Nature Walk for Health - Marguerite Ormston Trailway

This Hike is Focused on the Goals of the PaRx Program

Spending Time in Nature boosts your immunoproteins and virus fighting cells.
Adults who take short day trips to the woods boost their levels of immunoproteins and natural killer cells for at least 7 days.

Hike Description 
(You must register online to join this walk).

This hike includes a section of trail along the Grand River which, when this hike was first offered March 18th, was flooded and not included in that hike.

Meet at the trailhead at 9:45 AM. Trailhead is the parking lot at the Marguerite Ormston Trailway

To get to the trailhead from Guelph, take the 401 west to Homer Watson Drive. (Google Maps indicates that taking highway 124, then 24 to the 401 is shorter than taking the Hanlon to the 401).  Head north on Homer Watson to Doon South. Turn right into the parking lot at Marguerite Ormston Trailway.

From the Marguerite Ormston Trailway we'll walk Grand Valley and Community Trails, to form a loop. There are a couple steep hills.  Nice views of the Grand River. This hike is described in self-guided hikes on this website.  

Hike length: 8 Km. Terrain difficulty: 2. Pace moderate. Walking Time: 2 hours.
Hike leader: Ron - ronaldcherry002@gmail.com

Note what Toronto hikers are paying for coming to Kitchener to this same trailhead. That hike is partly on road.

This hike is all on trail.  We live in paradise!

What to Bring
Bring water, snacks, hiking poles.

Carpool Option
Meet at the J.A. Pollock Trailway on Shirley Drive, directly across from BMW Grand River in Kitchener by 9:10 AM for a 9:15 AM carpool departure to the trailhead. Google map of carpool location.  Please email the leader if meeting at the carpool location.

Lunch post hike at Edelweiss Tavern on Homer Watson at Manitou Drive.