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Shoe The City (2/12/2011)

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The Basics:
Event Type:Snow Shoe
Event Location: North-East Corner of Bayview and Pottery Road
Date(s) & Time:Sat, Feb 12 2011  11:30 AM
Registration Cut Off: Sat, Feb 12 2011 8:55:00 AM
Event Duration:2.5 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Event Coordinator(s): Fletcher
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Member Cost:Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 18 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:15
Minimum Group Size:5
Number Registered So Far: 7 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

So I've wanted to go snow shoeing in the city for a while now, so I designed this route, which is easy and is only about 8 KM long.

So we will be following the Don Valley Mountain biking trail. We'll take the harder path north and come back on the easy path.

This is a good event for people who are just starting to snowshoe.

The trail head is in a parking lot at the corner of Bayview and Pottery road. See below for further details, if you coming by both car or transit

Following the event, anyone who wants to come for a drink or a bite to eat is welcome. We'll head up to the corner of Broadview/Pottery where there's the pub on the North-East corner.


Required Items to Bring:
  • Snowshoes
  • Snacks/lunch
  • Water
  • Snowshoes (if you don't own snowshoes you can rent them at Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC) for $15, for the day). MEC has a weekend special that if you pay after 3pm on Thursday, you can return the snowshoes on Monday and only pay for the weekend.
  • Proper boots clothing for cold weather
    		• Recommended Items to Bring:
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    Regarding renting snowshoes, here's a link regarding rentals from MEC. http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/pdf/Rental_Rate_Card_Web_en_v1_m56577569831027259.pdf


    How to Get There:
    Event Directions:

    There's a parking lot off Pottery Rd, just east of Bayview, before the railway tracks.

    CAR: If you are coming via the DVP, get off the highway at the Bloor/Bayview exit and go north on Bayview two traffic lights. Parking lot should be on the left.

    If anyone wants to meet me at Broadview Station to walk the to the trail, I will waitfor anyone coming by transit until 11 AM. Otherwise meet the group at the starting point.

    TTC: From the station, it's about 1.3 KM walk up Danforth to Pottery Rd and then down to the starting location on the west side of the railway tracks.

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    Picture of Starting Location


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    Notes:

    If anyone wants to meet me at Broadview Station to walk the to the trail, I will wait for anyone coming by transit until 11 AM. Otherwise meet the group at the starting point.
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    Suggested donation amount for this event is: $1.00/Person.

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