Hiking Nordic Walking - Sherwood Forest Park

HIKE TITLE

Nordic Walking – Sherwood Forest Park

DATE

Sat. Oct. 12, 2024

HIKE LEADER(S)

Sue and Frank Elias

EMAIL AND CELL NUMBER

fselias@cogeco.ca   416-556-2638

GENERAL LOCATION

Sherwood Forest Park

MEETING AND START TIME

Meet: 8:45 a.m.

Start: 9:00 a.m.

SPECIFIC MEETING PLACE OR PARKING LOCATION

Sherwood Forest Park – east entrance

Turn west off Burloak, onto Prince William Drive, turn right (north) onto Fothergill Rd. There are two parking lots, meet on the trail where it crosses Fothergill Rd, by the baseball diamonds.

43.387300, -79.750243

Sherwood Forest East Parking lot Google Map

Do NOT go to the west parking lot with the tennis courts and soccer fields

DISTANCE

Approx. 5-6 km.

PACE:

Moderate: 3-4 km per hour

DURATION APPROX

1.5 - 2 hours

TERRAIN:

Moderate, some hills, sidewalks/asphalt trail

TYPE OF HIKE:

There & back

HIKE GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Point of interests

From the park, we head west and will turn around at Nelson Park.

Enjoy a full body work-out.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Yes. A Must.  Leaders appreciate early registration and at least 24 hours before the event.

CANCELLATION

• If your plans change, please self-cancel as soon as possible so that other HOC members may take your spot.

• The club may cancel due to bad weather that may impact the safety of participants or due to low attendance.

ONLINE REGISTRATION &

HIKER GROUP SIZE 

Registration opens 2 weeks before the hike.
Up to 15 Hikers are welcome to participate in this event.

WHAT TO BRING

This is a Nordic walk so bring your telescoping hiking/walking poles with rubber booties as we will be on asphalt and concrete.  Sue will review the Urban Poling technique for Nordic walking for anyone interested. 
Sue is a certified Urban Poling Instructor. Check out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fuF1pUaws

We will have demonstration poles and booties available.

·       Bring water

·       Sun and bug protection if necessary.

Other Specifics to Your Hike

The washrooms at the baseball diamonds are open May- October.

There are washrooms at Tim Horton’s on Burloak Drive.

Optional social at Tim Horton’s afterwards.