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New for 2008

41 Great Hikes




		The woods -Chinese lanterns -Ontario Place click above for full size image; previous here


	New Hikes ‘08 L25 Grand Valley Trail (Kitchener) L26 Mount Nemo L27 Kelso CA L28 RGB North Shore M05 Eugenia/Hoggs F08 Spencer Gorge Plus new layout and all new Google road maps with directions and new photo gallery style with slideshow. NEW PHOTO ALBUM 45 Birds of Ontario

Our Hikes


	You’ll enjoy every one of our selected hikes -most of which are along various sections of the Bruce Trail in Southern Ontario with others in varied locations

Waterfalls


	An amazing series of over 30 waterfalls in hikes along the Niagara Escarpment. Make it a project to see these great sites aided by our guides.

Video Clips


	See our 26 new video clips of the Waterfalls of the Niagara Escarpment -movies in full sound & colour. Taken in the early Spring with maximum water flow.

Tutorials


	From Bruce Trail route markings to surviving in a lightning thunderstorm, using a gps, Google Earth or West Nile - here’s our 11 advice tutorials for hikers.

Essentials


	The lowdown on the gear you need for a successful hike - -shoes, socks, sunscreen, hats, backpacks, water bottles, insect repellant and all else.

Ecology


	This series of articles looks at the Carolinian forest, tall- grass, savannas, prairies, wetlands, the Great Lakes, the waterfront, and the Ontario greenbelt plan.



Your #1 Source for Area Hiking Info: Now Over 40 hikes

Our hikes include:
New Google roadmap to the hike trailhead. This allows you to get directions from where you live to the hike starting point along with distance, driving route, and parking info/costs. A hiking trail map with terrain and waypoint information Detailed waypoint-to-waypoint route description plus printer ready version and hike locator maps. Special Google Satellite 3D map of the hike terrain with the trail superimposed on the map. Complete elevation profile of the hike plus difficulty rating Photo gallery for each hike plus newer hikes feature an advanced photo gallery with automatic slide show. GPS track log for downloading and uploading to your own gps.


See our Adventure Hiking section with new adventure descriptions and photo galleries of Slovenia, Costa Rica, Madeira, Iceland, and New Zealand. Flora & Fauna: Spring Birds of Ontario & 45 Birds of Ontario Photos NEW Our walks: Downtown Water Features Walk & Highland Creek Walk


Your Photos: We welcome your hiking photos. Upload your hiking photos here and see what others have uploaded here Trail Locator: Master BT map & hike locator. Further Afield Locator What’s New: New additions to our hiking resource centre. Links: Our links to other good hiking sites and hiking related places. Photo Galleries: Featured hiking photos with slideshow on new hikes. Urban Walks: Our urban walks -walking around town for fun & fitness Email Us: Questions? Suggestions? Let us know how we can help. QWIKFIND: Find hiking resource centre info -photos, trail & road maps, what’s new, videos, GPS data, BTA info, trail updates, more. Our New DATA SUMMARY page gives you quick access to all of our Trail Maps, Google Road Maps, Elevation Profiles, Satellite Maps and Hike GPS Track Logs. Coming Events - See our event notices.


		Site version 6.0 by Jack Candido Last Updated: 18 August, 2008


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