Pour toutes informations en français, s'il vous plaît contactez Jenn à francais@torontooutdoorclub.com.

Fitness Walk - High Park (4/19/2012)

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Once you've reviewed the event details, and decided you'd like to join us, you MUST sign up at the bottom of this page.

You are STRONGLY encouraged to read this page in its entirety before signing up. If you'd like to attend, we ask that you abide by our rules and procedures as a time/cost saving process (with an end result of keeping membership free and lower cost events).

The Basics:

Event Type:

Urban Hike

Event Location:

High Park (Bloor St & High Park Ave)

Date(s) & Time:

Thu, Apr 19 2012 6:30 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Wed, Apr 18 2012 8:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

1.5 Hour

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Event Coordinator(s):

Ghanesh
You must be logged in to get the Event Coordinator contact information.

Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

10 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

Please note this event is now on THURSDAY evening

1.5 Hour Fitness Walk in High Park

This event is a very brisk, fitness walk on a varied walking route(paved roads, hilly trails and lots of stairs) through the park. This particular event is rated as a very difficult D4 and follows a very hilly route. We’ll walk for approx. 1.5 hours providing a good, fast cardio workout with a focus on hilly ups and downs!. We expect to be walking at a pace of about 5.5-6.2 km for the entire event for a 6-7km walk. We are starting and ending at the same location(park entrance at High Park Ave. and Bloor St.)

This event is rated as a very challenging D4 and is therefore not recommended for new/inexperienced members to TOC. Participants sighing up will be screened for suitability and appropriate fitness experience. You may of course email me with details of your experience and/or questions.

There will be about 10 very short(1 minute) break for water and to catch your breath!

You are strongly advised to have some high caloric food and drink 1 hour prior to this event.

We are aiming to have a social coffee/pub gathering 5 minutes away in Bloor West Village to do an informal “meet and greet” get to know about the TOC and your fellow event participants. The likely venue will be the Yellow Griffin Pub.

Required Items to Bring:

Layered and breathable clothing - as you will sweat during the event,
Appropriate footwear - light hiking boots or quality runners with adequate gripping,
Light jacket/rain jacket - in case of cooler/wetter conditions,
Flashlight/Headlight - optional but is NOT necessary
Walking poles - optional and useful
Water/hydration, at least 1L - is a MUST HAVE ITEM!
Participants who do not show up with water/hydration will asked to leave the event

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Traveling by subway you get off at High Park Subway station on the Bloor line. Go to High Park Avenue and turn right(south). Cross Bloor Street and meet at FRONT of park by the rocks.

Traveling by car going east bound on QEW get off at Lakeshore and turn north on Parkside Drive.

Traveling west on QEW/Gardiner get of at Dunn ave and Turn north on Parkside Drive.

Follow Parkside to Bloor and turn Left(west) to the next set of lights and turn left into the High Park.

There is some parking just inside the park, find a spot and walk back to entrance.
View Larger Map

Notes:

Photo credit: Ghanesh Das
- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in TOC events.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.
- Questions about equipment or rentals? Send them to safety@torontooutdoorclub.com.
- Notice any errors or problems in the information on this page? Please notify our Content Editor(s), Stacy, at content@torontooutdoorclub.com.

Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $1.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!
*Note: If there is a great chance of rain this event will be cancelled, as we need good dry ground conditions in avoid slippage. You will be contacted by phone and/or email the night before.