Meet at around 10:00 AM at the Chess House in High Park. It is located about 20 m south of Bloor St, and about 100 m west of High Park Ave. We will begin the walk at 10:10 sharp.
We will be walking to Little Portugal for a coffee break (Caldense Bakery & Nova Era Bakery), then continuing on to Yonge St where we can stop at Salad King for lunch. Total distance will be about 10 Km, and we will end at Dundas Station on the Yonge Line. The route will be paved, so please wear shoes or boots appropriate for the weather.
The closest public transit to the start is High Park Station. There is a scheduled subway outage on Line 2 between Warden and Kennedy stations, in case that affects your travel plans, but please check https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/subway-service#e=0 in case there are any changes.
Points of interest and early exits along the way include:
- 0.0 Km – Chess House (start of walk and washroom)
- 5.0 Km – Caldense Bakery & Nova Era Bakery (coffee stop, washroom)
- 5.1 Km – early exit to Ossington bus or Dundas streetcar
- 5.9 Km – Trinity-Bellwoods Park (washroom)
- 6.2 Km – early exit to Queen Street streetcar
- 7.7 Km – early exit to Spadina streetcar
- 8.8 Km – St Patrick Station (early exit to subway)
- 9.3 Km – City Hall (washroom)
- 9.9 Km – Dundas Station (end of walk)
- 10.1 Km – Salad King Restaurant (lunch stop)
The route is available on Ride with GPS at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45457644
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 required.
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 Winter Walk program. If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
