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July | August | September | October | November | December

 

All scheduled events will take place regardless of the weather, and

pre-registration is not required unless otherwise indicated.

Date

Distance/Rating

Time

Name of Trail

Leader

Special Event

Saturday, Jan 5

10km       #3B

10:00am
Ashburn Golf Course & Area Walk

Ashburn Golf Club parking lot

Dutch Village Road, Halifax

Isaac & Jackie MacEachen

479-1601

 

 

Tuesday, Jan 15

7:00pm

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Project Room, Chocolate Lake Rec Centre

14 Purcells Cove Rd.

EVERYONE WELCOME

 

Saturday, Jan. 19

11km       #3B      

10:00am

 

Armdale Trail

Need’s Convenience Store

24 St. Margaret’s Bay Rd., Halifax

Joanne  Korman

835-2341

 

Saturday, Feb 2

10km       #2C

10:00am
Brightwood Golf Course & Area Walk

Brightwood Golf Club parking lot

School St., Dartmouth

Dan Haycock 

462-0659

 

Friday, Feb. 15

10km    #2B

Bring Flashlight

5:30pm

Bedford Trail

Shopper’s Drug Mart, 950 Bedford Highway

Mary Doucette

876-2867

Dr. Sharp’s Roadhouse

961 Bedford Highway

Saturday, Mar 1 11km       #2B

10:00am

Burnside Trail

Leon’s Parking Lot, 140 Akerley Blvd, Dartmouth

Ferne & Serge Perry

865-0307

 

Friday, Mar 21 

10km    #2B

Bring Flashlight

5:30pm

 

City-to-City  Bridge Walk (Return by Ferry)

Westin Hotel, 1181 Hollis Street, Halifax

Barbara  Forward 

443-7558

Dinner at the Great Wall Restaurant

Bedford Row, Halifax

Saturday, Apr 5

10km       #3C

  7:00am

 

Prospect Trail  SUNRISE HIKE

From Hwy. 333 take Prospect Bay Rd, right on Selig Rd, left on Jamil Rd; right on Hages Lane to end

Sharon Burrows

864-4497

Breakfast at Golda’s Café  & Tearoom,

816 Prospect Road

Friday,  Apr 18

11km      #2B

5:30pm

Northwest Arm Trail

Need’s Convenience Store

24 St. Margaret’s Bay Rd., Halifax

Ron & Loretta Kent    

462-2743

Dinner at Kokomo’s, Bayer’s Lake Park

Saturday, Apr 26     

10km    # 4C

10:00am

Admiral Lake Trail  & * GEOCACHING

Railway Station Museum

Hwy #7, Musquodoboit Harbour

Roger  & Cecile Arsenault

435-9287

* John Campbell

462-7808

Bring a lunch & lots of water.

Hike takes approx. 3-4 hours.

Saturday,  May 3

8/14km

#3C or  #4D

10:00am   
The Bluffs Wilderness Hiking Trail &
* GEOCACHING

Bluffs Trail  Parking Lot next to Bay Self Storage

2894 St. Margaret’s Bay Road

Ferne & Serge Perry(14)

865-0307

* Bob  Kunz (8)

477-0554

Bring a lunch  &  lots  of  water.

Hike takes approx. 3-5 hours.

Friday, May 16

10km     #3B

5:30pm

Rockingstone Barrens Trail

Park at Wave Pool, Capt W. Spry Centre, Spryfield

Bob Kunz

477-0554

Dinner at  New Asia Restaurant,

347 Herring Cove Road, Spryfield

Saturday, June 7 10km      #2B

10:00am

Lunenburg  Trail

Irving Mainway, 150 Victoria Road, Lunenburg

Margaret Odell

454-9280

 

Saturday, June 7

10km      #2B

2:00pm

Mahone Bay Trail

Irving Mainway, 33 Edgewater Street, Mahone Bay

Margaret Odell

454-9280

 

Friday, June 20

10km    #3B

 5:30pm

Long Lake Trail

Trail Parking Lot, St. Margaret's Bay Rd.

