October 14, 2023

Overnight Backcountry Camping Trip

Difficulty Rating:
Camping
⭐⭐️⭐️️
Beauty Rating:
⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️️
Solitude Rating:
⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️️
Adventure Category:
Adventure Start:
Oct 14, 2023 7:00 AM
Estimated End:
Oct 15, 2023 7:00 PM

Adventure Description

We're taking an overnight trip to a secret location 2.5 hours North of Toronto for a backcountry camping trip. We'll hike in to the wilderness with all the gear we need to support ourselves on our backs. Along the way, we'll have to balance as we cross huge beaver dams, carefully descend over rock faces and tramp over granite to end up at a beautiful lake where we'll make camp. The hike in is just 5km but likely to take about 3 hours due to challenging terrain.

Once there, we'll set up camp on a semi developed campsite - there'll be a thunderbox and firepit but not much else. This is an incredible opportunity to get away for a night and feel like you've truly escaped civilisation over the weekend at a very low cost.

The trip cost includes all food - you'll have a cooked dinner on the first night, breakfast and lunch for the following day. You can bring your own tents and hammocks for this trip, please complete the gear sign up sheet if there's anything that you need to borrow from Wilderness Union.

We're taking an overnight trip to a secret location 2.5 hours North of Toronto for a backcountry camping trip. We'll hike in to the wilderness with all the gear we need to support ourselves on our backs. Along the way, we'll have to balance as we cross huge beaver dams, carefully descend over rock faces and tramp over granite to end up at a beautiful lake where we'll make camp. The hike in is just 5km but likely to take about 3 hours due to challenging terrain.

Once there, we'll set up camp on a semi developed campsite - there'll be a thunderbox and firepit but not much else. This is an incredible opportunity to get away for a night and feel like you've truly escaped civilisation over the weekend at a very low cost.

The trip cost includes all food - you'll have a cooked dinner on the first night, breakfast and lunch for the following day. You can bring your own tents and hammocks for this trip, please complete the gear sign up sheet if there's anything that you need to borrow from Wilderness Union.

Trip Cost:

Friends - $165+HST (Add $50 for transport)

Explorers - $95+HST (Add $50 for transport)

Pathfinders - $95+HST

This trip will open for registration shortly!

Itinerary

Saturday 14th October

07:00 - Shuttle leaves from PetroCanada at Keele

09:15 - Hike in to campsite

13:00 - Set up camp. Swim, relax, stargaze

Sunday 15th October

13:00 - Leave campsite after lunch

16:00 - Begin drive back to Toronto

19:00 - Anticipated arrival back in Toronto

Rental Gear available

Adventure Cost

Event Cost:
$165+HST (Add $50 for transport)
Transport Cost:
$95+HST (Add $50 for transport)

Cancellation Policy

$50 non-refundable deposit charged on registration.
If you cancel and wish to rejoin, please confirm with us on Discord to ensure that the updated registration has been received.

Members Attending

Kim
Laurene
Smit
Zeeshan
Krishna
Holly
Savan
Emily
Deirdre
Britania
Chrissy
Adam
Kelsey
Ahmed
Sarah
Sophie
Khaf
Michael
Dhiraj
Joel

Members on Waitlist

Beth
Beth
Jordan
Kiomars (Kay)
Sneha

Adventure Cancellations

Deirdre
Ahmed
Sophie
Dhiraj

Sign-Up Deadline

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Please note that anyone registered prior to August 31st will need to re-register!

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