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 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. 

This hike is full. Waitlist is available

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Saturday September 12, 2026

Bus Hike: Terra Cotta (New Hikers & Families Welcome)

New Hikers (but all are welcome) are invited to join me on a 10 km Introductory Level Bus Hike on the Toronto Section of the Bruce Trail around Terra Cotta less than an hour from Tornto.  Expect some downhill/uphill  and tree roots but nothing too rocky or challenging. We’ll be following behind the hikers completing the club’s annual two day E2E hike. There will be the option of a short out and back hike on the Walking Fern Side Trail at the end. After the hike we’ll drive to Spirit Tree Estates Cidery that offers pizza and baked goods and a country store.

Registration opens Sunday August 30th at 8:00 PM

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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!

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Saturday October 17th, 2026

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

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Saturday October 24th, 2026

Coach trip: Limberlost Forest

Join us for a fun fall hike in beautiful Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve (https://limberlostforest.com/), a privately owned 10,000-acre reserve in the Township of Lake of Bays in the District Municipality of Muskoka.

We’ll split into two groups and explore various trails and lakes. Details to come.

Registration opens Saturday September 19th at 8;00 pm

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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