Iain Leitch Photography

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 comple...

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 ...