🍁 Bindertwine to Boyd – 26th Annual Fall Colours Hike

Celebrate 26 years of autumn tradition in the Humber Valley

📅 Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
🕘 Start Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Starting Point: Bindertwine Park, Kleinburg
📌 GPS Coordinates: 43.844, -79.624
🚶 Distance: Approx. 8 km
⏳ Duration: Approx. 3 hours
🥾 Difficulty: Easy to moderate
🏁 Finish: Boyd Conservation Park at approximately noon

Join us for the 26th annual HVHTA Fall Colours Hike, this year travelling south from Bindertwine Park in Kleinburg to Boyd Conservation Park in Woodbridge.

This popular autumn hike follows the beautiful Humber Valley through a changing landscape of forests, meadows and riverside trails. With the trees beginning their fall transformation, it’s a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the colours of the season while exploring one of the Humber Valley’s important natural corridors.

The hike begins at Bindertwine Park at 9:00 AM and is expected to reach Boyd Park at approximately noon.

🚶 Flexible Hike Options

You don’t necessarily have to hike the entire route.

Hikers wishing for a shorter outing may leave the hike at Rutherford Road, approximately 45–60 minutes before the finish.

Alternatively, hikers who would like to join us for just the final 45–60 minutes may meet the group at Rutherford Road and hike from there to Boyd Park.

📍 Rutherford Road meeting/exit point: 43.82, -79.59
🅿️ There is a parking lot at Rutherford Road, although it may be busy.

What to Bring:

✔️ Good walking shoes or hiking boots
✔️ Water and a snack
✔️ A camera or phone for fall photos
✔️ Layers appropriate for an October morning

🐕 Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a leash.

🚻 Washrooms: Washroom facilities are available at Bindertwine Park, but there are no washrooms along the route once we leave the park.

🍂 Fantastic fall colours have once again been ordered!

Hike Leader: Iain Craig   📧 craigers@rogers.com
Iain is a long-time HVHTA board member and knowledgeable hike leader with a deep passion for the natural and human history of the Humber watershed. His stories of the region’s early settlers, landscapes, and landmarks bring an added layer of richness to this hike.

📍 Finish: Boyd Conservation Park
Approximate GPS: 43.814037, -79.587665

Transportation and any additional hike-day details will be provided to registered participants.

🍂 Fantastic fall colours have been ordered!

📧 Directions and shuttle details (if applicable) will be sent to the email address used during registration

Register for this hike: