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Meet in the Observer parking lot at 10AM. Drive thru Elmira and the Observer is on the left hand side as you exit Elmira heading north. This is a bike trail that many of us have done. It is an out and back walk so we will walk for an hour out then come back. Lunch afterwards.
Pat Aiken
Dear Members,
The proposed walk for Tomorrow is a lovely area in Blair, behind Langdon Hall.
The walk is approximately 3km, it should be just the right length so we will have time for lunch before going bowling. Meet at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Blair roundabout, just as you pass the Fountain Street bridge over the Grand River. See attached map.
Please be prepared for weather and trail conditions as tomorrow there is a chance of rain. Trail might be icy, wearing icers on your boots and carrying walking stick is recommended.
Check your email in the m
orning, in case of cancellation due to weather.
Any question? 519-893-9249, pinit@sentex.ca
Pina
Tuesday’s walk on February 18th will be at 390 Sandy Hills drive just north of Elmira. Take the expressway to Elmira and drive straight through the town. Turn right at Sandy Hills (about 5 mins. outside of Elmira). There is a house on the corner where you turn. Drive about a couple of miles then the parking is on your right. There is another loop down the road so we can walk both trails if desired. Easy walk with slight hills. Doing both trails takes about 1 1/2 hours. Distance is 5km. To make the walk easier I suggest you bring snowshoes. Let’s hope it doesn’t rain.
Betty Dyck
Hello All
For any of you who want more exercise than just going bowling, we are planning our usual hike next Tuesday. We will park in the plaza parking lot in front of the TD Bank on the corner of Lawrence and Highland in Kitchener. From there we will walk several meters on the sidewalk across Henry Sturm Creek then take the paved path along the creek a couple hundred meters until we cross Westmount Road and enter Filsinger Natural Area and Park where the winter maintenance ends and serious hiking conditions begin. At that point we can choose a hilly route or a flatter one along the creek. It will be an out and back hike, so we can decide at any point how far we want to go. If we get any additional snow before Tuesday some of you might even want to bring snowshoes.
Let’s be ready to start hiking at 10 o’clock and then have lunch together at one of the many eating establishments in the area before we bowl.
Armand Martin,
armandrmartin@gmail.com
Jan. 21st walk details…..
Meet in the parking lot of Snyder’s Flats (the end of Snyder’s Flats Rd.) at 10:00 am.
In Bloomingdale, turn off of Sawmill Rd. (at the ball diamond) on to Snyder’s Flats Road & go to the end of the road to the parking lot.
Snyder’s Flats is a 100-hectare former gravel pit that has been restored as a natural area with ponds, new forests, grasslands and other features.
The ponds provide habitat for several fish species that live in the ponds as well as the nearby Grand River. The forest was planted in conjunction with the Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club.
There is a 4.5 km looped trail with interpretive signs that explain the features of Snyder’s Flats.
Links to maps:
https://www.grandriver.ca/en/
Judy Elliott
Jan 14th Walk details…..
Meet on Blue Springs Dr. in the parking lot across the street from East Side Marios in Waterloo at 10:00 am.
We will be walking the Blue Springs Trail to Hillside park and returning on the Forwell Trail to Manulife and then continuing back down King St. to finish at East Side Marios.
This is a 3.5 – 4 km walk.
Contact: Pat Aiken, Walk Organizer
ptaiken@hotmail.com
text: 1-813-713-2119
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, and a prosperous, healthy and happy new year!
Take care! See you in March🙂
OSSCC Board
We have been walking the trails since November. We are always looking for Walk Leaders who will choose a trail and then send out an email through info@oldsaltsclub.com
Please email Betty Dyck rbdyck@rogers.com if you are willing to lead a hike. We need leaders for February 11th, 18th and March 10th,17th. See you on the trails.