When

Wed. Oct. 25th, 2017    
10:00 am - 1:30 pm

WHERE/Location (link)

Event Type(s)

Details

  • Hike Leader - Doug Smith
  • Contact -
  • Distance - 10 km
  • Difficulty - Moderate
  • Special Note -

Description

A hike to the Guardsmen on Tranquille River

  • meet at the Brock Dog Park at 10:00 to carpool
  • the trailhead is only a few minutes drive at the Mara Trail parking area
  • the first part (3 km) of the hike is on older double tracks in the open grasslands
  • we turn off and go out a side track overlooking the river
  • from this point the route is a steep drop down to the river, a downhill scramble
  • participants must be ready to handle steep sections with not much of a trail; good boots are needed and poles would help
  • this is not a good route for novices
  • we will explore around the hoodoos and landforms down by the river
  • an early lunch by the river
  • our route back will climb steeply back up, then will traverse some of the rugged hills over to Moby Dick, mostly off-trail,  before linking back to the double tracks
  • this route will test fitness, off-trail ability/agility, and it will tax your joints, but it is very scenic
  • the leader retains the right to screen participants to ensure the group can stay safely together (I will contact you if I am unsure)
  • article on The Guardsmen (please read)

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