Ten hikers joined Nancy on this sunny summerlike day. The rainy weekend made the trail muddy in places, but the hikers managed to remain relatively clean. Thankfully, everyone had their poles!!
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| A great day for a hike |
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| Red Hill Creek |
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| Are we there yet? |
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| It was slow going down the hills. |
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| Albion Falls after a rainy weekend |
More of a stroll in the park than a hike, 13 members joined Liz for a cool and sunny day. Perfect conditions really -- except the azaleas and rhodos at Brueckner Gardens did not get the memo and most forgot to turn up. The usual the grand display was quite muted this year, many of the rhodos having finished and most of the azaleas just in bud.
Definitely not short-pants weather
Not all rhododendrons were done.
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| This experimental maple/rhodo cross is doing quite well |
10 hikers joined in on this the first sunny and hot day of 2026 to stroll the 4 km path along Van Wagner's Beach starting a Lakeland pool to Greys Road. Here the group is seen at the turn around point. A jolly cyclist, who has a sense for photography offered to take the photo.
A couple of hikers recalled having been to the beach on seeing the restaurants we passed.
Thankfully this hike is rated easy and the wind was slightly off the cooler lake water.
There was an unusual twist to this 8km M-N hike led by Hattie: for the first portion, we were accompanied by Craig from Cogeco TV. Thinking we were actually newsworthy, the poor man lugged his AV gear up hill and down dale to catch us at play. The rest of us had a great hike! Thanks to Patricia and John for the photos.
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| Kathy & Michele |
John, David and Tom -- post-interview
10 hikers, one guest roaming journalist
Kathy is interviewed by Craig. 
Rita, Marleen and Nancy seem to be checking on Hattie's navigation
With a few drops on the windshield as we headed out, we persevered and had a beautiful day for a Spring hike by the time we got to Kilbride. This was a hike that we had not done for a while, as a landowner near Kilbride had withdrawn permission to cross their land, but the Bruce Trail folks created a bypass and all is good now. David led 16 hikers into the woods to Twiss Rd and back -- a total of 6.7 km, on a mix of rock to stumble over and soft pine/spruce needles that would be at hone on an Oakville trail.
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| Marsh marigolds in fine form |
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| The swamp near the turn-around point |
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| A few trilliums were hanging on |
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| Herb-Robert |
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| Wild ginger |
This is an easy, 5.5 km loop hike, dedicated to Anita Roth. Anita was a longtime hike leader and enthusiastic event planner for the Pathfinders. She loved flowers, especially the trilliums in the spring. Turnout was good, as the picture shows -- 19 or was it 20?
There is always a question about the best timing for viewing trilliums and this year, the scheduling worked out perfectly. So did the weather. Thanks to leader Tom for organizing both! 😂 And to Jane for the photos.
Seven hikers joined Richard on this 'lollipop' hike from Twiss Rd to Crawford Lake. Flush toilets and coffee at the trail center are always a nice treat!!
Some nice trails and some rocky bits to navigate
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| Work is proceeding on the Crawford Lake boardwalk. The construction guys estimated it would be done by the middle of June. |
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| The last hill, honest :-) |
A beautiful day for Michael to lead 20 hikers -- warm, sunny, magnolia & cherry trees blossoming. Even if the cherries were past their prime, the hikers were not! Pix by Sid.
Six hikers joined Ann for a hike along Spring Creek, an extra long Main Loop :-), Monarch Trail and rail trail.
DV trails are great for chit-chatting
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| Lots of spring ephemerals--jack in the pulpit |
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| and trilliums |
Despite the uncertain forecast, 15 hikers turned up for the hike. To their credit, all persevered through the light rain experienced on the way to the trail head. And it turned out to be worthwhile, although there was not much on display in the way of Spring ephemerals. Since we had done this hike only a month before, Tom opted for high adventure and did the route ... backwards!! Even the pictures here are in reverse order....
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| If dandelions did not reappear throughout the summer, would they be spring ephemerals?? |
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| In the home stretch, there were a few drops and the skies were threatening |
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| A recent casualty of a windstorm |
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| Sue & Kathryn setting the pace |
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| A fine profile |
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| There are various means of tackling obstacles |
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| Bronte Creek -- a view quite different from a month ago. Compare the post from 19 March. |
