🌿🌊 TOMMY THOMPSON PARK WALK & LIGHTHOUSE ADVENTURE (12KM) 🌊🌿
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🌿🌊 TOMMY THOMPSON PARK WALK & LIGHTHOUSE ADVENTURE 🌊🌿
Wildlife, Skyline Views & One of Toronto’s Most Unique Nature Escapes
If you’ve never been to Tommy Thompson Park before, it honestly doesn’t feel like Toronto.
Stretching out into Lake Ontario, Tommy Thompson Park is one of the city’s best places to experience nature, open space, and some surprisingly stunning skyline views. Known for birdwatching, wildlife, and peaceful trails, the park is home to over 300 species of birds and has become one of Toronto’s most important urban nature areas.
And somehow… even with the city skyline right beside you, it can feel incredibly quiet out there.
This is a longer social walk focused on nature, conversation, and exploring some of the park’s hidden corners together.
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🚶♂️ What We’ll Do
We’ll begin our walk near the pavilion and make our way through both the main trails and some of the quieter side paths throughout the park.
We’ll:
🌿 Explore some off-road nature trails
🌊 Walk along the waterfront
📸 Stop for skyline and lake views
🕊️ Keep an eye out for birds and wildlife
🚨 Head all the way to the lighthouse for a break
Afterward, we’ll make our way back through the park together.
And for anyone who wants to keep socializing after the walk, we’ll head over to Wendy’s and Tim Hortons nearby for food, drinks, and conversation. ☕🍔
Sometimes the chats after the walk become the best part of the day.
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⚠️ Walk Expectations
Please note:
This is a LONG walk.
The full walk will take approximately:
⏰ 3+ hours including breaks
You should be comfortable:
✔️ Walking at a steady pace
✔️ Being active for several hours
✔️ Walking on gravel, uneven paths, and nature trails
If you are not currently able to walk long distances comfortably, this may not be the best event for you.
🚫 Also important: NO DOGS are allowed in the park (park rules, not ours!)
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🌦️ Weather & Conditions
This event happens rain or shine.
Please come prepared for:
☀️ Full sun exposure
💨 Wind near the lake
🌿 Dusty or uneven trails
🥵 Warmer temperatures depending on the weather
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🧢 Meetup Details
📍 Meetup Location: Beside the pavilion/washrooms near the park entrance
🫎 I’ll be wearing my Moose Hat
⏰ Meetup Time: 11:00 AM
I will only wait 5 minutes.
Early is on time.
On time is late.
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🎟️ Meetup Fee: $5 cash in person or e-transfer to
📧 **mathewmaclean@hotmail.com**
This fee helps support the group and allows us to continue organizing events like this. Thank you for supporting community! 💖