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Some of our January trail apes!
As mentioned on our homepage, we run trails every Sunday morning and now Friday evenings too (with a light!)
"Trail Apes" trail runs happen every Sunday beginning at 9 am. These are usually about 10k and nobody gets left behind! The Friday night trail runs begin at 7:30 pm. The details for both of these runs will be posted each Monday on the club Facebook page.
NEW for this winter!! For some extra motivation this winter, we are offering two opportunities for badges from the Bruce Trail Conservancy Niagara Section! Sunday 9am runs and Friday 7:30pm runs will be coordinated over the next 12 weeks (until March 20, 2023) to allow members to earn either the Winter badge (15 x 1.5 hour runs) or the Winter End to End badge (all 11 sections we’ll be running completed) or BOTH! The club allows double counting for these! Details
The badges are $10 for members of BTC and $15 for non-members. Attendance will be tracked at group runs and you can let a group run leader know the date you did a section on your own. All information and money will be collected and submitted to the BTC together so we can present badges in early spring!
How to earn the badges:
To earn the End-to-End make sure you run all 11 sections over the winter. You can run on your own or each section will have a Sunday Trail Apes AND a Friday Night Lights date available. Track which sections you complete (we’ve numbered them for you).
To earn the Winter badge complete any 15 of the trail runs on your own or with the group (make sure it takes you 1.5 hours or longer!).
To earn Both: make sure you complete all 11 separate sections PLUS 4 runs/sections.
Be sure to look on the club Facebook page and Instagram each week for locations, times and details of the group runs!
Here are the locations and map links of each section:
SECTION 1: Queenston to Fireman’s Park Out and Back 14km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 1 Friday Night Lights Date: March 3 (not March 10)
Meet at the Southern Cairn (there’s parking next to it)
SECTION 2: Fireman’s Park to Woodend Conservation Area Out and Back 14km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 8 Friday Night Lights Date: March 17
Meet at Fireman’s Park at the end of Dorchester Road
SECTION 3: Woodend Conservation Area to Merritt St. Out and Back 11.4 km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 15 Friday Night Lights Date: Feb 24
Meet at Woodend Conservation Area at back of lot by gate
SECTION 4: Brock University to Merritt St. Out and Back 11.4km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: February 5 Friday Night Lights Date: Feb 17
Meet at Brock University lot across from new Track at Walker Abilities Centre
SECTION 5: Brock University to Morningstar Mill Out and back 13km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 29 Friday Night Lights Date: February 10
Meet at Brock University lot across from new Track at Walker Abilities Centre
SECTION 6: Morningstar Mill to Roland Road entrance Short Hills Provincial Park Carpool 9.4km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 22 Friday Night Lights Date: February 3
Meet at the Roland Road entrance to Short Hills Provincial Park and we will carpool to Morningstar Mill, or if you are running late, head to the Morningstar Mill
SECTION 7: Rockway Conservation Area to Roland Road bridge. Out and Back 8.8km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: February 19 Friday Night Lights Date: January 27
Meet at Rockway Community Centre
SECTION 8: Rockway Conservation Area to Butterballs/Balls Falls Carpool 9.5 km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: February 26 Friday Night Lights Date: January 6
Meet at Rockway Community Centre and carpool to Butterballs/Jordan Hollow park.
(Latecomers can meet at Butterballs.)
SECTION 9: Butterballs/Balls Falls to Quarry Road Carpool 11.7km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: March 5 Friday Night Lights Date: January 13
Meet at Jordan Hollow Park and carpool to Quarry Road, if you are late, meet at Quarry Road (parking is limited)
SECTION 10: Locust Lane to Quarry Road Out and Back 9.4
Sunday Trail Apes Date: March 12 Friday Night Lights Date: January 20
Meet at Locust Lane Winery
SECTION 11: Grimsby/Elm Street to Locust Lane Carpool 10.5km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: March 19 Friday Night Lights Date: December 30
Meet at Locust Lane and carpool to Grimsby/Elm Street Pool
"Trail Apes" trail runs happen every Sunday beginning at 9 am. These are usually about 10k and nobody gets left behind! The Friday night trail runs begin at 7:30 pm. The details for both of these runs will be posted each Monday on the club Facebook page.
