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Trails of HRM walks
The Environment Committee of Canadian Association of Retired Persons, Nova Scotia Chapter and the Halifax North West Trails Association are partnering to promote walking and hiking on local trails within the Halifax Regional Municipality. Inspiration was the recent release of Michael Haynes’ book, Trails of Halifax Regional Municipality, which describes 30 trails, urban and rural, gentle and more challenging.As well as donating 25 copies of the book to our local Halifax Libraries, the project will encourage residents to join in a series of walks to explore a few of the 30 trails described in the book, and a few others that are also popular. Although funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors as part of a Positive Aging grant, this series of fairly gentle walks is open to anyone who feels they are ready to explore our HRM trails, along with others. Perhaps one of the results of the walks will be the formation of a local walking or more active hiking group - it’s all up to you, the trail users.
Our first walk is on Sunday, August 8 at 1pm on the suburban trail at Belchers Marsh Park. Meet at the corner of Parkland and Langbrae Drive. There’s lots of street parking close by. Michael missed this trail when revising his book!
On Tuesday, August 24 at 10 am, we will meet for a walk in Hemlock Ravine Park. Turn off the Bedford Highway opposite the Music Room and park in the parking lot on the left at the top of Kent Avenue.
If you cannot join us for the summer walks, plan to attend the Library events in September and pick up the schedule of future trail walks. Come to Keshen Goodman Library, Sunday, September 26 at 2:30pm for our official project launch event or on Tuesday, September 28 at 2pm at Woodlawn Library. A brief local walk will follow each celebration.
August 8 1pm Belchers Marsh Park
August 24 10 am Hemlock Ravine Park
September 26 2:30pm Keshen Goodman Library
September 28 2pm Woodlawn Public Library