Canada Day Hike to Eat

A full-day social hiking experience combining Toronto waterfront trails, Indian food tastings, beach vibes, and a sunset dinner finish.

This is not a speed hike.
This is a “walk, eat, explore, laugh, and survive together” kind of day.

📍 Event Details
Date: Canada Day
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Starting Location: Gerrard India Bazaar (Little India)
Ending Location: Woodbine Beach + optional dinner nearby
Distance: Approx. 25 KM
Difficulty: Moderate–Challenging
Pace: Social / steady pace with multiple breaks

🥘 FOOD + HIKE ROUTE

Stop 1 — Chai Culture
📍 1445 Gerrard St E
We’ll start the day with chai, snacks, introductions, and good energy before beginning the hike.
Suggested tasting:

• chai
• samosa
• small snack sampler

Stop 2 — Udupi Palace

📍 1460 Gerrard St E
South Indian vegetarian tasting stop.
Suggested tasting:

• mini dosa
• idli
• vada sampler

Stop 3 — Moti Mahal
📍 1422 Gerrard St E
Classic Indian restaurant and sweets stop.
Suggested tasting:

• small curry tasting
• dessert/sweets sampler

Stop 4 — Lahore Chaat & Desi Burger

📍 1344 Gerrard St E
Street-food-style tasting stop before the long scenic walk.

Suggested tasting:

• chaat sampler
• savoury tasting plates

🚶 THE HIKE

After the food crawl, we begin the long waterfront portion of the day:

• Leslieville
• Waterfront Trail
• Tommy Thompson Park loop
• Ashbridges Bay
• Woodbine Beach

Tommy Thompson Park gives us the majority of the hiking distance and some of the best skyline + lake views in Toronto.

🌅 BEACH FINISH

We’ll finish at Woodbine Beach for:

• relaxing
• photos
• volleyball/chilling
• sunset vibes

🍽 OPTIONAL GROUP DINNER

For anyone staying afterward, we’ll head to a nearby restaurant/patio to celebrate surviving 25 KM together.

Options:

• Osteria Rialto
• The Stone Lion
• Murphy’s Law

🎒 WHAT TO BRING

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Water bottle
• Sunscreen
• Portable charger
• Hat/sunglasses
• Light backpack
• Good energy