Massasauga: Moon River Loop (3 days / 33 km)
This great little trip in the Muskokas is a fantastic weekend getaway that has all the hallmarks of a northern wilderness trip in the heart…
Category: 1 to 3 Days
Emigrant Wilderness: Crabtree Trailhead to Bear Lake (2 days / 8 miles)
Crabtree Trailhead to Bear Lake is an excellent beginner backpacking route in Emigrant Wilderness. The route is only 4 miles each way and there is…
Frontenac Provincial Park: Slide Lake Loop (3 days / 30 km)
Frontenac Provincial Park is a four-season, backcountry only park located just 45 minutes from Kingston, Ontario. The park offers over 100 km of hiking and…
French River: Wolseley Bay to Hwy 69 (3 days / 38 km)
While I was visiting Ontario, my dad and I planned a short canoe trip with a little whitewater. We chose the French River because it…
Haliburton Highlands: Blackcat-Nunikani Loop (22 km / 3 days)
This loop is a slightly extended version of Kevin Callan’s Nunikani Loop in his book, Top 60 Canoe Routes of Ontario. The route follows basically…
Cone Peak Loop: Hwy 1 to Cone Peak via Vincente Camp (25 miles / 3 days)
This loop in the Ventana Wilderness is not for the faint of heart. Instead, it’s beautiful, provides a reasonable amount of solitude, and will push…
Ottawa-Timiskaming Highland Trail: Rabbit Lake to Nagle Bay (3 days / 26 km)
The Ottawa-Timiskaming Highland Trail is an extremely rugged 141 km trail in Temagami. This trip report covers a 26 km section of this trail along…
Pine Ridge Trail: China Camp to Pine Falls (2 days / 14 miles)
The Pine Ridge Trail is a great backpacking trail in the Ventana Wilderness. On this trip, we started at the eastern trailhead at China Camp…
Milk River: Milk River Town to Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (3 days / 73 km)
Alberta may be landlocked, but there are plenty of waterways to explore. I was thrilled to finally plan a canoe trip on the infamous Milk…
Ohlone Wilderness Trail: Del Valle to Mission Peak (2 days / 47 km)
The Ohlone Wilderness Trail is a 29-mile backpacking trail in East Bay, near San Francisco, California. The trail name is pronounced ‘Ah-Lone-Ee’ (not Ah-Lone, which…