Hiking in Ontario by Arial, Tracey -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Introduction

Chapter Overview How to Use This Guide

Practical Information

Equipment

What to Wear Day Trip Necessities Other Handy Items Overnight Necessities

Potential Health Risks on the Trail

Heat Exhaustion and Stroke Hypothermia Poison Ivy Poison Oak Poison Sumac Lyme Disease Bee, Wasp and Hornet Stings Snake Bites Rabies Black Bear Attack West Nile Virus

Trail Ethics

Avoid Wildlife Don’t Touch Plants Follow Trail Markers Take Out What You Bring In Hunting Seasons

Ontario Overview

Geography

Size Climatic Zones Topography Major Glacial Landforms

The Niagara Escarpment The Oak Ridges Moraine The Sleeping Giant

Other Major Landforms

The Sudbury Basin Ouimet Canyon Agawa Canyon

Lakes Rivers

Heritage Rivers

Waterfalls Wetlands Canals

Flora

Bioregions Rare Trees Rare Plants

Fauna

Mammals Birds Butterflies Reptiles and Amphibians

Public Lands

National Parks Provincial Parks Conservation Areas Botanical Gardens and Arboretums Ontario Nature

Cultural History and Architecture

Aboriginal Communities (prior to 1639) European Explorers (1611 to 1615) Christian Missions (1615 to 1649) Fur-Trading Posts (1671 to 1763) Military Forts (1673 to 1774) American Revolution Settlers (1775-1784) Simcoe and Talbot Settlements of the Georgian Period (1791 to 1812) The War of 1812 Pioneer Wheat Settlements of the Victorian Era (1814 to 1850) Oil and Railroads (1855 to 1885) Logging (1886 to 1902) Main Streets and Mines (1903 to 1913) World War I (1914 to 1918) Depression Era (1920s and 1930s) World War II (1939 to 1945) Post-War Era (1946 to 1970) Today (1970 to 2010)

Multi-Regional Trails

National Trail Trans Canada Trail Bruce Trail

Niagara Section Iroquoia Section Toronto Section Caledon Hills Section Dufferin Hi-Land Section Blue Mountains Section Beaver Valley Section Sydenham Section Peninsula Section

Ganaraska Trail

Pine Ridge Section Kawartha Section Wilderness Section Orillia Section Barrie Section Mad River Section Wasaga Beach Section Oro Medonte Section Midland Section

Grand Valley Trail

Towpath Section Carolinian Crest Section Black Walnut Section Pinnacle Section

Oak Ridges Trail

Caledon Section King Section Aurora Section Whitchurch-Stouffville Section

Uxbridge Section

Scugog West Section Clarington Section Hope-Hamilton Section Northumberland Section

Voyageur Trail Waterfront Trail

Ajax Alnwick-Haldimand Augusta Belleville Brighton Brockville Burlington Clarington Cobourg Cornwall Cramahe/Colborne Deseronto Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Gananoque Greater Napanee Grimsby Hamilton Kingston Leeds and the Thousand Islands Lincoln Loyalist Mississauga Niagara-on-the-Lake Oakville Oshawa Pickering Port Hope Prescott Prince Edward County Quinte West St. Catharines South Dundas South Glengarry South Stormont Toronto Tyendinaga Township and Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Tyendinaga Territory Whitby

Southern Ontario

Avon Trail

Section One: St. Marys and Wildwood Conservation Area Section Two: Flannigan Corners to Mennonite Corner Section Three: Stratford Side Trail Section Four: Mennonite Corner to Farmers Market Section Five: Farmers Market to Conestogo

Backus Heritage Conservation Area

Heritage Village Tour Flood Plain Trail Sugar Bush Trail Sassafras Trail Wetlands Trail

Bruce Peninsula National Park

Georgian Bay Trail Marr Lake Trail Singing Sands Trail Cyprus Lake Trail Half Way Log Dump Trail Horse Lake Trail, Cyprus Lake Bruce Trail