NEW for this winter!! For some extra motivation this winter, we are offering two opportunities for badges from the Bruce Trail Conservancy Niagara Section! Sunday 9am runs and Friday 7:30pm runs will be coordinated over the next 12 weeks (until March 20, 2023) to allow members to earn either the Winter badge (15 x 1.5 hour runs) or the Winter End to End badge (all 11 sections we’ll be running completed) or BOTH! The club allows double counting for these! Details
The badges are $10 for members of BTC and $15 for non-members. Attendance will be tracked at group runs and you can let a group run leader know the date you did a section on your own. All information and money will be collected and submitted to the BTC together so we can present badges in early spring!
How to earn the badges:
To earn the End-to-End make sure you run all 11 sections over the winter. You can run on your own or each section will have a Sunday Trail Apes AND a Friday Night Lights date available. Track which sections you complete (we’ve numbered them for you).
To earn the Winter badge complete any 15 of the trail runs on your own or with the group (make sure it takes you 1.5 hours or longer!).
To earn Both: make sure you complete all 11 separate sections PLUS 4 runs/sections.
Be sure to look on the club Facebook page and Instagram each week for locations, times and details of the group runs!
Here are the locations and map links of each section:
SECTION 1: Queenston to Fireman’s Park Out and Back 14km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 1 Friday Night Lights Date: March 3 (not March 10)
Meet at the Southern Cairn (there’s parking next to it)
SECTION 2: Fireman’s Park to Woodend Conservation Area Out and Back 14km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 8 Friday Night Lights Date: March 17
Meet at Fireman’s Park at the end of Dorchester Road
SECTION 3: Woodend Conservation Area to Merritt St. Out and Back 11.4 km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 15 Friday Night Lights Date: Feb 24
Meet at Woodend Conservation Area at back of lot by gate
SECTION 4: Brock University to Merritt St. Out and Back 11.4km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: February 5 Friday Night Lights Date: Feb 17
Meet at Brock University lot across from new Track at Walker Abilities Centre
SECTION 5: Brock University to Morningstar Mill Out and back 13km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 29 Friday Night Lights Date: February 10
Meet at Brock University lot across from new Track at Walker Abilities Centre
SECTION 6: Morningstar Mill to Roland Road entrance Short Hills Provincial Park Carpool 9.4km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: January 22 Friday Night Lights Date: February 3
Meet at the Roland Road entrance to Short Hills Provincial Park and we will carpool to Morningstar Mill, or if you are running late, head to the Morningstar Mill
SECTION 7: Rockway Conservation Area to Roland Road bridge. Out and Back 8.8km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: February 19 Friday Night Lights Date: January 27
Meet at Rockway Community Centre
SECTION 8: Rockway Conservation Area to Butterballs/Balls Falls Carpool 9.5 km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: February 26 Friday Night Lights Date: January 6
Meet at Rockway Community Centre and carpool to Butterballs/Jordan Hollow park.
(Latecomers can meet at Butterballs.)
SECTION 9: Butterballs/Balls Falls to Quarry Road Carpool 11.7km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: March 5 Friday Night Lights Date: January 13
Meet at Jordan Hollow Park and carpool to Quarry Road, if you are late, meet at Quarry Road (parking is limited)
SECTION 10: Locust Lane to Quarry Road Out and Back 9.4
Sunday Trail Apes Date: March 12 Friday Night Lights Date: January 20
Meet at Locust Lane Winery
SECTION 11: Grimsby/Elm Street to Locust Lane Carpool 10.5km
Sunday Trail Apes Date: March 19 Friday Night Lights Date: December 30
Meet at Locust Lane and carpool to Grimsby/Elm Street Pool
