Gaetz Brook Greenway, June 8, 2025 @9:30am

Ride starts at: Gaetz Brook Junior High

In rural parts of Halifax, like the Eastern Shore, trails are an important off-road option to help folks get around by bike. Well maintained and well connected trails make it possible for kids to walk and bike to school in places where there aren’t sidewalks.

The SATA Trails Society (who maintain the Gaetz Brook Greenway) are an active and engaged group of people, who want to expand the role of active transportation in their community. If the Greenway gets connected to existing and planned infrastructure, there would be a continuous bike route all the way to/from downtown Halifax.

Please complete our waiver (once per person, per year)

What to expect on the ride

• We will meet at 9:30am and the ride will start at 10:00am
• Kids and their grown-ups will ride their bikes (or scooters) together, on multi-use pathways and city streets.
• Rides are planned, led and marshalled by community volunteers
• Snacks and drinks are provided at the end of the ride
• Meeting places and routes will be specified for each ride, including a map and turn-by-turn directions.
• We’ll have activities to help you meet and connect with new friends and familiar faces, and we’ll have prizes for the kids as well!
• If we need to cancel due to weather conditions, we will post a notice on this website by 7:30am on the day of the ride.
• Please help protect our community from COVID-19. Our rides and activities take place entirely outdoors, but we do ride as a group and share outdoor public space with many others. Masks are welcomed, but please stay home if you feel unwell.
• If you have any questions at all, please contact KidicalMassHfx@gmail.com

Ride Specific Info

• Our meeting point is the (now vacant) Gaetz Brook Junior High site
• There is plenty of parking on the school site.
• We’ll be riding on the Gaetz Brook Greenway toward the western trailhead.
• Our destination is the covered picnic tables, near the western trailhead.
• There is an accessible toilet along the route.
• See the map below for more details of the route
• We’ll have snacks and prizes at the destination.