Rattlesnake Point & Crawford Lake

sunday, august 25th

Join in this 10k hike on some of Southern Ontario's most beautiful stretches of land.

This area of Ontario is situated along the Niagara Escarpment. It is brimming with gorgeous land features, beautiful trails, not to mention the chance to spot some soaring hawks in the canyon!

We will depart Toronto at 8:30 AM from our pick up location at 34 Asquith. Once we arrive at Rattlesnake Point we will follow the Nassagaweya trail to Crawford lake. Here we’ll check out some of the sites around Crawford making it a roughly 10km hike through beautiful forests and escarpment terrain exploring the unique geological features in the area, including caves and potholes.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate*

*This hike will go at a pace of roughly 3kms/ hr. Some of the trail is single-track meaning we’ll need to hike in a line as opposed to a group. The terrain is rocky and hilly for the first 5kms.

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DAY SCHEDULE 

9:30am - Pick-up at 34 Asquith. We recommend getting there 15 minutes early to make sure you have enough time for the bus.*

10:30am - Arrive at Rattlesnake Point Lake and start our hike!

10:30am- 12:45pm - Rattlesnake to Crawford Lake Hike

12:45pm- 1:15pm - Lunch along the trail (lunch is not included please bring your own)

2:15pm- 3:20pm - Check out Crawford Lake Trails/ or Explore the Iroquoian village at Crawford Lake  

3:30pm - Depart for Toronto

WHAT TO BRING

• Lunch — please bring something to have on the trail.

• Good walking shoes — Make sure you have a pair of hiking shoes or boots that you feel comfortable in. The terrain is limestone (Slippery when wet) make sure your shoes have some good traction

• Water- AT LEAST 1.5 LITRES

• Day pack — To carry all that you need

• Weather appropriate clothing- keep your eye on the weather, if it looks like it might rain or might snow- pack accordingly!

• Medications — in particular if you require an epipen or inhaler.

• Camera

• Whatever else you need to have fun on the trail, and be entertained on the bus!

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. There may be a number of groups hiking at various speeds for you to take part in, or the option to explore o your own.

Active Days 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 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.