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. You can watch all 25 days from the comfort of your favourite chair.
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 ... his "end to end" attempt was abandoned in Sept of 2018. Bruce returned to complete the trail in July 2019 with Bruce Trail veteran - Christ Abbott @chrisabbott527. All 890 kilometres were eventually completed within 11 months, with a break to recover during the winter of 2018/19 NOTE: Part 2 with filmed using a Canon G5X and some audio with a Rode Lav Mic. Part 1 was completely filmed with an iPhone 7.
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.
Day 13
Nottawasaga Bluff to Blue Mountain ... really day 1 of part 2... I previously had to leave the trail from injury on day 12. This second leg of the trail is 500 kilometres and this time Bruce is hiking with Chris!
Day 14
Blue Mountain to Eugenia ... Chris and Bruce have a big day, not because they planned too... but because they got LOST!
Day 15
Eugenia to Griesville Management Area ...
Day 16
Griesville Management Area to Bognor Marsh ...
Day 17
Bognor Marsh to Harrison Park ...
Day 18
Harrison Park to Grey Sauble ...
Day 19
Grey Sauble to Skinner's Bluff ...
Day 20
Skinner's Bluff to Purple Valley Ridge ...
Day 21
Purple Valley Ridge to Lion's Head ...
Day 22
Lion's Head to Reed's Dump ...
Day 23
Reed's Dump to Dyer's Bay ...
Day 24
Dyer's Bay to Bruce Peninsula National Park
Day 25
Bruce Peninsula National Park to Tobermory. Another beautiful day, and our last day on the trail. The Bruce Trail end to end is done... all 890 kms!
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. |
