About us
Welcome to the Grand Valley Trails Hiking Meetup group!
The Grand Valley Trails Association (GVTA) builds and maintains hiking trails in the Grand River valley. We promote year-round hiking, on the Grand Valley Trail and on other trails in the area. If you love exploring the outdoors through walking and hiking, then this is the group for you! We offer a variety of walks and hikes for outdoor enthusiasts of all experience levels. Guided hikes are organized several times a month and are posted on https://www.gvta.on.ca/HikesEvents.htm. The hikes are led by certified hike leaders with first aid training. Let’s lace up our boots, meet like-minded individuals, and hit the trails together!
Upcoming events
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Weeknight Wanders SPRING Series
Columbia Forest, Zurich Drive, Waterloo, ON, CAWeeknight Wanders Spring Series: Columbia Forest and Westside Trails Loops - 4-6 km
ALL HIKERS MUST REGISTER THROUGH THE GVTA WEBSITE LINK
WE DEPART AT 6:45PM. PLEASE ARRIVE BY 6:35PM.
Join Leanne and Kamil for this Monday evening mini series of short weekday evening wanders! The perfect way to spend an evening!
These hikes will be taking place in various locations, changing monthly! Our intention is to provide a regular weekday community hike night that folks can look forward to and count on year round!
About the hike:
Columbia Forest is one of our favourite local Waterloo forest hike locations! Enjoy the unique GeoTime Trail, the first of its kind in Canada, opened in 2007, a walk through one million years of geological history, as well as approximately 12km of dirt path and rooty routes spanning the forest, known as the Westside Trails. Our loops will take us through varied forest terrain, including a couple challenging hills to get those healthy hearts pumpin’!
Get outside with us, move your body and breathe in some fresh forest air!
*We may hike in thick mud, or wade through ankle deep water, or make unplanned last minute turns to explore the variety of trails in this forest, and we welcome the fun and adventure this brings!Where: Columbia Forest and Westside Trails, Waterloo
Length: 4-6 km
Category: Loop***PLEASE READ FULL DETAILS ON THE GVTA WEBSITE https://www.gvta.on.ca/HikesEvents.htm
ALL HIKERS MUST REGISTER THROUGH THE GVTA WEBSITE LINK
1 attendeeWeeknight Wanders SPRING Series
Columbia Forest, Zurich Drive, Waterloo, ON, CAWeeknight Wanders Spring Series: Columbia Forest and Westside Trails Loops - 4-6 km
ALL HIKERS MUST REGISTER THROUGH THE GVTA WEBSITE LINK
WE DEPART AT 6:45PM. PLEASE ARRIVE BY 6:35PM.
Join Leanne and Kamil for this Monday evening mini series of short weekday evening wanders! The perfect way to spend an evening!
These hikes will be taking place in various locations, changing monthly! Our intention is to provide a regular weekday community hike night that folks can look forward to and count on year round!
About the hike:
Columbia Forest is one of our favourite local Waterloo forest hike locations! Enjoy the unique GeoTime Trail, the first of its kind in Canada, opened in 2007, a walk through one million years of geological history, as well as approximately 12km of dirt path and rooty routes spanning the forest, known as the Westside Trails. Our loops will take us through varied forest terrain, including a couple challenging hills to get those healthy hearts pumpin’!
Get outside with us, move your body and breathe in some fresh forest air!
*We may hike in thick mud, or wade through ankle deep water, or make unplanned last minute turns to explore the variety of trails in this forest, and we welcome the fun and adventure this brings!Where: Columbia Forest and Westside Trails, Waterloo
Length: 4-6 km
Category: Loop***PLEASE READ FULL DETAILS ON THE GVTA WEBSITE https://www.gvta.on.ca/HikesEvents.htm
ALL HIKERS MUST REGISTER THROUGH THE GVTA WEBSITE LINK
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