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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements There are so many people who mation on less-known trails in the provided me with information and region. Rob Clipperton, long-time feedback that would be impossible host on CBC Radio’s In Town and to name them all without missing Out, let me speak about the region’s a good number. For example, rep- trails on his program for five years, resentatives from each one of the until budget cuts ended my regular provincial parks and municipal segments. Elina Farmanova, a special trails reviewed my draft text for er- friend, refused to permit me to give rors or omissions, as did volunteers up the project, although I several from the Macnamara Nature Trail, times came close. Glengarry Trails, Rideau Trail, and The National Capital Commission several other groups. Regrettably, I (NCC), and its excellent staff, de- do not have a complete list of names serves to be singled out for special of those who participated in this ex- mention. Not only did individuals ercise, but through them I received from the Greenbelt, Capital Path- many constructive comments and ways, and Gatineau Park divisions excellent suggestions that improved participate in reviewing my text, this book. Thank you for helping me but staff prepared maps for all the make Hiking Trails of Ottawa far bet- routes located on NCC properties, ter than I could on my own. and they offered to host the launch at Some individuals, of course, re- the Capital Infocentre on Wellington quire special mention. Ron Hunt, Street opposite Parliament Hill. President of the Rideau Trail Asso- Some of these people I can name: ciation, hiked with me (never easy), Heather Newson, Martine Lavergne, discussed the text over numerous François Leduc, Jean Charbonneau, coffee meetings, and offered en- François Cyr, Claude Vincent, Brian couragement every step of the way. Gravelle. Many others whose names Gershon Rather, a trail coordinator, I do not know were doubtless in- now retired, for the Greenbelt, pro- volved; you have my thanks. vided me with considerable infor­­ Finally, I would be unforgivably 279 remiss if I did not acknowledge the debt I owe to the publisher, Goose Lane. Susanne, Akou, and Julie have been tremendously supportive, undeservedly flexible, and infin- itely patient, as I muddled my way towards completion. Their trust and encouragement deserves my unreserved thanks. Thanks also to Charles Stuart, the editor, for his as- sistance in making my initial draft into something publishable. 280 Hiking Trails of Ottawa, the National Capital Region, and Beyond Web Pages These links were accurate at the time of publication. However, organizations too frequently change their URLs. If a particular link does not work, a Bing/ Google search using the name provided should direct you to their current Web Page. A. Outdoor Associations: B. Park/Trail Websites: Alpine Club of Canada — Ottawa: Capital Pathways: www.alpineclubottawa.ca www.canadascapital.gc.ca/ Canadian Volkssport Federation: bins/ncc_web_content_page. www.walks.ca asp?cid=16297-16299-9970- Kingston — King’s Town Trekkers 9971&lang=1 Volkssport Club Cataraqui Trail: www.rideau-info. Ottawa — Nepean Nomads com/cattrail Walking Club Centre de plein air du Lac- Ottawa — Ottawa-Carleton Leamy: www.gatineau.ca/ Volkssport Association page.asp?p=quoi_faire/ Ottawa — Ottawa Voyageurs d’ nature_plein_air/lac_leamy Ottawa Walking Club Charleston Lake Provincial Park: Ottawa Bicycle Club: www.ontarioparks.com/English/ www.ottawabicycleclub.ca char.html Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club: Cycloparc PPJ: cycloparcppj.org www.ofnc.ca Ferguson Forest Nursery: www. Ottawa Hostel Outdoors Club: seedlingnursery.com/trails.htm ohoc.ncf.ca Forêt-la-Blanche: www.lablanche.ca Ottawa Orienteering Club: Frontenac Provincial Park: ottawaoc.ca www.ontarioparks.com/English/ Oxygène — Club de randonnée fron.html de l’Outaouais: Gatineau Park: www.canadas www.cluboxygene.qc.ca capital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_ Rideau Trail Association: content_page.asp?cid=16297- www.rideautrail.org 16299-10170&lang=1 Glengarry Trails: www.glengarrytrails.com 281 484-1_Hiking_Ottawa_RPTApr2012_TO-PRESS.indd 281 4/11/16 3:36 PM L’Escapade: ville.rigaud.qc.ca/ on.ca/en/Business/Bearwise/ modListText/content.do?oid=18 index.html 67377847&menuElementOid=1 Bear Brochure, Parks Canada: www. 242505339 pc.gc.ca/pn-np/inc/PM-MP/visit/ Marlborough Forest: www.ottawa visit12a_e.pdf forests.ca/Marlborough/index_e. Cougar Information: www.hww.ca/ htm hww2.asp?id=87 Murphys Point Provincial Park: Coyote Information: www.hww.ca/ www.ontarioparks.com/English/ hww2.asp?id=88 murp.html Moose Information: www.hww.ca/ Ontario Trails Council: www.onta hww2.asp?id=93 riotrails.on.ca/trail-regions Tick Information, Public Health Ottawa Greenbelt: www.canadas Agency of Canada: www.phac- capital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_ aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/tickinfo-eng. content_page.asp?cid=16297- php#es 16299-9735&lang=1 Wolf Information: www.hww.ca/ Parc de la Plaisance: