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Doe Lake Trail In Frontenac Provincial Park

I wanted to get one more large hike in before winter, so I went back to Frontenac Provincial Park. I had been once already this year, back in September. That time I went solo, as my wife was away on a trip. This time, I was able to bring my wife on the hike.

We got a day pass from the Ottawa Public Library (check out your local library — they have so much stuff!) and booked our DVP over the phone, as I couldn’t figure out how to book one with the library pass online.

We left Ottawa around 8:45am and got to the parking lot in the park just before 11. We parked at the Salmon Lake parking lot. From there, we hiked down the Corridor Trail until it met up with the Dedication Trail, which we went South on. At the end of that trail, we turned right and continued down towards Doe Lake. From there, we went around Doe Lake and met up with the Corridor Trail again, which took us back to the Salmon Lake parking lot. In total, it was 13.25 km in length and took us 3 hours and 36 minutes to complete, with 293 m of elevation gain.

We enjoyed the hike a lot, even though it was slightly too long for what we wanted. But because it was a loop, there wasn’t any real chance to turn around or shorten the hike.

We stopped for lunch at one point and sat on a rock looking out over the lake. As we were eating, my wife noticed a tick on her pant leg. This was followed up by one on her sock as we were doing a tick check later at the car. On the drive home, we found one on my shirt, and once we got home, we found one under her shirt. Thankfully, neither of us got bitten, but it serves as a reminder that even though it was November 2nd when we did the hike, it’s important to be aware of ticks when you go outside.

View from the trail

Salmon Lake

Another view of the trail

Large rock

One of many lakes we passed by

Ribbon or Garter Snake

Yellow reflections

An open forest

Brown

Stream crossing

Either a boardwalk or a bridge.

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Location: Frontenac Provincial Park, 6700 Salmon Lake Rd, Sydenham, ON K0H 2T0, Canada

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