Managing Invasive Plants at the Dunedin Ravine Nature Reserve

Managing Invasive Plants at the Dunedin Ravine Nature Reserve By: Evelyn Sparks and Steve McCauley, Land Stewards, Dunedin Ravine Nature Reserve We are BTC Land Stewards for the Dunedin Ravine Nature Reserve (a 78.7-acre Bruce Trail Conservancy property), located approximately 20 km south of Collingwood, along the northern flank of the Noisy … Read more

Volunteer Role – Hike Leader

Hike Leader – Volunteer Job Description Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club OverviewThe Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is one of Ontario’s largest land trusts and the steward of Canada’s largest footpath. We actively preserve and care for land within the UNESCO-designated Niagara Escarpment Biosphere to protect its ecosystems for the benefit … Read more

Biodiversity Project Coordinator

Biodiversity Project Coordinator – Volunteer Job Description Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club OverviewThe Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is one of Ontario’s largest land trusts and the steward of Canada’s largest footpath. We actively preserve and care for land within the UNESCO-designated Niagara Escarpment Biosphere to protect its ecosystems for the … Read more

2024 Annual Music Hike together with Bruce Trail Day

Video Gallery – 2024 BTC Day and Music Hike The BMBTC celebrated Bruce Trail Day with our popular Annual Music Hike on October 6. Visitors enjoyed the beautiful fall colours and the musician’s sweet sounds as they hiked the trail. Our amazing volunteers kept the event running smoothly, including hotdogs, … Read more

2024 – Photo Gallery Annual Music Hike together with Bruce Trail Day

Photo Gallery – 2024 BTC Day and Music Hike The BMBTC celebrated Bruce Trail Day with our popular Annual Music Hike on October 6. Visitors enjoyed the beautiful fall colours and the musician’s sweet sounds as they hiked the trail. Sprinkles of rain did not dampen the event’s spirit. Our amazing … Read more

Bruce Trail Blue Mountains Musicians Lineup for Bruce Trail Day 2024

Bruce Trail Blue Mountains Musicians Lineup for Bruce Trail Day 2024 Musician Biographies Main Trail Performances 11:00 – 12:00 Main Trail Performances 1:00 – 2:00Trail Head – Bob MuirOver 79 years ago, at the age of four, Bob began playing on a 1/16th size violin. By the time he was … Read more

Trail Blazers of the Bruce

Trail Blazers of the Bruce By: Bob Crossan In April 1962, I participated in an exploratory Niagara Escarpment hike that would etch itself into my memory forever and was instrumental in the creation of the Bruce Trail, which is now Canada’s longest marked footpath. The Toronto Telegram newspaper played a crucial … Read more

Discovering the Keyhole

Discovering the Keyhole By: Richard Edwards Recently, I took some out-of-town family members on a hike through my favourite Side Trail, “The Keyhole.” It got me thinking about the origin of that unique “hole in the wall” and who discovered it: the late Glen Best. Glen was born, raised, and … Read more

A Little Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club History

A Little Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club History By Richard Edwards Recently, someone in our hiking group wondered, “When did our local Blue Mountains Club start?” Someone else suggested that I may know the answer. Having been involved with the Club since the 90s, I know bits of history but … Read more

Sticking to the Path Most Followed has its Merits

By Laurie Sarkadi “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” A friend has this aphorism on a plaque with a drawing of a hiker in a forest, and metaphors aside, I hate it. Where I live, in an off-grid house … Read more