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The Hills of Earl Bales (13 km) (8/2/2014)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Urban Hike

Event Location:

Outside North York Centre Subway Station - West Side of Yonge Street (Beside Starbucks)

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Aug 2 2014 12:35 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Aug 1 2014 10:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

3 - 3.5 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D3: Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Arnie
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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:

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:

The Hills of Earl Bales??

Let's climb the ski hills of Earl Bales Park a bunch of times. Maybe 5, 10 or 20 times?

This D3 hike will be about 13.5 km along a mix of paved, gravel and dirt paths, and the grass on the ski hill.

If you want to climb the hill only once or twice, then lounge around while others go up and down and up and down..... that`s ok.

If you do the hill once, your hike will be about 8 km.
The 13.5 km distance is based on my arbitrary guess that I would do the hill 11 times.

We'll start and end at North York Centre subway station, maintaining a moderate pace of 4.5 km

Please arrive on time, this hike will start promptly and I will turn off my cell when we start hiking.

This will be our route

Depart from North York Centre
West through York Cemetery
South through Burnett Park
climb the ski hills of Earl Bales Park a bunch of times
then back to North York Centre

Required Items to Bring:

Good footwear - hiking or running shoes
Water 1-2 L

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

sun hat
sun glasses
sun block

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

We'll meet outside the Starbucks at North York Centre Subway Station. The Starbucks is located on the west of Yonge St and on the north side of Mel Lastman Square and across the street from Empress Walk Mall.

For those driving:

You can PARK FOR FREE at Finch subway station and walk 20 minutes south along Yonge St. to our starting location.

Or, there's a pay parking lot on the North-East corner at Empress/Park Home and Yonge Street, which is three traffic lights north of Sheppard Ave. Then it's just a short walk to the Starbucks, which is located on the south-west side.

Look for me with an ORANGE whistle on my backpack.

MAP OF MEETING LOCATION

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PICTURE OF STARTING LOCATION

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Notes:

This hike will go forth rain or shine ☀ ☁ ☂ ☃

Although I am not crazy about hiking with lightning!
Please arrive on time, this hike will start promptly and I will turn off my cell when we start hiking.

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Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

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