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Hiking in Central Ontario Hiking in Central Ontario Chapter taken from Ulysses guide Extrait de la publication The largest selection of travel guides on Canada! www.ulyssesguides.com ulyssesguides.com Extrait de la publication Hiking in Central Ontario Arrowhead Bruce Trail 26 Provincial Park 16 Cliff Top Trail 27 Stubbs Falls Trail 16 McCarston’s Lake Trail 27 Beaver Meadow Trail 17 Lookout Trail 27 Homesteader and Mayflower Lake Trails 17 Nokiidaa Trail along the Holland River 27 Awenda Provincial Park 17 Beaver Pond Trail 18 Old Nipissing Brûlé Trail 18 Colonization Road 28 Nipissing Trail 18 Petroglyphs Dunes Trail 18 Provincial Park 29 Beach Trail 18 McGinnis Lake Trail 30 Bluff Trail 18 Petroglyphs Trail 31 Wendat Trail 19 Nanabush Trail 31 Ferris Provincial Park 19 High Falls Trail 32 Gorge Trail 19 Marsh Trail 32 Drumlin Trail 20 West Day Use Trail 32 Ranney Falls Trail 20 Seguin Trail 32 Milkweed Trail 20 Springwater Georgian Bay Islands Provincial Park 33 National Park 20 Animal Display Path 33 Brebeuf Lighthouse Trail 21 William R. Wilson Trail 34 Northern Loop 21 Red Trail 34 Southern Loop 22 Green Trail 34 Treasure Trail 22 Blue Trail 34 Georgian Trail 22 Warsaw Caves Haliburton Forest and Conservation Area 34 Wild Life Reserve Ltd. 23 Scenic Lookout Trail 35 Canopy Trail 24 Limestone Plain Trail 35 Wolf Centre Trail Extension 24 Limestone Plain Trail 35 Wolf Centre Trail 24 Wye Marsh Wildlife Wild Woods Walk 25 Centre 35 Berm Loop to Tower, Lake Simcoe Trail 25 via the Floating Boardwalk 36 Mono Cliffs Hardwood Trail 36 Provincial Park 25 Return Trail 36 Carriage Trail 26 ID Trail 37 Spillway Trail 26 Woodland and Muskrat Trails 37 South Outlier Trail 26 Index 38 ulyssesguides.com Extrait de la publication ulyssesguides.com Petawawa 0 25 50km Killarney Nipissing Trout Creek Mattawa Provincial Park Pembroke Port Loring Algonquin 11 Provincial Park 17 Sundridge Killaloe Manitoulin Byng Inlet Magnetawan 1 Station 60 Sand Lake Island N Ardbeg Renfrew Burk's Madawaska Barry's Bay 6 Ahmic 11 Falls 60 41 Pointe au Harbour 60 Baril Station Whitney Combermere South Fern Glen Calabogie Baymouth 13 11 2 127 69 62 Griffith Huntsville Maynooth Orrville Parry Denbigh Rosseau Dorset 28 1. Algonquin Provincial ParkBruce Peninsula Sound 7 National Park Extrait de lapublication 2. ArrowheadTobermory Provincial Park 35 Bancroft Footes Carnarvon Haliburton 3. Awenda Provincial Park Bay Georgian Bracebridge Tory Hill 4. Ferris Provincial Park Bay Minden Cloyne 5. Georgian Bay Islands 400 Gravenhurst National Park 5 3 11 6. Georgian Trail Honey Harbour 35 Kinmount Kaladar 7 6 28 12 7. Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Penetanguishene Midland 62 Coboconk Bobcaygeon Wiarton Port McNicoll 41 Reserve Ltd. 16 Madoc CENTRAL ONTARIO Nottawasaga Waverley Burleigh 8. Lake Simcoe Trail Bay Orillia Kirkfield Falls 15 Tamworth Owen Wasaga Warsaw Marmora 9. Mono Cliffs Provincial Park Sound 26 Beach 14 12 36 6 Norwood 10. Nokiidaa Trail along the Holland Meaford Midhurst Lake Beaverton Lakefield Lake Huron Southampton Napanee Thornbury Simcoe Lindsay Campbelltord River Chatsworth Barrie Hastings Collingwood 8 7 11. Old Nipissing Colonization Peterborough 4 Belleville 21 Creemore Angus Road Sutton Bethany Adolphustown Flesherton 4 12. Petroglyphs Provincial Park Picton Tiverton 124 Cookstown Bewdley Quinte 10 48 115 Brighton 13. Seguin Trail Durham Alliston Port Perry 401 Island 14. Springwater ProvincialKincardine ParkWalkerton 10 Port Hope Cobourg Bloomfield Shelburne Presqu'Île 15. Warsaw Caves Conservation9 Area 6 Schomberg Provincial Park 10 9 Aurora Newcastle Oshawa 16. Wye Marsh WildlifeAmberley Centre Mount Forest 9 400 Markham 9 Ajax Harriston Orangeville 86 109 Lake Ontario Wingham Arthur Toronto How to Use This The length of the trail, in kilo- metres