Walks Past
Sherwood Park Walk – Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 10:00 am (Fall Walk)
Start: 10:00 am
Leader: Donna Oke
Meet: Yonge and Lawrence (south east corner) TTC station
Route: To be added.
Lunch: Granite Brewery Pub
Read MoreRiverdale, Corktown, Distillery Walk – Monday, September 11, 2023 at 11:00 am (Fall Walk)
Start: 11:00 am
Leader: Rene Laukat
Meet: Chester Subway Station.
Route: TTC Chester Station through Riverdale, Corktown & Distillery to the Esplanade.
Lunch: Old Spaghetti Factory at 55 The Esplanade.
Read MorePeaceful Downtown Places Walk – Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 11:00 am (Fall Walk)
Start: 11:00 am
Leader: Simon Pearson
Meet: St. James Cathedral (Church and Adelaide: walking distance from the King TTC station)
Route: Starting at St. James Cathedral and ending up at Trinity Square behind the Eaton Centre.
Lunch: TBD
Read MoreRosedale Walk – Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 11:00 am
Start: 11:00 am
Leader: Donna Oke
Meet: Rosedale Subway Station.
Route: This is a circular walk. We will walk the winding streets to Chorley Park and back to Rosedale Station. Rosedale was initially named by Mary Botsford Jarvis referring to the varieties and abundance of Roses grown in the area in the 1820’s.
Lunch: Rebel House, 1068 Yonge Street
Read MoreGoodman Waterside Trail Walk from Ferry Docks to Ontario Place – Monday, August 14, 2023 at 11:00 am
Start: 11:00 am
Leader: Rene Laukat
Meet: Lower Bay St. & Queen’s Quay
Route: Goodman Waterfront Trail from Ferry Docks to Trillium Park (Ont. Place) via Love Park and X-Hotel
Lunch: Brazen Head Irish Pub, 165 East Liberty Street, Liberty Village
Read MoreQueen’s Park Circle Walk: Outside the Circle – Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 11:00 am
Start: 11:00 am
Leader: Simon Pearson
Meet: Museum Station
Most of us are fairly familiar with what lies within the Queen’s Park Circle, i.e., the Legislature and its grounds. However, just outside the circle there are many other places of interest, often less well known. This walk wends its way right around the outside of the circle without actually touching it. It includes several gardens, lots of sculptures, parts of the U of T, memorials to firemen and police, underground rivers and much more!
Lunch: The Duke of York pub (near St. George Station)
Read MoreHumber South Walk – Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:00 am
Start: 11:00 am
Leader: Josie Szczasiuk
Meet: Old Mill Subway; the route proceeds south along the west side of the Humber River, mainly along paved parkland (although there is a short stretch through a residential area), to the shore of Lake Ontario and continues west along the shoreline.
Lunch: Eden Trattoria on Marine Parade Drive (indoor/outdoor seating and views of the lake)
Read MoreIslington Murals Walk – Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 10:30 am
Start: 10:30 am
Leader: Donna Oke
Meet: Outside Islington Subway Station East side; Northeast corner Bloor and Islington
We will walk through Tom Riley Park in the Valley of Mimico Creek to Montgomery Inn where a BIA Volunteer will start our Islington Murals Tour at 11:00 am.
Lunch: St. James Gate Irish Pub, 5140 Dundas Street West
Read MoreGlen Steward Ravine and Beaches Walk – Monday, July 10, 2023 at 11:00 am
Start: 11:00 am
Leader: Rene Laukat
Meet: TTC Main Station
Lunch: The Stone Lion, 1958 Queen St. East
Read MoreRyerson (Toronto Metropolitan University) to Rosedale Walk: A Historical Wandering – Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 11:00 am
Start: 11:00 am
Leader: Simon Pearson
Meet: TMU (Ryerson) Campus outside Heaslip House, 297 Victoria Street just north of Dundas (Dundas Subway).
This walk is centred on the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood. We will start near Yonge-Dundas Square, and end at the Rosedale subway. You might expect such a walk to be mainly on Yonge and/or Church Streets, but almost all of it is indirect, on back and side streets, through quadrangles, parks, parkettes, and even a ravine, with many unexpected pleasures on the route.
Lunch: The Rebel House pub near the Rosedale Subway Station
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