on October 23rd, 2009

Roundtrip: 10km Difficulty:  Difficult Location:  Nipigon, ON Click here for google map. The Palisades trail, also known as the Palisades of the Pijitawabik [PEE-GEE-TUH-WAW-BIK] is a must-do hike for local and visiting hikers providing views from some of the highest points in Northwestern Ontario.  The Orient Bay Palisades trail has been created and maintained by [...]

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on September 18th, 2009

Roundtrip: 2.5 km Difficulty: Moderate Location:  Orient Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map. I know the name is odd, but I know these falls in the winter as an ice climb called ‘Go-Mar Falls’.   I couldn’t find the actual name of this creek or the falls on any of my maps.  If you have [...]

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on September 11th, 2009

Roundtrip: 2km Difficulty: Easy Location: Nipigon, ON Click here for google map. Hike along the beach of Lake Superior in Nipigon Bay at the mouth of the Jackpine River.  You will have views of Kama Point as well as several islands including Vert and St. Ignace. From Thunder Bay drive East on Hwy 11/17 for [...]

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on June 12th, 2009

Roundtrip: 16.4 Difficulty: Difficult Location: Nipigon, ON Click here for Google Map. The Nipigon River Recreation Trail provides fantastic views of Nipigon Bay.  It connects the Nipigon and Red Rock Marinas and is the most western section of the  Voyageur Hiking Trail.  If you are going to hike the whole trail roundtrip, it is easier [...]

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on March 13th, 2009

Trail Difficulty:  Easy Trail Distance: 1km General Location:  Macdiarmid, ON Google Map Here. Walk on an abandoned rail line through this 1000 foot tunnel that some say is the longest train tunnel in the area.  There is potential for falling rock and ice inside as the tunnel is no longer maintained.  I have heard that [...]

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