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Hiking and Walking - Municipality of Wawa All Candidates Night – Tuesday, October 2nd HomeWell-nighWawa Wawa Ontario Our Famous Canada Goose Wawa’s Energy Plan Education Health & Medical Municipal Airport Public Library Transit Services Waste Management Town Hall 2018 Municipal Elections Third Party Advertising Elections FAQ Who Can Vote Voters Look-Up Casting Your Ballet Electronically Candidates Municipal Council SchoolWorkbenchAccessibility Accessible Customer Service Policy Corporate Services By-Laws Municipal Clerk Vital Statistics Cemetery Municipal Emergency Plan Emergency Management Public Education Emergency Kits 20 Weeks to Preparedness Employment Opportunities Finance Services Financial Documents Lottery Licensing Online Payments Pre-Authorized Payments Property Taxes Forms & Applications Freedom of Information Land Use Planning Building Permits Business ImprovementZoneCommittee of AdjustmentPolityImprovement Official Plan Zoning By-Law Mayor & Council Agendas, Minutes & Bylaws Closed MeetingsPolityStrategic Plan Council Meetings Boards & Committees Municipal Calendar Municipal Reports Public Notices Town Talk ServicesPolityServices Facilities Preschool Programs Children & Youth Programs Adult & Senior ProgramsPolityListing Recognition AwardsPolityEvents Public Library Services & Fees Audio Children’s Programs Contact Library Emergency Services Citizen Self Reporting Emergency Medical Services Volunteer Fire Department Police Services Business NITGC / GIS Tourism OutdoorVentureHiking and Walking Canoeing and Kayaking Fishing and Hunting ATV’ing Motorcycle Touring Golfing Winter Activities Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Cross Country Skiing Nature and Relaxation Beaches Waterfalls Parks Live Webcams Contact Hiking and WalkingHomeTourismOutdoor AdventureHiking and Walking Hiking and Walking Follow the tamed path or whittle your own journey throughout one of Wawa’s wide-stretching trail systems. Whether you are staying in town or exploring the shores of Lake Superior, there are hiking trails for every skill level. With a growing polity of hikers, walkers and trail runners in Wawa, there is unchangingly someone out on an adventure. To get increasingly information you can undeniability 705 856-2244 ext 247 to find out the place to go and meet that trail need. Be sure to pack your trail map, lace up with good boots or trail runners and a few bottles of water. Endless trails are waiting for you! WawaMr. Vallee Park TrailMr. Vallee Trail begins approximately 2.8 km Northwest from the Tourist Information Centre in Wawa at the corner of Montreal Ave. S. Mr. Vallee made it his mission to make sure everyone enjoyed what Wawa has to offer. Through painstakingly hauling glue to make stairs and digging a drainage trench by hand, he created a special in-town trail that needs to be enjoyed! 1 km lanugo the trail you come to Anderson Lake, full of Speckled trout and unconfined swimming locations. Length: 2.8 km (linear) Hiking Time: 45 min – 1hour Difficulty: Moderate Campsites: NoneVoyageur Trail –UpperFalls to Silver FallsLocal history makes this an interesting hike or run. Used as a portage during the Hudson Bay days, this trail follows the Magpie River as it works its way to Lake Superior. Enjoy lunch at the wiring of ScenicUpperFalls or bring your camera for the majestic Silver Falls. 