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 August 15, 2026

Bus Hike: Caledon Trailway – East Caledon to Palgrave

Join us on a moderately paced hike on flat terrain on the Caledon Trailway from the village of Caledon East past Albion Hills, through the hamlet of Palgrave to the trail’s end at Highway 9.  Suitable for families and beginners or anyone wanting to enjoy a day out in the countryside not far from Toronto on a not too challenging hike. Dropouts at  7 km, 10  km, and 12 km.  We’ll have a refreshment stop in the downtown Bolton heritage conservation district where the town of Bolton Mills was formed and there’s a variety of options for hikers to enjoy before our ride back to York Mills. 

Registration is open now!

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Saturday August 22, 2026

School Bus Hike: Rama Powwow/Ganaraska Trail 

The Rama Pow Wow is one of the biggest and best in Ontario.  We have planned this hike to attend the Grand Entry at 1 pm when all the contestants will be dressed and dancing in their finest.  Our morning hike takes place in Scout Valley along the Ganaraska Trail.  We will provide a shorter hike of 3 km for naturalists and photographers to observe the flora and fauna in its woodlands of pine and hardwood with scattered wetlands.  There is an option as well for a longer hike of 5.5 km.  After a short noon-hour bus ride to the nearby Rama reserve, we will have a couple of hours to watch the festivities and shop in the market stalls.   We will then return to Orillia to begin a short 3 km hike along the Ganaraska Trail through the Gordon Lightfoot sculpture park, with a stop for ice cream before we head back to Toronto.

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. 

Only one spot available!

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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). 

A few spots remain available! If interested please reserve accomodations and coach seat now. 

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Saturday October 3rd, 2026

Beaver Valley E2E #1 (from Kipling Subway) Details to come!

Murphys Pinnacle – Dufferin Hi-Land (from York Mills Subway) Details to come!

Saturday October 17th, 2026

Beaver Valley E2E #2 (from Kipling Subway) Details to come!

Saturday October 31st, 2026

School Bus Hike: Beautiful Fall Colours Hike and Falling Waters Badge (#3 makeup hike):

Please join us for a beautiful Fall Colours hike in the Beaver Valley Section. This will also the last in the series to earn the Two-Day Falling Water badge that was began in the Spring. The Falling Water section includes some challenging parts, with plenty of ups and downs and several steep sections. 

Registration opens Sat Oct 17th at 8:00 PM

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Saturday November 14th, 2026 

Beaver Valley E2E #3 (from Kipling Subway) Details to come!

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Please watch this page or the BTC hike schedule linked above for the  upcoming Bus Hikes and Coach Trips this 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