Elgin Trail Fanshawe Conservation Area

Fanshawe Lake Trail Yellow Trail Green Trail Red Trail Blue Trail

Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway, Brantford

Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway, Trans Canada Trail Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway, South of the Grand River The Grand River Ramble, Lions Park The Old Field Path, Lions Park Pond Loop, Lions Park

Long Point World Biosphere Reserve

Long Point Provincial Park Beach South Beach, Canadian Wildlife Service

Luther Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Shoreline Trail Bootlegger Trail Mallard Pond Trail

Lynn Valley Trail Maitland Trail McKeough Conservation Area and Floodway Pinery Provincial Park

Pine Trail Riverside Trail Lookout Trail Hickory Trail Bittersweet Trail Carolinian Trail Nipissing Trail Cedar Trail Heritage Trail Wilderness Trail

Point Pelee National Park

Tip Trail Chinquapin OakTrail Tilden’s Woods and Shuster Trail Marsh Boardwalk DeLaurier Trail Woodland Nature Trail Centennial Trail

Rondeau Provincial Park

Black Oak Trail Spice Bush Trail Tulip Tree Trail Harrison Trail Marsh Trail South Point Trail

Thames Valley Trail

Sharon Creek Komoka Provincial Park Warbler Woods to Kilally Meadows Fanshawe Park Thorndale to St. Marys

Greater Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula

Albion Hills Conservation Area

Green Yellow Red Turtle Squirrel Rabbit

Ball’s Falls Conservation Area

Cataract Trail Twenty Mile Creek Valley Trail Bruce Trail Side Trail

Cootes Paradise, Royal Botanical Gardens

Captain Cootes, Marshwalk, Macdonell, Pinetum Trails, North Shore Hopkins Trail, North Shore Arnotts Walk and Chegwin Trails, South Shore Ravine Road and Calebs Walk, South Shore Ginger Valley Trail, South Shore Sassafras Point Trail, South Shore

Crawford Lake Conservation Area and Iroquoian Village

Crawford Lake Trail Woodland Trail Pine Ridge Trail Escarpment Trail Nassagaweya Trail Snowshoe Trail Bruce Trail

Darlington Provincial Park

Burk Trail McLaughlin Bay Trail Robinson Creek Trail Waterfront Trail

Dufferin Islands, Niagara Falls Dundas Valley and Tiffany Falls Conservation Areas

South of the Visitor Centre

Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail Main Loop Orchard Side Trail Sulphur Creek Side Trail Carolinian Woodlands Side Trail Heritage Trail Tiffany Falls Side Trail Monarch Trail Headwaters Trail Homestead Side Trail Reforestation Side Trail G. Donald Side Trail Clear View Side Trail Lookout Side Trail Hilltop Side Trail

North of the Visitor Centre

Spring Creek Trail Exercise Side Trail John White Side Trail Sawmill Side Trail

Durham Regional Forest Ganaraska Forest Glen Haffy Conservation Area

Red Trail Green Trail Blue Trail

Humber Valley Trail McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve and Second Marsh Wildlife Area

The McLaughlin Bay Second Marsh Shoreline Trail McLaughlin Bay Loop Dogwood Trail

Mountsberg Conservation Area

Wildlife Walkway Nature Trivia Trail Sugar Bush Trail Lakeshore Lookout Trail Pioneer Creek Trail

Niagara Glen

Cliffside Path Eddy Path Woodland Path Terrace Path Trillium Path Cobblestone Path River Path

Niagara River Recreation Trail Rouge Trail St. Catharines Trail System

Port Dalhousie Harbour Walkway Waterfront Trail Merritt Trail Green Ribbon Trail Participark Trail Welland Canals Parkway Trail

Seaton Hiking Trail

Central Ontario

Algonquin Provincial Park

Mini-Trails less than 3km (1.9mi) long

Beaver Pond Hardwood Lookout Peck Lake Trail Spruce Bog Trail Whiskey Rapids Trail Barron Canyon Brent Crater Lookout Trail Two Rivers Trail

Trails from 3km (1.9mi) to 10km (6.2mi) long

Bat Lake Trail Berm Lake Trail Booth’s Rock Trail Hemlock Bluff

Full-Day Trails, from 10km (6.2mi) to 16km (10mi)

