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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I woke up this morning super motivated and decided I would attempt to do all three hiking trails in Killbear Provincial Park. Because it is during the off season it is free to walk around but parking is at the entrance and the rest of the park is fenced off from vehicles. This makes the …
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The Seguin trail used to be part of the old Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway which ran from Depot Harbour to Ottawa. There are tons of hiking trails that are still maintained that use the old route today. So it is no wonder that an old steam boiler was left behind just off the …
A goal of mine is to hike every hike in Algonquin Park. Centennial Ridges was next on my list. I would suggest doing this hike in the summer because in the winter the road is not plowed. The first kilometer is uphill to a ridge line facing west. Facing West. The trail follows this ridge …
Josee and I arrived early enough to beat the "fall rush". We started with the furthest trail from Parry Sound, the Beaver Pond. Beaver Pond Trail:Â The Beaver Pond Trail is located at km 45.2 in Algonquin Park. It is a fairly easy 1.9 kilometer trail. There are several board walks and wooden stair cases that …
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August 29th 2016 Vermont is a beautiful state. Just driving down the Lincoln gap road I knew this was going to be an awesome hike. The steepest part of the hike is from the parking to the top of Mt Abraham with almost 500 m of elevation gain in 3.7 km. The views from the …
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August 20th 2016 Friends of mine rented a cottage in Lac-Des-Plages for a week so I decided to take advantage of this and spend the night there. The next day, I went to hike Mont-Tremblant. I was unaware it was Ironman weekend so it was crazy busy. I parked at P3 which had a shuttle running every …
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