Overview

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

In the Fall, (from mid-October/early November until just before Christmas) we have walks every Sunday and most Thursdays. These are usually posted for the season in the Calendar by September or 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,
• Start at or near a subway station,
• Are usually about 8 to 10 Km in length, (although weekday and winter/spring walks may be a bit shorter),
• 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

We are drawing to the close of another City Walk season. There are walks scheduled until the end of March, and a couple of walks tentatively scheduled in April. We will keep walking until the weather is nice enough to cycle.

We will also get together in early May to do some Jane’s Walks, and later in May to visit some Doors Open Toronto sites together, then, unless there is some special event, it will be cycling until fall.

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

Looking forward to seeing you on a walk,

John Burdett – City Walk Coordinator