Maple Syrup Festival in Kortright

saturday, march 23rd, 2024

Kortright Centre for Conservation is located less than 1 hour away from Toronto and offers 325 hectares of pristine woodlands. The park has more than 16 kilometers of breathtaking hiking trails.

You are invited to the sweetest festival of the year - The Maple Syrup. Together with a group explore the trails and learn how to identify maple trees and how they are tapped for sap. Learn different methods of making maple syrup. Spend time at the festival or continue with the group as we adventure on the Kortright trail system exploring forests and meadows, following the boardwalk through the marsh, and taking in the scenery and wildlife from various lookout points.

THIS ACTIVEDAYS TRIP IS ORGANIZED BY THE ACTIVEDAYS COMMUNITY. SEE ALL ACTIVEDAYS TRIPS AND JOIN US VIA OUR FACEBOOK GROUP!

DAY SCHEDULE 

8:30am - Pick-up at 34 Asquith Ave near Yonge and Bloor Subway

9:30am - Arrive at Kortright Centre for Conservation

9:30- 12:30pm - Explore the Maple Syrup Festival. Maple Syrup Demonstrations by the park staff

12:30 - 1pm - Lunch trailside (bring your own lunch)

1pm - 4:30pm Group Hike

4:30pm - Depart for Toronto

WHAT TO BRING

• Lunch! If you can, bring something warm- This helps a lot in staying warm on a cold day

• Tea (optional but, again, a great way to keep warm)

• Winter boots / Hat / Scarf / Mitts

• Ice grips or ice cleats

• Water (at least 1.5L)

• Medications

• Weather appropriate clothing- Layer up!- wool is great as a middle layer as it helps wick water away from the body and keep you warm!

• Camera

• Whatever else you need to have fun on the trail :)

WHAT TO EXPECT WITH ACTIVEDAYS

To us, facilitating this event is about creating an environment that you can engage with in your own way. This is your experience and everyone has their own relationship with the outdoors and their bodies. We want to meet you where you are at — you can take part in the hike, or wander off on your own adventure.

ActiveDays is also a community. This is an inclusive space to meet new people, share stories and have fun! To us, there is no better place to get to know someone than the outdoors. We all share a desire to get out, explore and move.

All ActiveDays participants are required to sign a waiver. We will send you a copy of the waiver via email. You can find a digital copy of a sample waiver HERE

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the event organisers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes to help achieve the group’s aims. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. If you do not wish to be photographed please inform an event organiser.