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Hiking trails or biking?

ajaxguy

ajaxguy

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I have been meaning to take my kids on some hiking trails as they have never been, we are always busy with rep baseball but we have some weekends free coming up and would like then to try some out. I think biking may be too tough though as we dont have the proper bikes..any info or even other suggestions as to where to explore??
 
Hamilton have a lot of waterfalls. Good place to hike. There are no barriers though. Just make sure they keep to the barriers
 
Bruce Trail, start from Moore St in Lion's Head and then stop once you see this
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I've been doing rail trails. They are usually gravel and have minimal grades. Trains weren't big on hills either. the ones that I've done were in the Caledon and Hamilton areas. You see everything from hikers to horses street bikes to mountain.


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ajaxguy said:
I have been meaning to take my kids on some hiking trails as they have never been, we are always busy with rep baseball but we have some weekends free coming up and would like then to try some out. I think biking may be too tough though as we dont have the proper bikes..any info or even other suggestions as to where to explore??
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There are plenty of trails in mid-Toronto that offer lots of different sights both natural and man-made. The Don Valley trails are easy for kids and give you plenty of short-turn and non-linear routing options, and you will usually be able to find an icecream shop somewhere along the way.

There are also several valley trails running more north-west off the Don Valley, and these can hook up to the Belt Line Trail to make a nice circular route through mostly forested ravines.

This one starts from the Brickworks on Bayview just north of Bloor. The Brickworks alone might be interesting enough for the kids, but there are also several trails that spawn off both north and south of the brickworks to run along the Don River.

This one actually moves away from the river and runs mostly under heavy forest canopy along feeder creeks and valleys leading to the Don River. At only 7-1/2 km, it should be easy enough for the kids. There are a couple of long uphill sections, but they get balanced by some long downhill sections, and the scenery is quite nice. https://goo.gl/maps/w3JzESoPG432
 
+1 for the Hamilton waterfalls trails. Have gone many times to Waterdown and saw lots of families with kids there. Also recommend the Hockley Valley trails as they're not overly challenging and out of the city. If you have a weekend or more than Algonquin will definitely keep them entertained.

I think it's great that you're taking the kids out for such excursions...way too many kids are sheltered and would much prefer to play video games and watch cartoons.
 
If you are considering a longer trip, Adirondacks is a very good hiking destination. There are lots of hiking trails of all difficulty levels, good scenery. We stayed at http://mountainbrooklodge.com/ in Wilmington, a very decent motel with reasonable prices, stellar reviews and a campfire every night. One big downside is the distance, depending on the traffic, can take 6-8 hours to get there.
 
tiborgh said:
If you are considering a longer trip, Adirondacks is a very good hiking destination. There are lots of hiking trails of all difficulty levels, good scenery. We stayed at http://mountainbrooklodge.com/ in Wilmington, a very decent motel with reasonable prices, stellar reviews and a campfire every night. One big downside is the distance, depending on the traffic, can take 6-8 hours to get there.
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drive 6-8 hours each way to walk around int he woods???
The way you wrote that sounds funny to me.
 
Simcoe Forrest is north Ajax. Great for cycling and some good walking trails as well. Bruce or Killarney if you want to drive a bit to get there.
 
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