POWER WALK - Bloor/Yonge Station (6+ km/h) - Tue, May 10 2011

POWER WALK - Bloor/Yonge Station (6+ km/h) (5/10/2011)

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The Basics:
Event Type:Urban Hike
Event Location: North-East Corner, Bloor/Yonge Intersection
Date(s) & Time:Tue, May 10 2011  7:00 PM
Registration Cut Off: Tue, May 10 2011 5:00:00 PM
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D4: Moderate to Difficult
Event Coordinator(s): Daniel Parker
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Member Cost:Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, All Ages Welcome
Maximum Group Size:12
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 8 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

This hike takes us from Bloor/Yonge Station to Victoria Park Station along the following route:

  • Meet at NE corner of Yonge and Bloor
  • N on Yonge St, take Aymer Ave E
  • Continue to Rosedale Valley Rd
  • Continue to Pottery Road
  • Continue to Taylor Creek Park
  • Arrive at Victoria Park Station

Please, if you sign up for this hike, be sure that you can walk at least 6 km per hour. You will need to be able to hike at this pace to keep up with the group.

We'll start with 5-10 minutes of easy walking to warm up, followed by an opportunity to perform some light stretches. Then we'll go, FAST.

Total distance is about 12 kilometres.


Required Items to Bring:

Snacks

Water

Headlight

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

How to Get There:
Event Directions:

The starting point is located on both the Yonge and Bloor subway lines, in the middle of the downtown core. I do recommend coming by transit.

The intersection has a pedestrian scramble.

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Picture of Starting location


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Notes:

As usual, this event will go ahead rain or shine.
- 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.
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Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $1.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!