Meet at about 10:00 AM in the Great Hall of Union Station (the train station, not the subway station). We usually are near the benches around the north-west corner of the hall but may be somewhere else nearby if there is construction work, etc. Just look for a group of people standing around. We will begin the walk at 10:10 sharp.
We will walk in a loop, going about 10 Km and return to the start. We will see some art works, including Juame Plensa's new sculpture "Dreaming", and some old trees that may or may not be cut down for the new Ontario Line. We will also see several other works of art, a few interesting buildings, and we will check to see if the washrooms at Sid Smith are open to us.
We will never be more than about 1 Km from a subway station for those who are interested in a shorter walk. The Food Court in Union Station will be open for those who want to have lunch or a snack at the end of the walk.
No scheduled subway outages have been posted yet, but please check https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/Service-Changes in case there are any changes.
Points of interest and early exits along the way include:
- 0.0 Km – Union Station (start of walk, washrooms)
- 0.9 Km – Dreaming sculpture
- 2.5 Km – trees at Moss Park
- 3.2 Km – early exit to Queen Subway Station
- 3.7 Km – trees at Osgoode Hall
- 4.0 Km – New City Hall (washrooms)
- 4.6 Km – Yonge-Dundas Square (washrooms, early exit to Dundas Subway Station)
- 5.8 Km – early exit to Queen's Pak Subway Station, possible Tim Hortons coffee stop or takeout
- 6.8 Km – Sid Smith Hall (potentially washrooms)
- 10.0 Km – Union Station (end of walk, washrooms, Food Court)
The route is available on Ride with GPS at https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41897343.
We are accepting Guest registrations.
If you have not registered for the walk, you may NOT join the walk.
If you have registered but can't attend, log in, click on "Already registered", then cancel.
REMINDER: A mask and hand sanitizer are recommended.
If you have trouble finding us at the start, please call my cell at 416-917-8866. If I don't answer, try again, as I may miss the first call.
For more information check the TBN website under PROGRAMS - FALL/WINTER - CITY WALKS (https://tbn.ca/programs/fallwinter/citywalks) for a description of the City Walk program. If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
