Iain Leitch Photography

 Another weekend another trail, in this case two in one day but you can find part two here.   The first trail I did was Wolf and Hawk Loop in the Jones Creek West property of the park. This was my first time visiting Thousand Islands National Park, so I wasn't sure what to really expect. The park is well known as a boating park, as most of the islands are only accessible with a private boat. The park does have some chunks of mainland property as well, which is where these trails can be found.   The trailhead for these two trails (which is really just a loop with a there and back portion) is found on county road 5 just off of highway 401. The closest exit from the highway is 675. Parking is just on the shoulder of the road, but I would recommend you park on the east side as the shoulder is wider.  The trail as a whole is just under 8km which I did in 2 hours. There was 188m in elevation.  I seemed to be the first person on the trail that day as the amount of...

These photos are all from the 11km Arkon Trail in Frontenac Provincial Park. This was my first time in this park and I will be back for sure. It was a beautiful park with a very nice looking forest. Most of the forest is secondary growth which means relatively small trees but every now and then there are quite a few large old growth ones. Almost all of the trail is hardwood with a few scattered pines throughout. The main species are oak, maple and hickory, among others. The trail itself is very easy to follow with great way finding at any intersecting trail heads. The trail passes by multiple lakes and stream with all have bridges going over them. The Arkon Lake portage landing is a great place to stop for a rest or for lunch which is what I did.  I used this hiking trip to test out my new hiking boots. I got a pair of Merrell Moab 3 hiking boots and they were great, good grip, my feet didn't get to hot and they didn't give me any blisters the first time I used them so overall ...