North Central Ontario
Saunders Lake Tower
Round-trip: 2 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Thessalon, ON Click Here for Google Map As you will likely know if you've been to this site a few times, I have a huge obsession with fire towers. Big thanks to Dan Kachur for the great info on this one! It was...
Awausee
Round-trip: 10 km Difficulty: Difficult Location: Agawa Bay, Ontario Click here for Google Map of the route. Located in Lake Superior Provincial Park this is a challenging day hike for those who want a good workout with great views of Lake Superior. You do not have...
Alona Bay
Round-trip: 2km Difficulty: Easy Location: Montreal River Click Here for Google Map of the Route I don't think I am alone when I say I love a good beachwalk. This is an interesting spot to watch the waves, and possibly even some surfing, during a big storm. There...
Batchawana Falls
Round-trip: 1km Difficulty: Easy Location: Batchawana Bay, ON Click here for google map of the route. This is one of those nice out-of-the-way spots that not many people have been to. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario drive north on highway 17 for 60km. Turn right onto...
Bellevue Hill
Round-trip: 4km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Heyden, ON Click Here for Google Map of the Route Hike to the top of Bellevue Hill for great views of the Bellevue Valley. This would be a great one to do in the fall when the leaves have changed. The day I went...
Melwel Road to Iron Bridge
Distance: 8km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Iron Bridge, ON Click here for Google Map of the Route. Hike from Melwel Road to Iron Bridge on this scenic section of the Voyageur Trail and the Trans-Canada Trail, which follows the Mississagi River for much of the way....
Wattswood Park
Round-trip: 2km Difficulty: Easy Location: Sault Ste. Marie, ON Click Here for Google Map of the Route This is a short loop that includes a bluff with a lookout over the city. From Sault Ste. Marie, drive west on Second Line, then turn right (north) onto Allens Side...
Aubrey Falls
Round-trip: 2 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Thessalon, ON Click Here for Google Map of the Route. The Aubrey Falls are worth the trip. The falls are large and the drive is very scenic as the road follows the Mississagi River with lots of nice views of the river...
Grindstone Falls
Round-trip: 2 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Thessalon, ON Click Here for Google Map of the route. This 20-minute trail will take you to a cascading waterfall with a total drop of about 30 metres. There was very little water coming over the falls when we visited. I...