5.3 km South of the Tourist Information Centre off Highway 17. Turn at Michipicoten River Village Road and follow signs. Length: 3 km (lineaar) Hiking Time: 1 – 1.5 hours Difficulty: Moderately Demanding Campsites: NoneSilver Falls TrailSilver Falls is unquestionably several waterfalls linked together as the water flows to the Michipicoten River. This trail, though short, allows the hiker to enjoy the solitude only Wawa can provide. Take your time and let the moving water wash yonder your worries Length: 500 metres (linear) Hiking Time: 30 min. Difficulty: Easy (Family Suited) Campsites: NoneWawa Lake Beachfront TrailWaterfront trail from Lion’s Beach to Dr. Rose’s Beach. Length: 2km (linear) Hiking Time: 30 Min. Difficulty: Easy (Family Suited) Campsites: NoneLake Superior Provincial ParkPeat Mountain TrailOne of the increasingly longer and technical hiking/running loops in Lake Superior Park, Peat Mountain Trail brings the wanderer to granite cliff squint outs, marshland landscapes and in the distance, Lake Superior Length: 11 km Loop Hiking Time: 3 -5 Hours Difficulty: Demanding Campsites: One at Foam LakeSouth Old Woman River TrailHwy. 17 South, wideness from archway to Rabbit Blanket Lake campground. Looking for a unconfined summer or fall hike for the whole family?Squintno further!Consideringof upper water levels, this hike usually not possible in the spring. With a scenic waterfall at the end of this trail, you pass over boulders, cedars roots and newly installed bridges. This trail is a unconfined place to snowshoe in the winter too! Length: 3.3km Hiking Time: 1-2 Hours Difficulty: Easy Campsites: NoneTrapper’s TrailHwy. 17 South, just South of Gargantua Road. Trappers Trails is a loop that consists of workbench walk, scenic lookout platforms and a ton of wildlife! Take some time to squint for tadpoles and salamders as you take in the sweet smell of Cedar and Balsam. Length: 1.6 km Loop Hiking Time: 1-1.5 hours Difficulty: Easy (family suited) Campsites: NoneNokomis TrailHwy. 17 South, parking lot at Old Woman Bay and walk wideness highway. With the view of Old Woman Bay located in numerous locations, Nokimis Trail is worth the climb! Wheteher you decide to start this trail clock or counter clockwise, pack a lunch and a camera as you wits a local favourite. You can park wideness the highway at The Old Woamn Bay parking lot and spend the day enjoying everything Lake Superior has to offer. Length: 3.0 km Loop Hiking Time: 1.5-3 hours Difficulty: Moderate Campsites: NoneOrphan Lake TrailHwy. 17 South, South of Gargantua Road (15 km) Pack your trail running shoes for this wondrous trail. As you follow the trail towards Orphan Lake you will have opportunities to see wonderful stands of poplar and birch. The lake itself is a destination for fishermen. This trail then circles the lake as you wits granite cliffs, the Baldhead River and waterfall and fantastic views of Lake Superior. If you are hiking, bring a snack and spend time on a secluded Lake Superior Beach or tint a line at the mouth of the Baldhead River. Length: 8 km Return Hiking Time: 2-4 hours Difficulty: Moderate (an spanking-new introduction to hiking) Campsites: NoneAgawa Rock Pictograph TrailBefore you go, pick up a reprinting of “Spirits on Stone” by Thor Conway and/or yack with staff at the Agawa Visitors centre. This will requite you a deeper appreciation for what you are well-nigh to experience. Walk into history as you make your way to ageless paintings on the Shore of Lake Superior. As you wind through warmed-over forest you can sense the power of the paintings and the lake. Take time to enjoy the pictographs and watch your step – the rocks are slippery! Bring a camera and leave only foot prints. Hwy. 17 South, just North of Agawa Bay. Length: 4 km Linear Hiking Time: 30-40 minutes Difficulty: Moderate Campsites: NonePiguisibi TrailEnjoy the sounds of rushing water as you make your way over smooth boulders and warmed-over cedar. The Sand River is a destination of fisherman from all over the world but running and hiking the trail is an wits on its own. This trail has washroom facilities, a picnic zone and unbelievable scenery. It is a linear trail that is worth every step. Length: 6 km Return (Linear) Hiking Time: 1.5-3 hours Difficulty: Easy Campsites: NoneAwausee TrailAs you victorious at the first squint out on the Awausee Trail, you will take in a view