Spring Hiking
There’s something about hiking in the cool breezes and warm sunshine that only spring can provide. If spring has already awakened your hiking spirit, then you are in luck, there are lots of great hiking trails here just waiting to be explored.
Mt Sophie Fire Tower
Roundtrip: 3km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Grand Portage, MN Click Here for Google Map. After this one, I'll try to get off my fire tower kick for a while and I will post about something other than a fire tower next week! You can easily visit the Mt Sophie tower on...
Neebing-McIntyre Floodway
Roundtrip: 4 k Difficulty: Easy Location: Thunder Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map Most people in Thunder Bay are aware of the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway but few have walked along the portion that leads to the mouth on Lake Superior. The Neebing-McIntyre Floodway is a...
Mount Mollie
Roundtrip: TBD Difficulty: Moderate Location: Thunder Bay This land was purchased by the Nature Conservancy of Canada and I am told that the area is not for public use at this time. I heard, there may be plans to develop some trails here in the future. I hope they...
Batchawana Falls
Round-trip: 1km Difficulty: Easy Location: Batchawana Bay, ON Click here for a 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...
Aubrey Falls
Round-trip: 2 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Thessalon, ON Click Here for Google Map of the Route. The Aubrey Falls is 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...
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