Outdoor Rec Adventure Catalogue

UTSC OUTDOOR REC
Adventure Catalogue
Local Outdoor Activities

In this catalogue, you will find local,
fun and exciting outdoor activities
you can experience on you own.
Hiking at the Rouge
Hiking the Bluffs
Walk on the Beach
Walk by the Creek
Stand Up Paddle Boarding
Kayak, Canoe, SUP
Treetop Trekking & Ziplining
Please remember to follow proper
physical distancing guidelines!

Glen Rouge Campground entrance:
Address:
Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON, M1M 1R9
3620
hiking, fishing). Alternative hiking
(camping,
is Pearse House Area on Park Rd.
entrance
Location: Scarborough
from UTSC: By car (8 minutes) &
Distance
public transit (15 minutes)
by
By car & accessible by Durham
Transportation:
bus from UTSC to Port Union
Pulse
Fees/Costs: FREE park entrance
Contact Information: 416 - 898 – 3573
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/np-pn/cnpncnnp/rouge/index.aspx
to an amazing combination of natural,
Home
and agricultural features including
cultural
species of plants and animals, over
1,700
years of human history, and some of
10,000
rarest and best remaining wetlands,
the
and agricultural lands in the Greater
forests
Area. Once fully established, Rouge
Toronto
Urban Park will be 79.1 km² in size,
National
it one of the largest and best
making
urban parks of its kind in the world.
protected
TIP: Download "The Rouge" app for maps,
PRO
and trails
history
Hiking
at the
Rouge
close to
campus
Rouge National Urban Park
(Meadowvale & Park Rd, close to the zoo).

Address: Bluffers Park - base of Brimley Road
Location: Scarborough
from UTSC: By car (15 minutes) &
Distance
public transit (30 minutes)
by
By car & accessible by public
Transportation:
transit
Fees/Costs: Paid parking
great place to come to when you are
A
for a beautiful area along the
looking
of east Toronto. At Bluffers Park,
waterfront
is a beach, walking trails, BBQ area,
there
view of the impressive Bluffs and
restaurants,
to the trail systems. The Scarborough
access
stretch for about 14km along the Lake
Bluffs
shore, from the Eastern Beaches of
Ontario
in the west, to West Hill in the east.
Toronto
their highest at Cliffside, the bluffs rise
At
above the water. The bluffs have been
65m
primarily by erosion of the packed
formed
soil. There are various trail systems from
clay
top of the bluffs and waterside.
the
Hiking
the Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs Trail

PRO TIP
DOWNLOAD THE
APP
"ALLTRAILS"
MORE GUIDES AND
FOR
MAPS IN YOUR AREA

Features
Special
– good spot to watch the fall salmon
Wildlife
– geese, swans, ducks and various
Wildlife
birds
this local beach gem where the Rouge
Visit
meets Lake Ontario. Venture on bike or
River
through the Highland Creek Trail to Lake
foot
Continue along the lakeside trail
Ontario.
time to Rouge Beach
Approximate
UTSC:
from
- 1 hour 20 minutes
Walking
- 30 minutes
Biking
Walk on
the Beach
enjoying the natural beauty.
Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail
to Rouge Beach
run up the Highland Creek
Wildlife – white tailed deer along the trails
marsh in Toronto area at Rouge
Biggest
beach
8 KM
one way
Sandy Beach is a popular spot for visitors

Features
Special
Park has washroom facilities,
Morningside
pad, playground picnic tables
splash
bbq’s and
of Toronto and community volunteers
City
a skating rink in the winter at
build
– good spot to watch the fall
Wildlife
run up the Highland Creek
salmon
small dirt trails lead off the main trail
Many
of poison ivy)
(beware
to serenity by following the Highland
Escape
from UTSC H-wing patio stairs through
Creek
Park. The remote paved trail will
Morningside
you through lush valley landscape and
lead
walking time from UTSC:
Approximate
Morningside Park - 20 minutes
To
Walk by
the Creek
mature forest.
To the End of Trail - 45 minutes
Highland Creek Trail
through Morningside Park
Morningside Park
Wildlife – white tailed deer along the trails
9 KM
return
Wildlife – birds, frogs, squirrels, chipmunks

PRO TIP
RENT A BIKE THROUGH
SHARE TORONTO
BIKE
AT MORNINGSIDE
AVAILABLE
AND COLONEL
PARK
PARK
DANFORTH

Offered in Pickering at Frenchman's
Location:
and Rouge Beach
Bay
By car & accessible by public
Transportation:
transit
See website link for further
Packages/Costs:
details
Contact Information: 647 - 728 - 7901
the unique and serene experience of
Feel
on top of water on a Stand Up
gliding
SUP offers paddling socials, sunset
Makai
and lessons. They provide all the
experiences
Stand Up
Paddle
Boarding
Paddleboard.
necessary gear.
Makai Paddle Surf
www.makaipaddlesurf.com

Sunnyside Boardwalk, Toronto, ON
Address:
5A3 M6S
Location: Sunnyside Beach
from UTSC: By car (33 minutes) &
Distance
public transit (1 hour 46 minutes)
by
By car & accessible by public
Transportation:
transit
See website link for further
Packages/Costs:
details
Contact Information: 416 - 536 - 2067
for something fun to do this summer?
Looking
Adventures offers Kayaking,
Toronto
and Stand Up Paddling events
Canoeing
right here in Toronto.
located
offer introductory beginner lessons to
They
programs, and much more. They
certification
Kayak
Canoe
SUP
provide all the necessary gear.
Toronto Adventures
www.torontoadventures.ca

REMINDER
FOLLOW
DISTANCING
PHYSICAL
GUIDELINES

Barrie, Brampton, Ganaraska,
Locations:
and Stouffville
Hamilton,
See website link for further
Packages/Costs:
details
your family together and come climb,
Get
and zip through the forest canopy at
swing,
Treetop
Trekking
and
Ziplining
one of these zipline and aerial game parks!
Treetop Trekking
Contact Information:
www.treetoptrekking.com

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