Welcome to the Toronto Bruce Trail Club Bus Hike and Coach Trip page. Hike the Bruce Trail and explore Ontario’s national and provincial parks without a car. Join us for outdoor adventures all year round. In the winter enjoy cross-country ski and winter hiking/snowshoeing outings to some of Ontario’s best Nordic ski centres like Arrowhead Provincial Park and Highlands Nordic. Registration for bus hikes typically starts two weeks in advance of trip dates. For more information, click on the links in the list below and review trip details.

Upcoming trips are listed below (non-members welcome). For full details and to register click on the event title.

Trips depart from York Mills Subway Station (in front of 10 York Mills Rd) or Kipling Subway Station (the North Parking Lot).

Bus Hike means travel is on a school bus. Coach Trip means travel is on a luxury highway coach (climatized, ample leg room, overhead bins for stowing backpacks, washroom on board).

How to register

Registration is via the Bruce Trail Conservancy website. If you are new to the process, follow the steps in our How to Register document.
Contact us: info@torontobrucetrailclub.org

For information on hike types, bus fares, and departure locations visit the Hiking Program page.

Schedule Of Upcoming TBTC Bus Hikes and Coach Trips:

Saturday July 25, 2026

Coach Trip: Silent Lake Provincial Park

Join us for a fun summer day at beautiful Silent Lake Provincial Park in the heart of the Kawarthas. Choose between a fast hike and swim, a moderate hike but with no time for swimming, a short hike with lots of time for swimming and relaxing, or a self guided day on the water. Note all the hikes have scenic views of the lake but traverse some challenging rocky terrain. 

This hike is full. Waitlist is available.

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Saturday August 29, 2026

Coach Trip: Petroglyphs Provincial Park

A visit to Petroglyphs Provincial Park and the largest known concentration of Indigenous rock carvings (petroglyphs) in Canada, depicting turtles, snakes, birds, humans and more; as well as a stop at  the Learning Place Visitor Centre to discover the traditions of the Ojibway (Nishnaabe) people. Further details to come. Check back before registration. 

Registration is open now!

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Saturday September 19, 2026

Coach Trip: Killbear Provincial Park

Join us for our first ever coach trip to beautiful Killbear Provincial Park!  This stunning park, created in 1960, is known for its beautiful views of Georgian Bay, windswept pines on rocky islands, rugged shorelines and sandy beaches

Registration opens Saturday August 28th at 8:00 PM

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Friday September 25 to Sunday September 27th, 2026 (3 days).

Coach Trip:  Saugeen Peninsula

Join our annual hiking weekend on the beautiful Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula. We promise three days of awesome adventures on the Bruce Trail and two evenings with gorgeous sunsets at Evergreen Resort. We will offer two hikes each day – a moderate (about 12 km) and a fast (15 to 18 km) and you will be treated to scenic lunch spots, cool dolostone cliffs, neat crevasses, beautiful shale beaches, and lots of awesome views of Georgian Bay. Departures  from Toronto (York Mills station) and Vaughan (HWY 400 and Major Mac). 

Registration is open now! If inerested please reserve accomodations and coach seat now. 

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Please watch this page or the BTC hike schedule linked above for the  upcoming Bus Hikes and Coach Trips in Spring, Summer and Fall. 

The above events are part of the Toronto Bruce Trail Club’s extensive year-round activity program which also includes many “Car Hikes” and “Urban Walks” throughout Southern Ontario and right in the GTA. 

For our full hiking schedule including car hikes and urban walks please refer to the BTC hike schedule here