Brutal Hikes In Southern Ontario

[+Couparangus]

Howdy all. I'm in training for a brutal cache assault in the UK in the summer and thought I'd better do some training. I'm looking for recommendations for tough, hilly caches in the area (other than my own!)

 

Is there a way to search based on terrain difficulty?

 

Cheers!

Coupar Angus

[+Keith Watson]

There is a few in Short Hills.

 

Deer Bait - GC2B4

GHMCMC Stage 1: Long Hills if you ask me! - GCG426

You Are Logged In - GC5528

Battle of Short Hills, the Waterfall that wasn't - GCGQ3H

[Taxman003]

I'm not sure of specific caches, but stick to the Niagara Escarpment area and you should be into some good climbs. Remember, the Escarpment goes from Niagara, through Hamilton, up to Milton and northward to Tobermory.

 

I'm sure you'll find some great climbs, particulary if you stay off the beaten paths and go cross country.

 

Best of luck to you.

 

Mike

[+Amazon Annie]

Hi C-A,

You can run a Pocket Query and ask for terrains greater than .... whatever.

 

I ran one and here is the result:

Brutal Hikes

 

I asked for terrain of 3.5 or greater (okay, so that's a walk in the park for you).

 

I'd suggest AB's Bruce Almighty Series (great variety - short hikes, long hikes, hills etc) and Res's Poker Run. (Just because).

 

Annie

[+murfster]

OR.. join a gym and use a stair climber where you can build endurance with out hurting your self, or freezing!

 

Murfster

[+Puddlemaster]

You could try bushwacker.Its a 30 km round trip hike near Algonquin Park

[+Swifteroo]

Hey C-A,

 

I would recommend:

 

No Easy Way Up

 

or quite honestly, anything in this park. Excellent ups and downs, and a KILLER exit when you are done in the "Bowl".

[+Amazon Annie]

I have to agree with Swifteroo on that one - do "Stamina - There Is No Easy Way Up" If you do the cache with Nozzletime, add +2 to the terrain.

[+The Blue Quasar]

I haven't done it yet (but I can't wait to) but I hear Algonquin Bound's series "Bruce Almighty" is a good hike.

 

Get someone to drop your car at one end and then drop you at the other.

 

Or you could do Flick's entire Zodiac Series in one day. You could really get your fill of cache finds doing that one, not only do you get his 13 but you pass several more.

 

I'd be happy to make up a Niagara - Bruce Trail list for you.

 

The Blue Quasar

 

Edit - When I say One Day... that might be overdoing it, let's say two full days including searching.

Edited February 13, 2005 by The Blue Quasar

[+res2100]

My Silver Peak cache in Killarney PP is a good challenge...either take the 20km trail to the cache or canoe to the closest point and it's still a 2 hour hike from there, with the last 1-1.5km of trail being fairly steep...I know it tired me out, but it was worth it to get to the top, which is the 3rd highest peak in Ontario and has awesome views.

Edited February 13, 2005 by res2100

[+Couparangus]

Excellent input - thank you very much indeed! C-A

[+ASAP]

Hi

 

A great place for a workout is on the Bruce thru Hockley in this area.

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...e7-84d3a5f9fe51

 

The people must have used the valley and the escapment for punishment on the trail.

 

Last time I was hiking thru there I had stopped for a rest and some show-off trotted by without losing a breath.

[+Couparangus]

I took a crack at Stamina this weekend. Didn't find the final but it was just the kind of workout I was looking for. I'll go back again and finish it off after I get confirmation that the clue is in place. Thanks for the suggestion. I have a pretty good idea where the final is but won't cheat.

 

Cheers!

Coupar-Angus