Planning
Bruce was inspired just 10 days before he took his first steps... with just over a week to plan, pack and sort out all the logistics he was determined.
The Bruce Trail is a challenging 890 km hiking trail from the Niagara River to the tip of Tobermory, Ontario. The trail follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment and is one of the thirteen UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves in Canada.
Bruce's "end to end" hike is called #BruceHikeBruce. The first third was done in Sept 2018, and the remainder was completed in July of 2019. Throughout the adventure, Bruce documented much of the trials, joys, and tribulations on video. Now you can watch the first 12 days from the comfort of your favorite chair, and the last 14 days will be shared soon ... STAY TUNED!
Niagara River - Creemore
Bruce left Queenston Heights Park at the edge of the Niagara River, and headed north. 390 kms later he finished the first leg of his "end to end" attempt of the Bruce Trail near Creemore. These are the 13 videos that were created documenting this journey.
DAY 1
Queenston Heights to Short Hills Provincial Park... a 42 kms day.
DAY 2
Shorthills Provincial Park to Mountainview Conservation Area... a 28 kms day.
DAY 3
Mountainview Conservation Area to Battlefield Park... a 30kms day.
DAY 4
Battlefield Park to the Dundas Conservation Area... a 33 kms day.
DAY 5
Dundas Conservation Area to City View Park, Watertown... a 25 kms day.
DAY 6
City View Park, Watertown to Yaremko-Ridley Park ... a 30 kms day.
DAY 7
Yaremko-Ridley Park to Speyside... a 34 kms day.
DAY 9
Forks of the Credit Park to Hockley Hollow... a 39 kms day.
DAY 8
Speyside to Forks of the Credit Park ... a 40 kms day.
DAY 10
Hockley Hollow to Mono Cliffs Provincial Park ... a 31 kms day.
DAY 11
Mono Cliffs Provincial Park to Kilgorie... a 28 kms day.
DAY 12
Kilgorie to Noisy River Provincial Park... a 29 km day.
Creemore - Tobermory
Bruce had to cut his thru-hike attempt short because of injury... so he completed his end to end the journey in July of 2019. NEWSFLASH: The second half was be completed with Bruce Trail veteran Chris Abbott @chrisabbott527 - stay tuned for the videos - COMING SOON!
Gear
Bruce's gear for the second half of the Bruce Trail
500 km in 6 min
We condensed the last 13 days and 500 km hiking the northern bits of the Bruce Trail into 6 mins.
Bruce Hikes BruceBruce Hikes Bruce is Bruce's personal adventure as he attempts an 890 km end to end trek of the historic Bruce Trail. Virtually join Bruce on this journey by watching his daily videos. The adventure is in 2 parts: Queenston Heights to Creemore in the fall of 2018 .... and from Creemore to Tobermory in July of 2019. |