of Agawa Bay, Agawa Bridge and of course, Lake Superior. The trail climbs for a kilometer or so surpassing it flattens out through the dumbo forest of Birch, jack pine and Cedar. With three separate lookouts, the views are some of the weightier in the park. As you descend, you will pass over creeks (that inflowing in spring) and slippery rocks that require good footwear. As you throne when to your vehicle you will travel on a old logging road. An wondrous hike in an wondrous place! Hwy. 17 South near Agawa River. Length: 10 km Loop Hiking Time: 45 minutes Return to 1st lookout or 4-6 hours Difficulty: Demanding to Very Demanding Campsites: NoneTowab TrailFrater Road on Hwy. 17 South. Lace up your boots or running shoes considering this trail is epic! Forests of Oak, Maple and Birch? Yes!Archetypewhite water river? Yes! One of the largest waterfalls in the park? Yes! The Towab Trail is a archetype Northern Onatrio trail. Bring a pack and stay the night withal the river, or enjoy the perfect long run. Not to technical but extremely scenic. Length: 24 km Return (Linear) Hiking Time: 3-4 hours or 10-12 hours (overnight) Difficulty: Moderate or Very Demanding Campsites: Two at Burnt Rock pool Four upriver & unelevated Agawa Falls Crescent Lake TrailHwy. 17. S. just North of Montreal River Harbour at Crescent Lake Campground. Length: 1.2 km Loop Hiking Time: 30-60 mins Difficulty: Easy (ideal for families) Campsites: NoneCoastal Trail (Section #1)1. Orphan Lake Trail 2. Katherine Cove 3. Gargantua Harbour Road (14 km in from Hwy. 17) 4. Sinclair Cove (pictographs) Section #2 – See Pukaskwa National Park Length: 41 km TotalLoftinessHiking Time: Day trips or up to 6 days Difficulty: Very Demanding Campsites: Numerous Designated Sites withal trailPukaskwa National ParkCoastal Trail (Section #2)If you are stoked well-nigh suspension bridges, secluded Lake Superior trophy and beaches and wild life then this trip needs to be on your list of “must do’s”. Whether you spend the mazuma for a wend shuttle (www.lakesuperioradventures.ca/boat-shuttles) or do the “there and back” this coastal trail will meet all of your hiking needs. Beginning at Hatti Cove and the parks visitor part-way the trip brings you through controlled shrivel interpretation, marsh workbench walks to the trappy Playters Cove. As you pass this wondrous place you work your way to the White River Suspension Bridge. You will want to take some time here and enjoy this wondrous gorge. The trail then heads in land through rivers, over bridges and pops out to views of Lake Superior. There are numerous river crosses that require a unscratched technic (undo you pack and wear shoes). Stop at places like Fish Harbour to wits wondrous sandy beaches and the fresh air of Lake Superior.Unchanginglyhave an emergency plan. Bring a Delorme InReach or a Spot. Pukaskwa Park has a mandatory information session for users of the water and land trail.Undeniabilityahead of time to let them your itinerary. Start your plan! Length: 58.7 km Hiking Time: Day Trips or up to 2 weeks Difficulty: Very Demanding Campsites: 12 Designated Sites (1/2 – 1 day’s hike apart)Wakami Lake Provincial ParkHeight of Land Hiking TrailFrom Wawa-Hwy. 101 to 129 to 667 From Thessalon-Hwy. 129 to 667 Length: 75 km Hiking Time: 25 hours Difficulty: Very Demanding Campsites: 12 Designated Sites (1/2 – 1 day’s hike apart)White Lake Provincial ParkDeer Lake TrailHwy. 17 North between White River and Marathon. Length: 2.5 km Hiking Time: 45 mins-1 hour Difficulty: Easy Campsites: None OutdoorVentureOutdoorVentureHiking and Walking Canoeing and Kayaking Fishing and Hunting ATV'ing Golfing Motorcycle Touring Welcome to WAWA, a small friendly Northern Ontario polity situated conveniently on the Trans Canada Highway between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay in Ontario Canada. 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