www.sepaq. hww2.asp?id=107 com/pq/pla/en Parc du Lac-Beauchamp: www. gatineau.ca/page.asp?p=quoi_ D. General Interest: faire/nature_plein_air/ parc_lac_beauchamp Cataraqui Region Conservation Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail: Authority: www.cataraqui www.prescott-russell.on.ca/ region.on.ca counties.jsp?section=recreatrail City of Ottawa – Dogs in Parks: Rideau Trail: www.rideautrail.org/ www.ottawa.ca/residents/ trailadj.htm animal_care/cats_dogs/dogs/ Rideau Valley Conservation parks/index_en.html Authority: www.rvca.ca Friends of Charleston Lake: www. South Nation Conservation: friendsofcharlestonlake.ca www.nation.on.ca Friends of Frontenac Provincial Park: www.frontenacpark.ca C. Wildlife: Hike Ontario: www.hikeontario.com Hinterland Who’s Who: Bear Information, Ontario www.hww.ca Government: www.mnr.gov. Mississippi River Conservation: www.mvc.on.ca 282 Hiking Trails of Ottawa, the National Capital Region, and Beyond National Capital Commission Dog Bell: www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrv Regulations: www.responsible Wls_Cvg_Travel.page dogowners.ca/docs/NCC_lands. Rogers: www.rogers.com/web/ pdf content/wireless_network? Ottawa Outdoors Magazine: www. setLanguage=en&cm_mmc= ottawaoutdoors.ca Redirects_Consumer_Wireless_ Raisin Region Conservation Eng_Nteowrk_0909_fastest Authority: www.rrca.on.ca Telus: www.telusmobility.com/en/ Rideau Valley Conservation ON/Coverageandtravelling/ Authority: www.rvca.ca canadavoicemaps.shtml The Big Wild: www.thebigwild.org Trans Canada Trail: www.tctrail.ca G. Transit E. Weather La Société de transport de l’Outaouais: www.sto.ca Weather Network: www.theweather OC Transpo: www.octranspo.com network.com/weather/caon0512 F. Cellphone Coverage Wild Turkey A relatively new resident in eastern Ontario is the wild turkey. Nearly wiped out by the early 1900s, except for its domesticated cousin, recent conservation efforts have been wildly successful, and it has not only reclaimed most of its original range but moved into areas where it was not previously known, such as around Ottawa. Turkeys congregate on the ground in flocks as large as 200, especially in the winter. In spring, males make their distinctive blue-faced, fan-tailed mating display. Bow hunting is permitted in season, from late April to early May. Web Pages 283 Index Please note: All quick tips are indicated with subject and page numbers in bold. All sidebar subjects are indicated with page numbers in italics. A Bedford Township ON 241 Adirondack Mountains 242 Beryl Gaffney Park 236 Alexandria ON 181, 184 Beveridge Locks 268 Andrew Haydon Park 38 Bibliothèque Minérale, La 163 Arab Gorge 247-250 Big Salmon Lake 251, 254 Arab Lake 252, 255 blackbird, red-winged 212 Arboretum Loop 47, 67 Black Creek 266 Arbraska aerial adventure camp 172 Black Sheep Inn 176 Arkon Lake 252 Blanchet Farm 119 Arkon Lake Loop 252 blisters 58, 250, 274 Arnprior ON 197 blue jeans 12, 161 Ascent Trail 202-203 Blue Mountain 243 Ashdad ON 193 Boardwalk Trail 258 Ault Island ON 224 bobcat 14, 17 Aventure douce, L’ 174 Bob’s Cove campsite 246 Aviation Museum 33, 34, 36 Bonnie Glen 184 Aviation Pathway 35 Boucle Est 143-144 Aylmer QC 75, 115 Boucle Ouest ski route 142 Bourget ON 218-220 B Britannia Beach 38, 41 Back Pond 256 Britannia Park 37-40 backpack 276 Britannia Village ON 40 Baie Dubé 161 Brockville ON 256 Baie Noire Est 161 Broome-Runciman Dam 258 Baie Noire Ouest 160 Buck Lake 254 bandana 144 bullfrog 192 Barn Hill 261 bear 14, 17, 86, 204 C black 14 Calabogie ON 193-196 beaver 40, 64, 92, 116, 134, 168, 174, Calabogie Lake 203 182, 183, 195, 196, 197, 216, 242, 244, Calabogie Peaks Resort 200 246, 248, 249, 253. 256, 262, 174 call of nature 203 Beaver Pond 246, 258-259 Camp Fortune 113 Beaver Pond Trail 266-267 Camp Gatineau 117 Beaver Trail 64 Canada’s Capital Region 36 285 484-1_RPTApr2016_TO-PRESS.indd 285 4/12/16 9:08 AM Canadian Central Railway 213 County of Renfrew 193 Canadian Forces Naval Reserve. See Covey’s Gap Campsite 246 HMCS Carleton coyote 17 Canadian Museum of History 136-140 Crosby ON 239 Canadian National Railway 239 Cycloparc PPJ 128-131 Canadian Pacific Railway 153, 193, 213 Canadian Parliament Buildings 34, 35, D 40, 45, 53, 87, 138, 206 Debruge, Albert 258 Capital Memorial Gardens 234 deer 205 Capital Pathway 36 white-tailed 267 Capital Pathways pavilion 36 Deschênes Rapids 41 Captain’s Gap Campsite 246 Devils Gorge 254 cardinal 111, 117 Dewberry Trail 28 Carleton Place ON 140, 213, 217, 239, Dickson Mountain 200, 203-204 275 Doe Lake 229, 247-250, 252, 255 Carleton University 52, 53, 56, 59 Doe Lake Loop 247 Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority Doe Lake Trail 229, 247 239 Domain Chez Philias 219 Cataraqui Trail 226, 239-242 Dominion Arboretum 51-52 Cataraqui Trail – Chaffeys Locks 26, 241 Dow’s Lake 51-52, 54 Cedar Grove Walking Trail 208-209 dragonfly, Fletcher’s 25 Cedar Lake Loop 253 Duck Islands 34, 45 Cedar Lake Trail Junction 255 Dunbar Bridge 59 cedar, eastern white 49 Dutchman’s breeches 111 cell phone 254 Central Experimental Farm 51-52 E Centre de plein air du Lac Leamy 137, E.
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