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Volunteers are needed to lead in June; available dates are June 10 and 17
Sunday, June 1st
Hike – Mt. Sullivan up along trail 20, continuing on 23 and down 22. Meet at Art Spring to car pool, departing at 1:00 or at the trailhead in Burgoyne Bay to set out at 1:20.
Tuesday, June 3rd
Hike – Leslie will lead the hike. Looks like perfect conditions for our Two Summit hike to Bruce and Sullivan on Tuesday. The day will be warm and sunny so the views should be spectacular! This is one of the Club’s longer hikes so I suggest you pack extra water and plan for a morning snack break in addition to lunch. Please meet at Artspring to carpool, departing at 9:35 to allow for construction delays, or at Drummond Park to consolidate vehicles, departing at 10:05 for the drive up Musgrave Rd. DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Follow Musgrave until it becomes a gravel road (at Dubois Rd.). Continue for 4km then turn right on Mt. Bruce Road. Proceed approx 100m to a parking area on the left where you will see a yellow gate (barring vehicle access to the Mill Farm trailhead).
Don’t hesitate to contact Leslie if you have any questions about this hike.
Walk – Meet at ArtSpring for 10:00 AM departure to Baker Beach with Sheila. Departure may be a bit later to allow for construction delays. The route, mainly on trails and pathways with a couple of up hill sections, takes us through Mouat Park, along Atkins to Lower Ganges, Booth Canal, Harrison, and Baker Road. Lunch at Baker Beach. Return via Baker and Lower Ganges Road. Distance: 7km.
Ramble – Paul Way will lead a ramble at the Blackburn Conservation area. Meet at ArtSpring to car pool and depart at 10:30 or meet at the Blackburn Conservative parking lot at 10:45. Take your lunch.
Sunday, June 8th
Hike – Ruckle Park starting at Beaver Point Hall. Meet at Art Spring to car pool departing at 1:00 or at Beaver Point Hall to set out at `1:20.
Tuesday, June 10th
Hike – Charles Kahn will lead a hike on the KDOL trail. Meet at ArtSpring to car pool, departing at 9:40, or at Drummond Park to consolidate vehicles for the drive up Musgrave Rd, departing at 10:05. Four-wheel drive/high clearance is recommended for the drive up Musgrave Road.
A retreat will be in progress on the date of our hike in the KDOL lands, so we need to limit numbers and be more than usually quiet during the hike. Please let Charles know if you plan to join this hike. charleskahn@shaw.ca
Walk – Meet at ArtSpring for 10:00 AM departure to Churchill Beach with Gillie. Departure may be a bit later to allow for construction delays. This is an easy walk which will include water front walking where possilbe. Lunch at Churchill Beach.
Ramble – Meet at ArtSpring at 10:30 then carpool to the park entrance at the top of Seymour Heights (someone please pick me up at 456 Dukes Rd. on the way)
We’ll walk down hill and have lunch on my deck and I will take the drivers back to their cars.
Sunday, June 15th
Hike – Channel Ridge starting at Broadwell. Meet at ArtSpring to car pool, departing at 1.00 pm or at the top of Broadwell to set out at 1:15. – Channel Ridge starting at Broadwell. Meet at ArtSpring to car pool, departing at 1.00 pm or at the top of Broadwell to set out at 1:15.
Tuesday, June 17th
Hike – Bob Keates will lead a hike in the Burgoyne-Sullivan area. Out on trail 20, join trail 23 and down 21. Options are for a 3 hour 300 m elevation hike to a viewpoint or a 4½ hour 500 m elevation hike to a higher viewpoint. Let me know your preference
Walk – Barb with lead an easy walk from Little Mountain Road to the Welbury Bay trails on Scott
Point Road. Carpool from ArtSpring departing at 10:00 am. From Long Harbour Road turn left onto Quebec Drive, then after 600 metres turn right to stay on Quebec Drive, then in 250 m right onto Quebec Lane. Keep right onto Little Mountain Lane. Park near 195 Little Mountain Road (Lea’s cottage)where Barb will meet the group. .
Ramble – TBA
Sunday, June 22nd Hike – Anyone planning to join us on the Tour des Iles trip to Saturna, please let me know.
You need to book your place on the water taxi: https://aqualink.ca/schedule/ Price is $40. ($20. each way)
Meet at the Water Taxi dock (next to the Thrifty’s parking lot) at 7:30 am Sunday June 22. Bring a snack for breakfast or have something before you leave, and bring something for lunch on the trail. Departure from Saturna will be at 17:50, so we will have about an hour in the pub on Saturna before leaving. ).
Tuesday, June 24th
Hike – Strawberry Festival: Meet at Art Spring tp car pool, departing at 9:40 or at the main parking area at 10:05 for a short hike before the strawberries.
Walk – Strawberry Fest at Ruckle Park picnic area. Carpool from ArtSpring departing at 10:00 AM or meet at Ruckle Park at 10:20 (ish) AM for a short walk in the park prior to lunch with Strawberries at noon.
Ramble – A short ramble around Ruckle then to the site and prepare the strawberries.
Sunday, June 29th
Hike – Reginald Hill, and the Tsawout Lands. Meet at ArtSpring to car pool, departing at 1.00 pm or at the parking area at the end of Morningside to set out at 1:20.
Volunteers are needed to lead hikes in September. Dates are Sept 23rd and 30th