Overview

The City Walk Program is one of the activities that TBN offers, when many people find it too chilly to cycle. Starting in the fall and running until spring, we offer fun and sociable walks in various areas of Toronto.

In the Fall, (from late October until just before Christmas) we will be having walks every Sunday and every Thursday. These are usually posted for the season in the Calendar by October. In the Winter/Spring (from early January until the weather is nice enough to start cycling in the spring) we have walks every Sunday, and occasionally on Thursdays. For the Winter/Spring walks, the start points, end points, and routes may not be announced until a few days before the walk, which allows us to select a route appropriate for the expected weather conditions, reflect current events, or other things of interest.

City Walks start at various locations in Toronto, and typically:

• Start at the usual time of 10:00 AM Sunday or Thursday morning (except for the Christmas Lights walk, which is a Saturday evening),
• Usually start at or near a subway station (with one or two exceptions),
• Are usually about 8 to 10 Km in length, 
• Some walks will loop back to the start, and some will be end-to-end walks to a different subway station,
• Wherever possible will have early exits providing shorter distances (often 4 to 6 Km) for those who do not want to do the entire walk,
• Frequently have one or more washroom stops, a coffee stop around the middle, and often go to a restaurant for lunch at or near the end,
• Often involve points of interest to see along the way,
• And, just like the bike rides everyone is required to register for the walks.

Updates

The Fall City Walk Program will begin with a walk on Sunday, October 25 and will be followed by a walk on Thursday, October 29. This Fall we have a walk planned for every Sunday and every Thursday until near Christmas.

The Winter Walk program will begin in January and continue untill it is nice enough to start biking in the spring.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or are interested in volunteering to lead a walk, please email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.

Looking forward to seeing you on a walk,

John Burdett – City Walk Coordinator