Eva Quesnel

477-0335

Dinner at Boston Pizza,

Bayers Lake Industrial Park

Saturday, July 5

13km     #3C

10:00am

 

Pennant Point Spine Walk

Crystal  Crescent Beach Parking Lot

223 Sambro Creek Rd., Highway 349

Dawn Swanson

434-9447

Bring a lunch

Friday,  July 18

10km     #3C

5:30pm
Duncan’s  Cove

Hwy 349 to Duncan’s Cove Rd parking area

Isaac & Jackie MacEachen

479-1601

Dinner at Lone Star Café,

Dunbrack at Lacewood, Halifax

Saturday, Aug 2

10km      #3D

10:00am

Herring Cove Backlands Trail

Roach’s Pond Parking lot on Herring Cove Rd.

(about 2.5 km past South Centre Mall)

Isaac MacEachen

479-1601

Bob Kunz 477-0554

Requires taking bus back to parking lot

from Herring Cove (bus fare)

Trail can have wet areas after rain

August 14 - 17 

 

Acadian Peninsula Weekend

Roger & Cecile Arsenault

435-9287

Click here to see brochure

Saturday, Aug 23

10km     #3C

10:00am

Prospect Trail

From Hwy. 333 take Prospect Bay Rd, right on Selig Rd, left on Jamil Rd; right on Hages Lane to end

Jeannette McPherson

445-2784

 

 

Saturday, Sep

5 - 30km      #2B

8 - 11:00am

7th Annual  Walk & Picnic   

Mt. Uniacke Estates Parking Lot              

Cecile Arsenault

435-9287

Picnic Provided

Friday, Sep 19

11km     #3B

5:30pm

 

Armdale Trail

Need’s Convenience Store

24 St. Margaret’s Bay Rd, Halifax

Sally Baccardax

445-3694

Dinner at Athens Restaurant,

6303 Quinpool Rd.

Saturday, Sep 27 10km     #2B

10:00am

Mahone Bay Trail

Irving Mainway, 33 Edgewater Street, Mahone Bay

Margaret Odell

454-9280

 

Saturday, Sep 27

10km     #2B

 2:00pm

Lunenburg  Trail

Irving Mainway, 150 Victoria Road, Lunenburg

Margaret Odell

454-9280

 

Saturday, Oct

8/14/ 18km     #3C

10:00am

Crowbar Lake Trail

Exit 19, Hwy 107,Turn left and left on Hwy 7, right on Myra Rd. to the Crowbar Lake Trail Parking Lot

Bernie Shiers

464-0212

 

Leaders for the shorter walks will

be determined later.

Friday, Oct 17

10km     #2B 

5:30pm

Bedford  Trail

Shopper’s Drug Mart, 950 Bedford Highway

Judy Everard

46-1458

Bring a flashlight

Dinner at  Brewster’s Restaurant

961 Bedford Hwy, Bedford

Saturday, Oct 25

10km     #2B

4:00pm

Historic City Walk

The Courtyard, Keith’s Brewery

Lower Water St., Halifax

Isaac & Jackie MacEachen

479-1601

Dinner at Red Stag Pub,

Brewery Market

Note:  No Brewery tour.

Saturday, Nov

12 km     #3C

10:00am

Colpitt  Lake Trail

Parking lot behind St. Michael’s Church

300 Herring Cove Rd.

Eva Quesnel

477-0335

 

Friday, Nov 14

10km     #2B 

Bring Flashlight

5:30pm

City-to-City Bridge Walk (Return by Ferry)

Westin Hotel, 1181 Hollis Street, Halifax

Marlene Connors

832-5446

Dinner at Gingergrass Thai &

Vietnamese Restaurant

1284 Barrington St., Halifax

Saturday, Nov 22

11km     #2C

10:00am

Spruce Hill Lake Trail  & * GEOCACHING

Old Water Commission Rd., Harrietsfield (1.2 km past Irving on Old Sambro Rd., Hwy 306, on your right)

Bob Kunz

477-0554

Takes 3-4 hours

Take a lunch

Saturday, Dec

10km    #2B