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Hike & Camp
Views That Breathtaking
T
his region offers a challenge for beginner, novice and
experienced backpackers. Hikers can enjoy a leisurely
meander along well marked nature trails or rough it alone in
some of the most rugged wilderness in Ontario. There are a
variety of campsite options: private, municipal, provincial and
national. Algoma Country offers a range of experiences from
backcountry hiking and camping to full day and overnight trips
in comfortable cabins. To learn more about hiking and camping
in Algoma visit www.algomacountry.com/nature-outdoors/
the coastal trail
A strenuous hiking adventure, the Coastal Trail (63 km, or 5
to 7 days) traces Lake Superior along scenic cliffs, across
cobblestone beaches and vast forests. Look up for bald
eagles, especially along the Sand and Agawa rivers. Several
access points give you a choice of spending one or several
days on the trail.
chapleau game preserve
This 2 million-acre preserve, the largest of its kind in the
world, offers endless backpacking opportunities, scenery and
opportunities to view wildlife in their natural surroundings. For
your free map and self-guided tour of the Chapleau Game
Preserve visit www.chapleau.ca
Going camping?
Remember these
SAFE CAMPFIRE TIPS
1. Keep your fire small.
2. Build on bare soil or exposed rock.
3. Shelter your fire from the wind.
4. Keep your fire at least 3 metres from the forest,
overhanging branches or flammable materials.
5. Keep water and tools on hand to control the fire.
6. Extinguish promptly: soak with water, stir ashes
using stick/shovel, soak again.
7. Always have an adult tending it.
ontario.ca/fireprevention
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