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 |
| Jan 30 | Sassafras Trail (1km) Viewing platform Stairs and or Bike Trail to River (1.5 km) | Molly Russell |
| Feb 6 | Heritage Trail (2.3 to 5 km – easy) or Riverside Campground on the roads | Sybil Tinker |
| Feb 13 | Cedar Trail (2.3 to 5 km – easy) Hilly terrain, viewing platform at beach and river, stairs | Nette Phalarz |
| Feb 20 | Riverside Campground on the roads | Cathy Smith |
| Feb 27 | Picnic area 9 for walk and feed the birds | Tino Breuer |
| Mar 6 | Riverside Campground on the roads | Larry Taylor |
| Mar 13 | Cedar Trail (2.3 to 5 km – easy) Hilly terrain, viewing platform at beach and river, stairs | Cathy Smith |
| Mar 20 | Pine Trail & Beach Walk (1 to 4 km – easy) | Sybil Tinker |
| Mar 27 | Riverside Campground on the roads | Molly Russell |
| Apr 3 | Riverside Trail (1 km easy) | Lindsey Ashworth Ducharme |
| Apr 10 | Bittersweet Trail (1.5 km easy) and Hickory (1 km easy) | Tino Breuer |
| Apr 17 | 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