Start at Rattlesnake Point and walk the Bruce Trail over to Crawford Lake. A reconstructed Iroquoian village standing on its original site, a boardwalk around a rare meromictic lake, Carolinian forest, and clifftop lookouts over the Niagara Escarpment. A guide comes with the group and no hiking experience is needed.
Pick your date below. The bus leaves from 34 Asquith Avenue, just north of Yonge and Bloor.
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A Parkbus guide leads the group all day, so you do not need to know the trail.
A short, flat walk on even ground, at your own pace.
A yellow school bus, which is the most cost-effective way to run a short trip. It is what keeps the fare down and lets us run these days as often as we do.
Not included
Crawford Lake is meromictic: its layers of water never fully turn over, so everything that settles on the bottom stays in order, year by year. That is why the sediment here is studied, and why the boardwalk keeps you off the shore.
Beside it stands a reconstructed 15th century Iroquoian village, built on the site of the real one. Walking from the longhouses to the water is a short walk through several centuries.
Rattlesnake Point is the other half of the day: clifftop lookouts with the Niagara Escarpment running away below you, and in autumn the whole thing turns.
Rare lake, old village, big view.
You start at one, walk the Bruce Trail, and finish at the other.
We pick you up
Just north of Yonge and Bloor subway station. Come up the Asquith exit and look for the coach.
This route runs a yellow school bus, which keeps the fare down on a short ride.
Lookouts along the cliff edge with the escarpment stretching out beneath you. In autumn these are some of the best views in the province.
Good to know:
A boardwalk loops the lake, and the reconstructed Iroquoian village sits beside it on the site of the original. The forest around is Carolinian, which is a southern ecosystem that does not grow much further north than this.
Good to know:
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.
Comfortable shoes and a lunch. That is most of it.
This is the guided hike between Rattlesnake Point and Crawford Lake, usually run for the autumn colour. There is a separate trip on 21 June, the summer solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day, with programming led by Indigenous educators at the village. They are different days out to the same two places.
One Saturday, for the colour. The date and the fares below come straight from the booking system.
This season has sold out
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 lunch. We handle everything with wheels.
The Bruce Trail links Rattlesnake Point and Crawford Lake, so the hike is the way you get from one to the other.
The reconstructed 15th century Iroquoian longhouses stand where the village actually stood.
A guide leads it, the pace suits the group, and you can walk with them or at your own speed.
An hour back after a full day walking the escarpment.
★★★★★ 4.6/5.0 on Google
“I just recently went on my first guided tour with a friend of mine from work. And man, was it amazing! Speaking from someone who doesn’t drive. This is a must!!”Linda Ann · Facebook · Jun 2024
I have always had excellent experiences with Parkbus. I have been to many of their destinations, and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself. The ambassadors have been knowledgeable and friendly. The drivers drive safely, and with the passengers’ comfort in mind.Sharlene Haye · Google
Came with my friend in April, our guide Mike did a great job! Nice tour, small group, everything was great! Will go again!Natalia N. · Tripadvisor · Jul 2025
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