Hiking groups in Toronto.
5 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekends. Most are free to join. The ones without a fixed day are listed below, linked to where they announce. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Hiking groups in Toronto publish a day and a link, and the destination changes every week, so each listing points to where the week's hike is posted. Most are weekend mornings, most car-share or meet at a transit stop, and most run an easier option alongside the main one.
Read the week's post for distance, elevation and what to bring. Proper footwear, water and a layer are the baseline. Some groups charge an annual fee that covers insurance; many are free.
All 5 hiking groups in Toronto.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Weekend day hikes roughly weekly, mixing Toronto spots like Rouge National Urban Park with escarpment and provincial-park trips, plus the occasional camping weekend and bonfire social.
Weekend day hikes most weeks, posted on Meetup; locations vary · Free · meetup.com →Urban hikes of 6-20 km through Toronto neighbourhoods and ravines that finish at a restaurant, run to a timetable with scheduled checkpoints. Weekend daytime and Tuesday-evening outings.
Several hikes a month: weekend daytime and Tuesday evenings, start points across the city · Free · meetup.com →Rain-or-shine guided walks of a couple of hours through Toronto parks, ravines and neighbourhoods, mostly weekend late mornings from a subway station, with occasional themed evening walks.
Saturdays and Sundays, time varies · $5 · meetup.com →Large, sociable Sunday hiking group alternating tougher and longer 3-4 hour hikes, from Toronto ravine systems like Wilket Creek to day trips as far as Niagara. Free to join on Meetup; carpool when out of town.
Sundays, time varies · Free · meetup.com →Free, volunteer-run club posting several urban hikes a week across Toronto's ravines, waterfront and neighbourhoods, plus Wednesday night hikes and the odd pickup sport. Sign up on the site and show up.
Several urban hikes a week, weekends and weekday evenings; see events calendar · Free · torontooutdoorclub.com →
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