / about 4 hours.

RAMBLE TBA

Sunday, November 10th

HIKE – CANCELED The forecast is for steady rain through the afternoon, so the hike scheduled for Sunday Nov 10 is cancelled.

Tuesday, November 12th

Hke – Hello hikers! Tomorrow we’ll be hiking up beautiful, mystical Mt. Erskine from the Collins Rd trailhead. This is a moderately difficult hike of approximately 7-8km and 350m elevation gain. There are some slightly muddy, potentially slippery sections after the recent rains so poles are advised. Expect arrival back at Collins Road by around 2:30pm – hopefully in advance of the light rain currently forecast for LATE afternoon. 🙂

Please meet at Artspring by 9:45 for carpooling or at the trailhead for a 10 a.m. start. North enders wanting to carpool from Portlock: please email or text me at (250) 221-1817 by 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. I won’t be going there unless I hear from you. South enders caught in construction traffic: please text me if you need us to wait for you.

If you have questions don’t hesitate to contact me. Hope to see you tomorrow!

Walk – the Reginald Hill Conservation Area trail from the Bridgeman Road access to the view point locally known as Doukhobor Hill. Depart ArtSpring at 10:00 AM or meet at 10:30 at the corner of Clarinda and Bridgeman Road. Park on Clarinda. This is a moderate walk, but up hill all the way. Lunch at the view point. Choose a leader among those attending.

Ramble – Patsy will lead. We’ll meet at ArtSpring at 10:30 and carpool to the end of Broadwell.
Take your lunch.

Sunday, November 17th

Bob Keates will lead a hike starting on Lee Rd next to Salt Spring Winery, going up to join the Girlfriend Trail (#3) and up to the Little View lookout (#7). We start down on the Armand Trail (#4), branching off on the Sunshine Trail (#8) and back down to Lee Rd. Meet at Art Spring to Car Pool, departing at 12:30 pm or Lee Rd trailhead to set out at 12:45. Note earlier start time!

Tuesday, November 19th

High winds are forecast for Tuesday evening. Depending on how early in the day they build up, we may need to cancel tomorrow’s hike. Keep an eye on email around 8:30 am Tuesday.

Hike – Bob Keates will lead a hike on Hope Hill, going up Trail #2 to a viewpoint, then along the White Pine Trail #8 to join Trail #1 and descend. Partway down we will branch off to a viewpoint for lunch. Meet at ArtSpring to car pool, departing at 9:40 or at Drummond park at 10:00 to consolidate vehicles before proceeding to the trailhead on Musgrave Rd

Walk – Barb Balderson will lead an easy walk starting at St Mary Lake beach on trails and quiet roads, LePage to Whims Rd, Maliview and Walkers Hook with lunch on Fernwood beach and return via Fernwood Road and North End road side path. Total time 2.5 to 3 hours. Meet at ArtSpring for 10:00am departure or at St Mary beach parking area at 10:15am.

Ramble – TBA

Sunday, November 24th

We will do the hike originally planned for November 10th:

Bob Keates will lead a hike from Seymour Heights to the Rim Trail and then the Mt Maxwell summit, returning on the upper Girlfriend trail. Meet at ArtSpring to Car Pool, departing at 12:30 pm or at the Seymour Heights trailhead to set out at 12:45. Note earlier start time!

Tuesday, November 26th

TBA. Back-up date in case one of the earlier hikes is cancelled.

Walk – Sheila will lead a moderate walk on the lower trails of Channel Ridge starting from the yellow gate at the top of Broadwell. The trail is generally easy walking with some ups and downs. Thesloped portion on exposed limestone can be slippery if wet. Lunch at the “dog bench”. Meet at ArtSpring to carpool for 10:00 am departure, or at the yellow gate at the top of Broadwell.

Ramble – TBA

DECEMBER EVENTS

Tuesday, December 3rd

Hike –

Walk – Angie will lead a moderate loop walk on the Tsawout Reserve from the Menhinick Drive entrance. Expect some rough and narrow sections with exposed roots on the upper part of the loop. Lunch at the beach. Carpool departing ArtSpring at 10 a.m. or meet at end of Menhinick drive at 10:30 AM.

Ramble –