What we’re about

Note: This group is based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. 🇨🇦
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TrailHike - Richmond Hill
The fact that you arrived here means that you are "Chasing Something". It could be improved health/home/career/lifestyle/relationship/etc but here at TrailHike you come to "Chase Adventure".

This is an INTERMEDIATE LEVEL hiking group that travels a combination of on/off trail situations, all the while maintaining a 5+ kms per hour pace for distances of 10kms or more. We tend to have large turnouts to our events; therefore, we do need all hikers to KEEP UP with the pack. Failure to do so causes undue aggravation for the HIKING LEADER, SWEEP AND ALL IN ATTENDANCE. Therefore, assess your abilities accordingly before you join.

Our objective is to hike within a close proximity to Richmond Hill. We do not see any reason to drive 1 hour away for a 2-hour hike so our NIGHT HIKES tend to be 20 min away and 2.5 hours in duration. We do however sometimes travel a little further for our DAY HIKES.

At TrailHike Richmond Hill:
• we only do 3 things: Hike, Go Hiking and Did I Mention Hiking. We have and will on certain occasions gather socially after the hike
• we frown on NO SHOWS, and expect members to change their RSVP in a timely manner to allow another hiker the opportunity to go
• when we schedule a destination and/or adventure hike, we will have a LEVEL OF COMMITMENT set by the hike leader that stipulates the preferred # of prior attended hikes to be considered for that particular event
• we reserve the right to remove members that do not meet our "ability requirements" set out above

• we have about 40 members trained as, of which 20+ are active, Certified Hike Leaders (CHL) sanctioned by Hike Ontario
• we have a number of members who have taken wilderness & remote first aid training
• we have a few hundred members that have completed TrailHike's Hike Like A Boss (HLB) 20k+ hikes

• we try to schedule 2-4 NIGHT HIKES (on weekdays) with the possibility of 2 separate DAY HIKES (on weekends) per month from April to December
• we have winter DAY and NIGHT hikes through the colder months
• we have large turnouts to our hikes so it is not fair to those ON TIME to have to wait; we respect a 5-min grace period then the hike starts, no exceptions
• hiking shoes/boots are required for all hikes, including some form of microspikes for winter hiking
• dogs (if permitted on a hike) are required to be on a leash
• we hike in the rain; the only thing that stops us is lightning

• visit our Facebook Page to get a sense of what the group is like

Lastly ...

TrailHike - Richmond Hill is a FREE Hiking group. I do this to be around other folks to share a common interest in Hiking, This is to inform you that the ORGANIZER along with EVENT HOSTS + SWEEPS and any folks that assist in our hikes volunteer their time and receive ZERO COMPENSATION for their efforts.

DONATE TO TRAILHIKE. We accept donations (suggested $25) eTransferred to Laurie Ann (Treasurer) at lauriec857@gmail.com
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All Destination Hikes involve TICO accredited Travel Agents, TICO mission is maintaining a fair, safe and informed marketplace as it relates to the Travel Industry Act, 2002
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The Travel Agent Next Door - TICO: 50021282
1003-55 York Street, TORONTO, ON M5J 1R7
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Toronto Fun Tours (affiliate of Sadaf Holidays Inc.) TICO #50020237
Address: 8185 Yonge Street, unit 211, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 2C6,
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You join TrailHike-Richmond Hill knowing full well that you are undertaking a risk inherent with adventure sports which can include serious injuries and even death. The organizers and other members of this group do not assume any responsibility or liability or provide any warranty for your safety. Ultimately, you are responsible for your own personal safety, well-being, and earthly possessions and will hold no one else liable for any kind of loss.

~ian