The Savanna Strollers Pinery Walking Club is a partnership between the Friends of Pinery Park, Ontario Parks, the Grand Bend Community Health Center and the Lambton Heritage Museum.
Each week on Wednesday mornings the Savanna Strollers Pinery Walking Club walk / hike a different trail in Pinery Provincial Park. Participants will meet one of our Volunteer Coordinators at the Lambton Heritage Museum South side parking lot at 9:15 am, where the participants will be led in a short warm up and stretching routine before car pooling with others in the group to the walking trail-head. Fast walkers are welcome to do the trail 2 or 3 times to get their steps in. All Welcome!!
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Savanna Strollers Pinery Walking Club – Coordinator Schedule
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Meet punctually at Lambton Heritage Museum South side Parking Lot at 9:15 am |
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Trail
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Volunteer Coordinator |
| Apr 24 | Cedar Trail (2.3 to 5 km – easy) Hilly terrain, viewing platform at beach and river, stairs | Molly Russell |
| May 1 | Heritage Trail (2.3 to 5 km – easy) or Riverside Campground on the roads | Sybil Tinker |
| May 8 | Picnic area 9 for walk and feed the birds followed by Pot Luck | Lindsey Ashworth Ducharme |
| May 15 | Pine Trail & walk to Beach (1 to 4 km – easy) | Cathy Smith |
| May 22 | Sassafras Trail (1km) Viewing platform Stairs and or walk Bike Trail to River (1.5 km to 4km) | Nette Phalarz |
| May 29 | Carolinian Trail (1.8 km) Hilly terrain Stairs Pond | Larry Taylor |
| Jun 5 | Cedar Trail (2.3 to 4 km – easy) Hilly terrain, viewing platform at beach and river, stairs | Cathy Smith |
| Jun 12 | Pine Trail & walk to Beach (1 to 4 km – easy) | Sybil Tinker |
| Jun 19 | Wilderness Trail (3 km) Flat terrain Stairs to beach Viewing platform | Lindsey Ashworth Ducharme |
| Jun 26 | Riverside Trail (1 km) Flat terrain Wheelchair accessible Viewing Platforms |
Molly Russell |
| July 3 | Bittersweet Trail (1.5 km easy) and Hickory (1 km easy) | Nette Phalarz |
| July 10 | Nipissing Trail (2 km) Hilly terrain Viewing platform Stairs | Lindsey Ashworth Ducharme |
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Reminders to Volunteer Coordinators:
– Arrange for alternate if need be
– Meet punctually at Lambton Heritage Museum at 9:15AM (8:45AM July and August)
– Arrange car-pool to Pinery Provincial Park
– Do stretch exercises at Lambton Heritage Museum before we car pool over to trailhead
– Take along Safety Pack and accompany ‘Slowest Walkers’ – Encourage ‘Buddy system’
– Allow participants to walk/snow-shoe at own pace
– Update Attendance Log
We are currently looking for volunteer coordinators for the walking club. Coordinators will be responsible for the passes on the day of the walk and distributing them to other walking club participants as needed and other responsibilities as outlined under “Reminders to Volunteer Coordinators”.
If you are interested in attending or becoming a Volunteer Coordinator please call us at 519-243-1713 or email Lindsey for more information. lindseyashworthducharme@gmail.com