Mizzy Lake Centennial Ridges Eastern Pines Backpacking Trail Track and Tower

Overnight Trails

Bruton Farm Trail Highland Backpacking Trail Scorch Lake Lookout Trail Western Uplands Backpacking Trail

Arrowhead Provincial Park

Stubbs Falls Trail Beaver Meadow Trail Homesteader and Mayflower Lake Trails

Awenda Provincial Park

Beaver Pond Trail Brûlé Trail Nipissing Trail Dunes Trail Beach Trail Bluff Trail Wendat Trail

Ferris Provincial Park

Gorge Trail Drumlin Trail Ranney Falls Trail Milkweed Trail

Georgian Bay Islands National Park

Brebeuf Lighthouse Trail Northern Loop Southern Loop Treasure Trail

Georgian Trail Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Ltd.

Canopy Trail Wolf Centre Trail Extension Wolf Centre Trail Wild Woods Walk

Lake Simcoe Trail Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

Carriage Trail Spillway Trail South Outlier Trail Bruce Trail Cliff Top Trail McCarston’s Lake Trail Lookout Trail

Nokiidaa Trail along the Holland River Old Nipissing Colonization Road Petroglyphs Provincial Park

McGinnis Lake Trail Petroglyphs Trail Nanabush Trail High Falls Trail Marsh Trail West Day Use Trail

Seguin Trail Springwater Provincial Park

Animal Display Path William R. Wilson Trail Red Trail Green Trail Blue Trail

Warsaw Caves Conservation Area

Scenic Lookout Trail Limestone Plain Trail Limestone Plain Trail

Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre

Berm Loop to Tower, via the Floating Boardwalk Hardwood Trail Return Trail ID Trail Woodland and Muskrat Trails

Eastern Ontario

Bon Echo Provincial Park

Cliff Top Trail The Abes and Essens Trail Bon Echo Creek Trail High Pines Trail The Shield Trail Pet Exercise Trail

Charleston Lake Provincial Park

Tallow Rock Bay (Westside Trail) Sandstone Island Trail Blue Mountain Trail Quiddity Trail Hemlock Ridge Trail Beech Woods Trail Shoreline Centennial Trail

Foley Mountain Conservation Area

Blue Circle Trail Beaver Trail Orange Maple Trail Mobility Trail Red Oak Trail White Pine Trail

Frontenac Provincial Park

Arab Lake Gorge Trail Doe Lake Trail Arkon Lake Loop Bufflehead Trail Little Salmon Lake Loop Big Salmon Lake Loop Little Clear Lake Loop Tetsmine Lake Loop Hemlock Lake Loop Gibson Lake Loop Cedar Lake Loop Slide Lake Loop

Gould Lake Conservation Area

Tom Dixon, East, Famous, Bedford Road and Wagon Loop Mica Loop Rideau Trail Mine Loop with Crossover Trail Point Spur Ridgewalk

Hell Holes Nature Trails, Caves & Ravines Lemoine Point Conservation Area

Shore Trail and Meadowlark Lane Hickory Lane and Trillium Trail

Mac Johnson Wildlife Area Morris Island Conservation Area

The Accessible Track The Old CN Causeway Chats Falls Trail Ambush Shortcut The Island Loop The Old Voyageur Trail

Murphys Point Provincial Park

Silver Queen Mine and Beaver Pond Trails McParlan House Trail and Loon Lake Loop Rideau Trail Point Trail Sylvan Trail

Ottawa Greenbelt Trails

Sarsaparilla Trail, Stony Swamp Watts Creek Pathway, Shirley’s Bay NCC Trail 30 and 31, Pinhey Forest Mer Bleue Trail, Mer Bleue Bog NCC Trail 50, Mer Bleue Bog NCC Trail 53, Mer Bleue Bog NCC Trail 52, Mer Bleue Bog NCC Trail 21, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 22, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 23, Stony Swamp Beaver and Chipmunk Trails, Stony Swamp Old Quarry Trail, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 24, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 25, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 27, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 28, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 29, Stony Swamp Jack Pine Trail, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 45, MNR Logging Forest NCC Trail 26, Stony Swamp NCC Trail 43, MNR Logging Forest NCC Trail 44, MNR Logging Forest NCC Trail 46, MNR Logging Forest NCC Trail 51, Mer Bleue Bog Greenbelt Pathway

