The Savanna
Strollers Pinery Walking Club is being sponsored by the
Grand Bend Community Foundation and 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 a different trail in
Pinery Provincial Park.
Participants will meet one of our
Volunteer Coordinators at the Lambton Heritage Museum side parking lot at 9:30
am (changes to 8:30 starting July 7th) and then car pool with others in the group to the walking trail. We will recruit a volunteer sweeper from the walkers. The coordinator will lead the walk and the sweeper will take the rear. We now have walkie talkies to allow for communication between the leader and sweeper.
Upon arrival at the trailhead the participants will be led in a short warmup and stretching routine before heading out. Fast walkers are welcome to do the trail 2 or 3 times to get their steps in.
|
Savanna Strollers Pinery Walking Club - Coordinator Schedule |
| Date |
Trail |
Volunteer Coordinator |
| Wed. June 2 |
Riverside (1.5 km - easy) |
Lori Szwarz |
| Wed. June 9 |
Cedar Trail & Beach (2.3 to 5 km - easy) |
Klaus Keunecke |
| Wed. June 16 |
Wilderness Trail & Beach (3 to 5 km - easy) |
Lindsey Ashworth Ducharme |
| Wed. June 23 |
Heritage Trail & Beach (3 to 5 km - easy) |
Cindy Maxfield |
| Wed. June 30 |
Hickory Trail (1km - easy)
Bittersweet Trail (1.5 km - moderate) |
Shirley Woodburn |
New time for the summer- starting in July - meet an hour earlier at 8:30 at the Museum parking lot |
Wed. July 7
|
Carolinian Trail (1.8 km - moderate) |
Reg Finkbeiner |
| Wed. July 14 |
Nipissing Trail (2 km - difficult) |
Klaus Keunecke |
| Wed. July 21 |
Pine Trail (0.8 km - easy)
Lookout Trail (1 km - difficult) |
Barry Linden
Lindsey Ashworth Ducharme |
| Wed. July 28 |
Riverside (1.5 km - easy) |
Lori Szwarz |
With financial support from the Grand Bend Community Foundation, 8 annual
passes for Pinery have been purchased for the group.
We are currently looking for volunteer coordinators for the walking club.
Coordinators will be responsible for signing the passes in and out at the FOPP
office on the day of the walk and distributing them to other walking
club participants as needed. They will also be responsible for picking up the walkie talkies.
If you are interested in attending or becoming a Volunteer Coordinator
please call us at 519-243-1521 or email fopp@oxford.net for more
information.