Fox Lookout
Trail Difficulty: Moderate
Trail Distance: 7km
General Location: Thunder Bay, ON
Snowshoe or hike to the top of Lost Mountain for a great view of the city of Thunder Bay. Local climbers call this area Lost Falls and it is an active climbing area the summer and the winter.
There is a pretty good incline for the first part of the trail and you can rest at some good lookouts on the way up. There are a number of trails in this area, many of them leading to private back yards so bring a map and make sure you know which way you are going.
Drive South on Highway 61 turn left onto Mountain Road, then right onto Coppin Road. Drive to end of Coppin Road and park in the turn around area making sure you do not block any local traffic or driveways.
I have hiked this trail twice in the last couple of weeks, blessed weather for Nov. this trail is uphill for sure, with many side trails. Views of Loch Lomond and surrounding area are nice. I turned around here, finding another way out down a creek bed trail that felt old and well used through the years I plan on packing a lunch and venturing further this week, all the way to the lake. (we’ll see) With the wind farm debate just warming up, I highly recomend this hike to anyone, see this beautiful area whose use is being debated. Steve
Thanks Steve. I’m keeping an eye on the wind farm debate too…this.. http://www.bigthunderwindpower.ca/ vs. http://savethenorwesters.com/ for those of you who aren’t locals.
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