Hikes
Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Park main website
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Algonquin Park Hiking trails link17 dayhike
Algonquin Park distance to Toronto255 KM / 4 hours

Algonquin park is the premiere place to hike, camp or canoe in Ontario.

It is 7,725 Sq kilometers of forest offer amazing opportunities for everyone.

This page is devoted to Algonquin Provincial Park as a whole, but you might want to check out our individual trips into the park:
Algonquin Park Yurt
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Here is our Yurt, from our Winter camping experience.
Algonquin Park-Martin

Algonquin Provincial Park is the mother of all parks in Ontario . Whether you’ve visited the sprawling park or not, you probably know where it is or heard some friend’s crazy adventure story about their experience there.  Occupying 7630 square kilometers of beautiful Ontario land, Algonquin Park is home to an array of wildlife and host to a variety of recreational activities and accommodations.

In general, the park is divided into three major components: Park Interior, Parkway Corridor and Peripheral Campgrounds/Resorts/Inns.  Algonquin’s interior can only by explored by foot or by canoe.  Portaging * is a very popular park activity and there are many outfitters lining Highway 60 that will suit you up with the appropriate equipment for your trip into pristine wilderness.  Also along the edges of Highway 60, you’ll find museums, hiking paths, and picnic areas.  Algonquin Park is home to four remote campgrounds set apart from the major highway that runs through it.  If you are not so excited by camping out but still crave the nature experience, there are lodges for rent inside the park and a whole slew of privately owned resorts and inns both within and just outside the park limits.

There’s always something going on at Algonquin Park !  For example, in early September, you can join volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society for a night of stargazing.  In addition to special events, the park also offers a complete schedule of interpretative events and hikes. Outfitters also provide interesting opportunities for park visitors.  For example, Northern Edge Algonquin organizes all-inclusive (i.e., you don’t need your own gear) Wolf Howl canoe trips every weekend in August and September.  This is on our “To Do” list!
Algonquin Park Rob portaging
Algonquin Park trail goes up hill
Here is how we were Portaging on the Nippissing: Canoe PLUS backpack!
Algonquin Park Rapids
Beginning of one of our portages. We had to carry a canoe up THAT!
For more information about hiking Algonquin Provincial Park:

Algonquin Provincial Park

http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/index.html

Northern Edge Wolf Howl Canoe Trip Information

http://www.algonquincanada.com/pdf/wolf.pdf

Algonquin Outfitters

http://www.algonquinoutfitters.com/
Algonquin Park more rapids
Algonquin Park River looks like glass
Algonquin Park Cold Spring CreekThe mouth of cold spring creek. No way we were paddling up that! - See Algonquin Portage
These are some of the rapids that cause us to portage.
Algonquin Park Moose skull
Not sure what happened here... hunters?
Algonquin Park On the River
Algonquin Park canoe under log
Algonquin Park Vally
Want to get a great shot of a moose? Check out our webpage on how to get great moose shots.
Why not try Geocaching in Algonquin Park? (This is just one of a bunch!)

Official Geocaching Website

What's geocaching?
Other Algonquin Provincial Park pages to visit on our site:

Check out our Travel Log for Algonquin Provincial Park. Winter camping in a Yurt, and lots of hiking! (plus a side trip to North Bay for a burger)

Portaging in Algonquin: Rob wants to learn how to portage and back country camp, so he enlists the help of a couple of experienced friends for a trip he will never forget!

Shooting Moose in Alqonquin Park.


Winter Camping in Algonquin Park