For one Saturday, the Guitar Trail Music Festival turns Blue Mountain into a walking concert. Twenty-plus artists are stationed up the mountainside, a trio plays at the summit, and the Canadian Roots Collective is waiting when you come back down. We run the coach from Toronto. No 400 traffic, no parking.
Pick your seat below. The bus leaves from 34 Asquith Avenue, just north of Yonge and Bloor. Your ticket covers the round trip and a single-access mountain ticket.
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Choose your own adventure: we drop you off, and the bus picks you up in the same spot.
A short, flat walk on even ground, at your own pace.
The Guitar Trail Music Festival is exactly what it sounds like. Acoustic musicians are stationed along a 1.3 km hike up the mountainside, so the climb comes with its own soundtrack, changing every few switchbacks.
At the top is the Summitview Trio Session: three musicians, panoramic views, songs and stories and a few collaborations that only happen once.
Come back down and the Canadian Roots Collective is waiting, hosted by Conor Gains. It is a world-class house band of musicians who have played with Les Paul, Bahamas, Blue Rodeo, David Wilcox, Matthew Good, Daniel Lanois and The Glorious Sons, alongside guest artists Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers, Skye Wallace and Sam Polley.
Your ticket also carries one single-access mountain pass. Pick from the Ball Run, Canopy, Cocoon, Cascade, Coaster, Ziplines, Lumber Lanes, Timber, Skywalk, Mill Pond, Plunge, the Biking Trails or the Gondola.
One Saturday, twenty-plus artists, and a mountain to walk up.
One stop, at the base of the mountain, right where the festival starts.
We pick you up
Just north of Yonge and Bloor subway station. Come up the Asquith exit and look for the coach. Please arrive 15 minutes early, because the bus leaves on time.
Blue Mountain Village sits at the foot of the escarpment, with shops, restaurants and the lifts. Three of the festival's five stages are here on flat ground, and the Guitar Trail runs up the mountainside from it.
Good to know:
Facilities: Food and drink in the village and at the Summitview Pavilion, Washrooms throughout the village
Note: Three of the five stages are in the village on flat ground. The Village Way trail sets and the summit involve some walking and elevation, and they are optional.
We drop you back
The bus returns to the same place it left from, so you go home the way you came.
This is our estimated return time, not a guarantee. Traffic can change it and some trips do run late, so please leave yourself some room afterwards rather than booking something tight against it.
An afternoon on your feet on an escarpment that makes its own weather.
9:00 AM, the Toronto pickup. Find a seat and settle in. It is about two hours up.
Around 12:00 PM you arrive at Blue Mountain Village, right as the Guitar Trail Experience begins, and the climb starts.
2:00 PM and 4:00 PM, the Canadian Roots Collective plays: full-band performances, big collaborations and reimagined songs made for the Guitar Trail.
4:30 PM the music winds down. Take a beat at the top, then walk back down or cash in your single-access ticket for the Gondola.
One RFID tap, good for one activity, once. The unlimited all-day play pass is a separate thing and it is not included. You can buy one on site if you want it.
Your pick from the mountain's lineup: Ball Run, Canopy, Cocoon, Cascade, Coaster, Ziplines, Lumber Lanes, Timber, Skywalk, Mill Pond, Plunge, the Biking Trails or the Gondola.
The festival runs whatever the weather, and so do we. Pack a light rain layer and you will be fine. Some of the best trail sets happen under a bit of cloud.
The escarpment does its own weather, so bring layers even if the forecast downtown looks settled.
You cannot bring alcohol on any Parkbus trip. There is bar service in the village and at the Summitview Pavilion.
One Saturday only. The Guitar Trail Music Festival runs for a single day and we run one coach to it.
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We're Canada's outdoor bus service. Since 2010 we've taken more than 300,000 people to parks and trails without a car. You bring a jacket. We handle everything else.
Acoustic musicians are posted along the Guitar Trail, so the climb comes with a live soundtrack and a new set drifting in every few switchbacks.
One RFID tap, good for one activity of your choice. The Gondola, the Coaster, the Ziplines, or save it for the easy glide back down.
Three of the five stages are in the village on flat ground. The trail sets and the summit are optional, so you build the day you want.
Two hours up, two hours back, and no hunt for a parking space at a festival. Read, sleep, or plan which stage to hit first.
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Factor in the cost of gas, parking and renting a car, it's a lot cheaper than taking a personal vehicle.Toronto Star
Parkbus is a great option for nature lovers, whether it's a day trip or overnight camping getaway.The Globe and Mail
Cancel more than 14 days before departure and you get a 90% refund, with 10% withheld for payment processing. Inside 14 days refunds are not available, except for a medical emergency in the 48 hours before departure, which needs a signed doctor’s note within 14 days of the missed trip and returns 50%. Tickets are transferable: you can change the passenger name up to 48 hours before departure.
If Parkbus cancels a trip, you get a full refund. We decide no later than 48 hours before departure and only on confirmed conditions: the park closed or the park authority asking us to stand down, an evacuation order or alert, an area restriction order, the highway closed, or the trip judged unsafe to run. A forecast is not one of those things, and trips run rain or shine.
Bring layers, comfortable shoes and a card for lunch. We handle the drive and the parking.
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