Perth Wildlife Reserve Rideau Trail Sandbanks Provincial Park

Woodlands Trail Cedar Sands Trail

Sheffield Conservation Area Silent Lake Provincial Park

Lakehead Loop Trail Bonnie’s Pond Trail Lakeshore Hiking Trail

Shabomeka Legpower Pathfinders

Path 1 Path 2 Path 3 Path 4 Path 5 Path 6 Path 7 Path 8 Path 9 Path 10 Path 11

Voyageur Provincial Park

Coureur des Bois Trail Outaouais Trail

Northeastern Ontario

Chutes Provincial Park Cup and Saucer Trail Elliot Lake Hiking Trails Halfway Lake Provincial Park Hiawatha Highlands Conservation Area

Crystal Creek System

Kinsmen Lit Ecology Trail Crystal Creek Trail Inner Loop Olympic Extension

Lookout Trail System (Pinder System)

Lookout Trail White Pine Extension Sugar Bush Extension

Red Pine Trail System

Red Pine Trail Fish Hatchery Extension Cold Water Creek Extension Wishart Park Extension

Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park Killarney Provincial Park

Chikanishing Trail Cranberry Bog Trail Granite Ridge Trail La Cloche Silhouette Trail

Lake Laurentian Conservation Area Lake Superior Provincial Park

Trapper’s Trail Crescent Lake Trail Pinguisibi Trail Agawa Rock Pictographs Trail South Old Woman River Trail Nokomis Trail Orphan Lake Trail Peat Mountain Trail Awausee Trail Towab Trail Coastal Hiking Trail

Magpie Falls and Fort Friendship Mississagi Provincial Park

Flack Lake Nature Trail Helenbar Lookout Trail Cobre Lake Trail Semiwite Creek Trail MacKenzie Trail

Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park

Wabashkiki Trail Étienne Trail Kag Trail

Northwestern Ontario

Casque-Isles Hiking Trail

Lyda Bay Section Death Valley Section Mount Gwynne Section Schreiber Channel Section McLeans Section

Greenwood Lake Conservation Reserve

Orange Trail Yellow Trail Blue Trail West Red Trail East Red Trail

Hawk’s Ridge (Craig’s Bluff and Craig’s Pit) Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park

Kakabeka Falls Boardwalk Contact Trail Poplar Point (Circle Trail) Mountain Portage Trail Little Falls Trail Beaver Meadows Trail River Terrace Loop

Nipigon River Recreation Trail Ouimet Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve

Ouimet Canyon Trail The Marsh Trail Welburne Lake Trail

Pukaskwa National Park

Beach Trail Southern Headland Trail Halfway Lake Trail Coastal Hiking Trail

Quetico Provincial Park

Pickerel River and Point Trails French Falls Trail French River and Portage Trails Beaver Meadows and Pond Trails Whiskey Jack Trail Pines Trail

Rainbow Falls Provincial Park

Falls Boardwalk Lake Superior Trail Rainbow Falls Trail The Back 40 Trail

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

Plantain Lane Sea Lion Trail Thunder Bay Bogs Nature Trail Joe Creek Nature Trail Sibley Creek Nature Trail Gardner Lake Trail Sifting Lake Trail Sawbill Lake Trail Wildlife Habitat Nature Trail Middlebrun Bay Trail Sawyer Bay Trail Piney Wood Hills Nature Trail Climbing the Giant via the Chest Trail from Sawyer Bay Pickerel Lake Trail Ravine Lake Trail The Burma Trail Kabeyun Trail Climbing the Giant’s Knees via the Chimney Trail Twinpine Lake Trail Talus Lake Trail Climbing the Giant’s Knees via the New Top of the Giant Trail

White River Community Trails

Timberwolf Trail Jackrabbit Trail Beaver Trail Whisky Jack Trail

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