Our Thursday, October 26th, 2023 hike is cancelled due to the forecast of more rain. Stay dry everyone. Barb This Thursday, October 26th, the plan is to hike on the main trail from Northshore Road. These trails are maintained by volunteers who have been blowing the leaves off of them. The leaves are still falling ... Read more
This week's hike will have us on some of the trails west of the access point on Northshore Road. Apparently it is possible to hike on Northshore Road without using that steep hill we've climbed a few times before. There will be some hills, but we are avoiding the steep hill at the access road ... Read more
This week we will be hiking the McKee trails. We'll aim for a hike that will be about an hour and a half to two hours. This time of year the trails are not always ideal conditions to hike on with the slippery leaves or muddy conditions. Hiking poles or walking sticks are advised on all hikes. Looking ahead ... Read more
This Thursday November 16th we will hike Three Towers East Trails from the base of the hill on Mitchells Road. Guy and Marie-Claude have kindly scouted out the trails for us. Directions Heading east on Trout Lake Road to Mitchells Road which is about 5 km from Average Joe’s turn left onto Mitchell's Road. There will be sufficient parking space ... Read more
After researching the trails off West Peninsula Road, we are going to have to pass on hiking them this week. The trails are very rough and not ideal for hiking at this time of year. This week on Thursday November 23rd, we'll hike the trials of Laurier Woods. Please email email Barb on Wednesday November 22nd ... Read more
Marie-Claude will be leading us on some of the trails on the North Bay escarpment. We will be starting at the bottom on Ski Club Road. Apparently the trails are cleared of most of the leaves but there may be mud or ice in some areas. Hiking poles are advised. This hike will be 5 ... Read more
This week we will be heading to Bella Hill Maple Syrup Farm. Our hosts and guides will be Lori, Dan and Ranger the dog. I should mention that Ranger has graduated from a canine volunteer program and is now a dog with a job. This year Lori will be taking us on a less muddy ... Read more
This week on Thursday, December 14th, we will meet in the parking lot at Cranberry Trails. I'm not sure what the weather will bring this week. If we have snow some of us may want to bring our snowshoes and break trail so we can explore the back nine at the golf course. Of ... Read more
There will be no Outdoor Group planned events on Thursday, December 21st, or on Thursday, December 28th. Thank you to all who supported the Outdoor group outings this past year. and other Probus activities too. For those who are heading away for a few months, have a wonderful time away. For those who plan to stay ... Read more
There will be no Outdoor Group planned events on Thursday, December 28th. Have a Happy New Year...