Highland Backpacking Trail

Provoking Lake camping

A group of us wanted to do a little backcountry camping vacation end of August. First time for all of us so we decided to just hang out at one of the campsites around Provoking Lake for a few nights. ...

Well marked 35km gem in Ontario

My brother and I embarked on a 2 night 3 day hike in Oct 2018, completing the full 35kms. Both seasoned hikers and campers, I can honestly say it was fantastic. Some challenging elevations after youve...

Better than I could have hoped for

My wife, dog and me hiked this trail mid April knowing that the weather could have been hit or miss. It was a total hit. We had perfect hiking weather. The trail is moderate to challenging but well ma...

Great trail but take plenty of mosquito repellant!

We hiked the 19 km loop around Provoking Lake from Lake of Two Rivers campground which is a total of 28.6 km (including a detour on the way back to the campsite when we took a "short cut') in just und...

It doesn't get any better than this.

Algonquin in the fall is my idea of heaven. Crowds are reduced, bugs practically non-existent, daytime temps are warm and nights are cool. Hot and cold running loons, nice, secluded sites with beautif...