The May 7 “Jamboree On The Trail” hike is scheduled for 9:30am at Blue Springs Scout Reserve in Acton, Ontario. We will be meeting at the Chickadee Pavilion, in the
Map to Blue Springs Scout Reserve
Directions to Blue Springs Scout Reserve:
- Take the 401 West past Mississauga and past Oakville until you get to Milton.
- Take regional Hwy #25 north from Milton for about 10 minutes until you get to side road # 25
- Turn left on side road #25.
- Follow side road #25 west for about 5 minutes until you reach 6th Line Nassagaweya.
- Turn right and drive for a couple of minutes. Blue Springs gate 3 will be on your left-hand side. The entire reserve is on both sides of the road, but we will be on the left-hand (western) half of the reserve, to your left.
- Turn left into Blue Springs West (Blue Heron). There will be a parking lot just inside and to the left. Chickadee pavilion will be ahead. Here is a map of Blue Springs West.
The trip should take roughly one hour, so you will want to be on the road by 8:30am. The hike itself will be from 10:00am to 3:00pm. There will be a short lunch break, so bring a bagged lunch. There will be an opportunity to do tinfoil cooking over hot coals, so you might want to practice your tinfoil lunch preparation skills. Here is a handy guide which gives you instructions on how to make a tinfoil cooked lunch:
Packing list:
- Lunch
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Bug repellent
- Footwear appropriate for hiking
- Drinking water
- A jacket
The latest forecasts say that there will be no rain tomorrow, although one can never be too sure.