Prediction Hike Challenge, 2024
Akela and Scouters Heather and Ross Hamlin’s
Nature Reserve at Riverside Woods
Saturday, May 11, 2024
8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Registration:
Register on the BTC Hike Schedule, starting March 30th at 5 am.
The registration fee is $30.00 for adults and $10.00 for children and students.
Choose to complete one of two predetermined hikes, a distance of approximately 4.5 km or 15 km. Be ready to provide a personal to-the-second prediction of how long it will take you to complete the distance on event day. Hike directions are noted below, if you wish to prehike.
https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/prediction-hike-challenge/2024-05-11/
Proceeds from the event will go towards trail development.
Contact Sandy or Sally at info at caledonbrucetrail dot org with your questions or concerns.
Location:
Akela and Scouters Heather and Ross Hamlin Nature Reserve at Riverside Woods
Meet at the BTC Parking Lot, 713377 1st Line EHS, Mono, 43.959916, -80.070494
Directions:
From ON-9, head north onto 2nd Line EHS for 3 km. Turn left onto Side Road 5 for 1.5 km. Turn right onto 1st Line EHS for approximately 1 km. Continue straight into the parking lot.
From ON-10, head east on Hockley Road/Dufferin County Road 7 for 1 km. Continue straight onto Side Road 5 for 1.5 km. Turn left onto 1st Line EHS for approximately 1 km. Continue straight into the parking lot.
Event Day:
Plan for a fantastic time hiking with family and friends in the northern section of our trail. Take lots of pictures, but remember NO peeking at time, pace, or distance technology during the hike. Participants hiking the longer distance will start at 8:30 a.m. and those hiking the shorter distance will start at 8:45 a.m. Light refreshments and beverages will be served at mid location checkpoints and as part of a celebration at the end. Trail Marshalls will be situated along the trail to help with directions and other concerns.
Everyone will receive a spectacular collectable badge. The hikers in each distance category with the closest prediction to their actual time will be awarded a fabulous prize. If you wish to reserve a particular limited edition badge, register early. In addition to the actual three badges, there is a “blooper/printing oops” badge. Contact Sandy at info at caledonbrucetrail dot org.
Badges:
Pete (green edge) – 17 left
Parnika (orange edge) – 63 left
Ping (blue edge) – 11 left
Blooper (printing oops) – 25
Routes:
4.5ish km
Begin from the parking lot access of Goodyear Memorial ST to Rushing River ST. 1.00
Hike to the river and back on Rushing River ST. 0.42
Turn left onto the Goodyear ST and proceed to 2nd Line EHS. 1.20
Retrace your steps back to the Upland ST junction. 0.40
Turn left onto the Upland ST. Continue to the Goodyear junction. 1.20
Turn left onto Goodyear, soon veering right towards parking lot. 0.25
Total Distance: approximately 4.50
15ish km
Begin from the parking lot access of Goodyear Memorial ST to Rushing River ST. 1.00
Hike to the river and back on Rushing River ST. 0.42
Turn left onto the Goodyear ST and proceed to 2nd Line EHS. 1.20
Cross the road and take the Main Trail into the forest to the Griffith Ravine St. 3.76
Continue straight onto Griffith Ravine ST to the Main Trail. 0.90
Turn right onto the Main Trail and return back to 2nd Line EHS. 5.56
From 2nd Line ESH cross the road and continue into the forest on the Goodyear Memorial ST to Upland ST. 0.40
Turn left onto the Upland ST. Continue to the Goodyear Junction. 1.20
Turn left onto Goodyear, soon veering right towards the parking lot. 0.25
Total Distance: approximately 15.00
(Distances are from the BTC App, December, 2023)