and miles, is followed by Guide either the word linear or loop to Within each chapter, hiking loca- indicate how a hiker will travel. tions are placed in alphabetical The estimated time for comple- order. In each location, trails tion is extremely generous and appear in recommended order. often includes time for lunch and The only exception to this is for sightseeing. It is often followed trails that begin in the middle by return to indicate that the or at the end of another trail. In hiker is completing a loop and those cases, the trails are listed in expected to return to the trail- the order they are encountered. head in the time specified, or each way The description of each trail when a hiker will likely includes everything needed to double back along the same trail, plan a trip, including interesting or begin another trail rather than features, trailheads, services and returning to the trailhead. facilities in the area and contact We hope that, with this guide- information for the organization book, you’ll have a mean- or club in charge of trail main- ingful personal journey hiking tenance. When dogs are permitted through the natural splendour of on a trail, this is mentioned. Most Ontario. parks allow dogs on trails as long as they are kept on a short Happy trails! leash. Trail Rating Information M Easy trails can be completed by just about anybody, including a four-year-old child or a parent wearing a child carrier. MM Moderate trails have uneven, rocky or root-covered pathways or include sections that might be difficult for children, backpackers or someone with a mild knee injury, for example. MMM Difficult trails attract experienced hikers, who don’t mind rocky climbs and uneven or wet paths. They often include dangerous sections. ulyssesguides.com Extrait de la publication Hiking in Central Ontario, ISBN --5-- (PDF version), is a chapter taken from Ulysses guide Hiking in Ontario, ISBN ---- (printed version), published and legally deposited in April 010. Author: Tracey Arial Editor: Pierre Ledoux Copy Editors: Pierre Daveluy, Matthew McLauchlin Computer Graphics: Pascal Biet, Marie-France Denis, Philippe Thomas Editing Assistance: Annie Gilbert This work was produced under the direction of Olivier Gougeon. Acknowledgements: Author: Thanks so much for all of the outdoors enthusiasts who’ve shared Ontario’s natural wonders with me over the last several years. In particular, I’d like to thank the people who answer the phone and greet visitors at parks and conservation areas. These unsung heroes share their passion for a place with everyone who visits and many of them helped me discover highlights I might have overlooked. Thanks also to the staff at great local bookstores, who really care about their customers, including Terry Needham from Novack’s and Nan- cy Frater at Booklore. Thanks also to three exceptional high school teachers: John Nephew for introducing me to glaciers, Hal Babcock for helping me ap- preciate history and the late Ina Healey, for inspiring my love of words. Thanks also to mom, dad, Lorrey, Kimm, Keelan, Chloe, Manny, Pedro, Paul and Arial for exploring the trails with me. Publisher: Thank you to Lori Waldbrook of Ontario Parks, Jeff Truscott and Guy Thériault of Parks Canada and Suzanne McFarlane of the Morris Island Conservation Area for their help in updating this guide’s maps. We acknowled- ge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Pu- blishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for ur publishing activities. We would also like to thank the Government of Québec – Tax credit for book publishing – Administered by SODEC. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. © April 010, Ulysses Travel Guides All rights reserved ISBN --5-- (PDF version) ulyssesguides.com Extrait de la publication.
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