Nottawasaga Bluffs is four hundred acres on the Niagara Escarpment where the geology has split the rock into deep crevasses running through hardwood and conifer. Autumn colour against white limestone cliffs, with volunteer guides from the Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club leading the walk. Ninety minutes from Toronto.
Pick your date below. The bus leaves from 34 Asquith Avenue, just north of Yonge and Bloor.
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We are running this one. The seats are not loaded into the booking system yet, so there is nothing to click. Leave your email and you will hear the moment it opens, which is usually before it goes anywhere else.
Cancel 14 or more days before you go and you get 90% back.
A Parkbus guide leads the group all day, so you do not need to know the trail.
A few hours on real trail with roots, rocks and some climbing, so wear proper shoes.
Nottawasaga Bluffs protects four hundred acres where the escarpment's geology has carved deep crevasses down through hardwood and coniferous forest. There are caves, open meadows and long views over the countryside.
There is human history here too. Early settlers worked this land, and the timber and limestone industries built the communities nearby at Singhampton and Glen Huron.
The guides are volunteers from the Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club. They lead hikes of varied lengths and difficulty and share what they know about the natural and cultural heritage of the place as they go.
White stone, dark conifer, and everything else on fire.
One conservation area, and a hike shaped to whoever turns up.
We pick you up
About 100 metres north of the Yonge and Bloor subway entrance, on the Yonge Street side. There may be more than one coach, so check you are in the right queue.
Guided hiking on the Bruce Trail with interpretation as you go: the limestone formations, the rare plants, and the pioneer history of the area. Lunch is trailside.
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.
Escarpment walking in autumn.
The Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club provide the guiding on this trip. They give their time, they know the escarpment, and they will tell you things about the rock and the settlers that you would walk straight past on your own.
This one runs for the autumn colour. Dates appear here when they open in the booking system.
Placeholder dates · the real ones come from our booking system
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 Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club run the walks. They know the natural and the human history of the place and they lead routes of different lengths.
Deep crevasses and caves cut through the rock, with white limestone cliffs above.
Hardwood turning red and gold, evergreens staying dark, and pale limestone behind both. It is a striking combination.
Nothing to sort out at the gate.
★★★★★ 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
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.
Ninety minutes from Toronto, and somebody else drives it.
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