Superior Hiking

Roundtrip: 5km Difficulty: Easy Location: Shabaqua, ON Click Here for GPS Map This easy hike through the abandoned Flett Railway Tunnel northwest of Thunder Bay is an interesting reminder of our early transportation heritage. I will be posting several of the railway tunnels in the region on this site.  And while the tunnel near Flett [...]

Roundtrip: 2 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Shabaqua, Ontario Click here for Google map. Hike to a rapids on the Shebandowan River.  The hiking is easy but the navigation will take a little work.  This trail used to be much more worn when it was popular with local fishermen, but it seems like it has not [...]

Roundtrip:  1 km Difficulty:  Moderate Location:  Shabaqua, ON Click Here for Google Map Hike in to the McGraw Falls on the Matowin River near Shabaqua. From Thunder Bay, drive west on highway 11/17 for 50 km and turn left onto Shabaqua Road just before the turn off to Atikokan. You will need a 4×4 to [...]