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Welcome to Our Blog about The Bruce Trail

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Welcome to our Bruce Trail Blog!  At over 890 km long, the Bruce Trail is the longest hiking path in Ontario, Canada, following the Niagara Espcarpment from Queenston Heights in the south to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula.  Over the span of 10 years we completed the Bruce Trail in a series of day hikes, organized End-to-End events, and one epic thru-hike of the Sydenham and Peninsula sections.  From ticks to poison ivy, and from historic canals to stunning scenery on the rocky shores Georgian Bay, our blog tells the story of our journey on this challenging, rewarding, and amazing trail from south to north.  Along the way we share some tips and tricks for hiking the Bruce Trail, offer some advice for long-distance hikers, and review the gear and clothing we used.  Thank you for reading, and we hope you enjoy! The Decision to Hike the Bruce Trail Hiking the Bruce Trail and Niagara Escarpment Step by Step: Sectional Hiking or Thru Hiking? Niagara from the Trail: Wonders and History
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Thoughts on Hiking Ontario's Bruce Trail

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Bruce Trail Thoughts and Reflections With this entry, our blog and this account of our time on the Bruce Trail comes to an end.  We have shared our amazing 885 km adventure from Queenston Heights to Tobermory, as well as our time before hand on the Niagara Parkway, or Fort to Fort Trail.     Since we first set our feet on the Bruce Trail almost 10 years have passed.  In that time, largely because of the influence of our experiences on the BTC, we have gone on pilgrimage 9 times in Europe, trekking some 5,000 km across France, Spain, and Portugal.  We have also become two of the few people to have undertaken the 14,000 km walk along the Trans Canada Trail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.  All of these accomplishments are a far cry from a duo who once fretted over making it from Owen Sound to Tobermory on foot.  In reflecting on the Bruce Trail, we wanted to highlight what feel are some of its strengths and challenges, based on our experience in hiking its full length. Streng
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Location: 14340 Niagara River Pkwy, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada
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Reflecting on 40 Days on the Bruce Trail

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Bruce Trail Hiking Reflections It has taken us 40 days of hiking to trek from Fort Erie to Fort George and from Queenston Heights in the Niagara region to Tobmerory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula.  Our adventure along the full length of the Bruce Trail is the result of afternoon walks, weekend treks, End-to-End events, and family thru-hikes.   While the end result only took 40 days on the trail, the fact is that these took place over the course of almost 10 years.   At times we have only been able to complete small sections, while on other occasions we have had to push ourselves further than we thought possible.  Walking into Tobermory yesterday, we arrived with a mixture of sadness that our great adventure had come to its conclusion, a sense of excitement at our achievement, and a sense of relief that it was done.   Apparently, neither hiking nor how we feel about it, are as straightforward as we had hoped when originally setting out.  In the end however, everything works out if y
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Location: Tobermory, ON, Canada
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Hike 40 : Northern Terminus - Cyprus Lake to Tobermory

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Bruce Trail Final Day  “It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.”                                                                                                          Ursula K. Le Guin We awoke early to the sounds of songbirds in the trees around us.  After a day off the trail to rest and explore Bruce Peninsula National Park while camping at Cyprus Lake, we were ready to get going again.  Today we made our final push from Cyprus Lake to Tobermory and the Northern Terminus of the Bruce Trail !  Our 40th and final hike was determined by two realities: First, there were only 20 kilometers left between us and our final destination.  Second, there is no camping allowed between Bruce Peninsula National Park and Tobermory, so the hike had to be completed in a single push.  Our only source of concern was the fact that it took us a very long time to hike the 12 kilometers from High Dump to Cyprus Lake two days ago .   If the next 20 kilom
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Location: Tobermory, ON, Canada
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