Helpful Links

Many of our members hike overseas with Comfortable Hiking Holidays, our website sponsor.  They provide guided hiking holidays in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.
www.letshike.com/

Members post photos of their hiking experiences in our Members Gallery.
www.picasaweb.google.com/prhchiking

The Pine Ridge Hiking Club is one of nine clubs who make up the Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association.
www.ganaraska-hiking-trail.ca/

You can obtain the Trail Guidebook and Membership Application Form from the Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association website.
www.ganaraska-hiking-trail.ca/membership.htm

Several of our members are also members of the Oak Ridges Trail Association.  Their website has a good newsletter and a variety of hiking articles.
www.oakridgestrail.org/

The Bruce Trail provided the inspiration for the Ganaraska Trail.  It is Canada's oldest and longest footpath and provides the only continuous public access to the Niagara Escarpment.
www.brucetrail.org/pages/trail/bruce-trail-clubs

The Ontario Trails Council promotes the creation, development, preservation, management and use of recreational trails.
www.ontariotrails.on.ca/

Canada Trails provides one of the largest directories of trail clubs on the web including information on the Trans-Canada Trail.
www.canadatrails.ca/hiking/

Northumberland Tourism provides information on the variety of distinctive shops, cultural attractions, and fabulous places to eat and sleep in the County.
www.northumberlandtourism.com/

Port Hope is nationally acclaimed for its designated heritage downtown.  You can shop for antiques, fish the Ganaraska, have a pleasant meal, hike or see a show.
www.porthopetourism.ca/

Cobourg is a good centre for exploring the county`s hiking and biking trails.  It has a fabulous beach, good restaurants and many charming accommodations.
www.cobourgtourism.ca/

Hike Ontario has a mandate to encourage the development of hiking trails in Ontario.  Its website provides a list of every hiking club in the province.
www.hikeontario.com/

The Grand Valley Trails Association website has an excellent webpage of Hiking Tips, dealing with safety, footwear and clothing, bugs, medical emergencies, GPS systems and the like.
www.gvta.on.ca/tips.html

Hiking Safety - Everything you need to know to stay safe on the trails
www.nearfieldcommunicationtags.com/hiking-safety.html