Hardy Lake Provincial Park is considered a non-operating park. There is no camping here, no visitor centre, but there is parking that is maintained in the winter. There are three trails here maintained by Muskoka Trails Council. We finally got a good dumping of snow! So in good fashion I suited up for a snowshoe …
This is my first adventure of 2018. So far this winter the weather had been terrible for snowshoeing. There hasn't been a lot of snow and it has been really cold. This has made really icy conditions. I brought my snowshoes but after walking for just a hundred meters I decided to leave them in …
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Josee and I's friend Emma came up for the weekend. We had promised her a snowshoe trip. It was a beautiful sunny day not a cloud in the sky. The trail itself wasn't so much as a trail than a path along the shoreline. We could have walked along the ice judging by the recent …
The Cliff from Boy Lake This was a super short little hike I did over on Boy lake. Parking is located at 45.433176, -79.998894 just off of Butter Cup road. This is a public boat launch and parking is permitted. The caves are located at 45.430876, -79.994106. You can see them from the parking lot. …
This is not a public access trail. The easiest way to reach Old Baldy using crown land would be to park on Farley's road and follow the snowmobile trail which would be a 10 km round trip. If you bushwack and cross Grassy Bay you could do this trip in 7.5 km. I had measured …
Rotary & the Algonquin Regiment Fitness Trail:Â The Fitness Trail is a flat 3.2 km trail that starts at the new salt docks and ends at Champagne St. The Fitness trail runs through the town of Parry Sound. It is very popular for all ages for all activities. In the winter you can cross country ski, …
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January 14th 2017, Peck Lake Trail:Â To start the day off we chose the Peck Lake Trail. This 2.1 km loop trail offers great views of Peck Lake. It is 500 meters shorter in the summer because you can park right at the trail head. The trail is fairly flat with only 54 m of elevation …
December 27th, 2016 I was down for the Christmas break so I decided to go for a snowshoe with my mom. We parked at P15 and hiked all the way to Healey Shelter. For the most part its a flat trail with a few elevation changes. There is a tricky steep hill near the start …
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