Sunday, November 18th: cross country ski

If you want to come see what the ski conditions are like, meet at the Beagle Club parking lot this afternoon for our first NHCC ski of the season. The earliest yet!

Start Time: 1:00
Meeting Location: Beagle Club parking lot
Ski Coordinator: Maria Siemiaszko

Thursday Night Hike: November 15th

We will meet in the parking lot at the Port Hope Town Hall at 6:00 and then do a semi-urban hike of 5 to 8 kms. Last week we found the “Record Collection”, had lots of laughs and ended up at Nookie’s Soul Kitchen after the hike. These hikes are free to non-members. We just need a signed off-season waiver!

Date: Thursday, November 15th
Start Time: 6:00
Meeting Location: Port Hope Town Hall parking lot
Hike Leader: Jim Berg

To let us know you are coming, please leave a comment.

Sunday, November 11th: Afternoon Hike

Rick and Maaike have offered to lead a hike on Sunday. It will follow the Oak Ridges trail with a return loop along Dunbar Road. We will begin and end at the Morris Road parking lot on Hwy 45. The hike will be about 8 or 9 kms and take between 2 and 2.5 hours. It has some challenging climbs.

Start Time: 1:00
Meeting Location: Morris Road parking lot (on the right side of 45 just before Beagle Club Road)
Hike Leaders: Maaike Berg and Rick Nonnekes

Thursday Night Hike, November 8th

We will meet in the parking lot at the Port Hope Town Hall at 6:00 and then do a semi-urban hike of 5 to 8 kms. Afterwards, we can go to a nearby establishment for a hot or cold beverage. These hikes are free to non-members. We just need a signed off-season waiver (see right of NHCC homepage)

Start Time: 6:00
Meeting Location: Port Hope Town Hall parking lot
Hike Leader: Jim Berg

To let us know you are coming, please leave a comment.

Two-week FREE Y Trial for NHCC Members

Here you go folks, this is where you make that commitment to maintaining all that cycling fitness you just gained over the summer. The Y is offering NHCC members a FREE 2-week Trial Membership for active NHCC 2018 Members rom Monday November 5th to Monday November 9th (inclusive). Just take in this email notification on your phone or print it out, and they’ll get you going! They offer yoga classes, cyclefit, lots of weight machines to make your muscles scream. A great big thank-you to the Cobourg YMCA for this!

Weekend Hikes: Saturday, November 3rd and Sunday, November 4th

It looks as though it’ll dry up for the weekend so let’s head out to Northumberland Forest for a hike each day. We’ll meet in the parking lot at Beagle Club as there is plenty of parking, but will be hiking on the trails across the road. Both days we’ll be out approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Bring hydration and a snack. To keep it simple, meeting location and start time is the same for both days.

Dates: Saturday, November 3rd and Sunday, November 4th
Start Time: 1:00
Meeting Location: Beagle Club parking lot
Hike Leader: Maria Siemiaszko

Tuesday, November 6th Morning Hike

After a great first hike, we’ll keep it going with another one this week! Bruce says “we will head East, working our way along the lake shore to Coverdale. From there we will turn north and head back to our starting point along the Kerr Street trails.”

Start Time: 9:30
Meeting Location: parking lot behind Craft Food House
Distance: between 6 and 7km
Hike Leader: Bruce Bellaire

Tuesday Morning Hike, Oct. 20th

The Tuesday morning hikes begin this week with Roy taking the group on a 7km walk which will take in the residential areas north of The Mill. There are some inclines. Coffee afterwards at Craft Food House. Please comment below so that Roy can expect the pleasure of your company

Time: 9:30
Meeting Location: parking lot at The Mill
Hike Leader: Roy Martin

Thursday Night Hikes start Thursday November 1st!

The off-season evening hikes have been popular in past years! We meet at 6:00 then do a semi-urban hike where we’ll enjoy a lot of friendly laughs and stretch out those legs. We usually cover about 5-8 kms then afterward we sometimes pop into a local establishment for hot chocolate (or other such things). Bring a headlamp if you have one, or a small flashlight. You just never know where we’ll go!

Time: 6:00
Start Location: Port Hope Town Hall parking lot
Hike Leader: Jim Berg

To let us know you are coming, please leave a comment.

Sunday, October 14th: Forest Hike from Beagle Club

Heather will lead our first fall hike this Sunday. The distance will depend on who decides to join but it will most likely be the Green B loop which is 10km.
The parking lot is accessible from Hwy 45 via Beagle Club Road.
All are welcome! Please RSVP if you plan to hike so that we know you are coming. Bring water and snacks.
Hopefully the weather gods will favour us and we will be able to enjoy the glorious colours!

Start Time: 1:30
Meeting Location: parking lot at Beagle Club parking lot
Hike Leader: Heather Read
Please note that non members will need to bring a signed waiver form but do not need to pay for off season activities.