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Trails and Parks We are blessed with an abundance of trail resources in the Nippissing area. A good place to start is the Discovery Routes map. It shows the location of over 30 trails in our area which are good for hiking, biking, skiing, canoeing, and more. Hiking Places to hike are numerous. The Discovery Routes map has 33 trails listed of which most can be hiked on. In North Bay Discovery Routes lists Laurier Woods, Education Center Trails, Jack Pine Hill Multi-Use Trails, Laurentian Park Footpath, Kinsmen Trail and the Kate Pace Way. To the west lies the Theodore Fouriezos Wetland Trails in Sturgeon Falls. To the east is the Corbeil Conservation Area and Voyer Trail in Corbeil, the Eau Claire Gorge in Eau Claire and the Timber Trail on the far end of Pimisi Bay. To the south are the Forgotten Trails in the South River area consisting of the Loxton Beaver Trail, Moose Mountain Trail, Tower Trail, One-A-Day Trail and Muskoka Trail. Also south are the Pines in Powassan, The Old Nipissing Road stretching from Magnetewan up to Commanda and possibly beyond and a few in Magnetewan including The Dam Trail. We have five provincial parks in our area with trails -- Restoule, Mikisew, Mashkinonje, Marten River and Sameul de Champlain. Mashkinonje is still in the process of adding new beautiful wetland trails and that park requires no day use fees. More hiking trails can be found among the list of North Bay Parks (although these are typically very short). Some trails fall though the cracks. The Hertitage River Walk in Burk's Falls is between the Discovery Routes area and the Muskoka area. Even more trails exist on both crown land and private but are unpromoted because of lack of interest or liability reasons. Discovery Routes | Mashkinonje Provincial Park | The Pines | LaVase Portages | North Bay Parks and Playing Fields | Shields-McLaren Conservation Area | Forgotten Trails | Voyageur Multi-Use Trail System (VMUTS) Local Skiing Education Center Trails | South Himsworth Trail (Powassan) | Wasi Cross Country Ski Club | NORTH BAY NORDIC SKI CLUB | Mattawa Gold and Ski Resort Bicycling North Bay Cycling Club - Home | Ontario Cycling Association | IMBA - International Mountain Bicycling Association | Icebike Local Resources Otter Lake Information | Older Otter Lake Information Local Organizations North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority | Laurentian Ski Hill | The Canadian Ecology Centre Temagami Nastawgan Trails | Temigami Trails (Ancient Forests) | Temagami Trails (Ottertooth) Nearby Trail Organizations Ottawa Valley Deep River to Arnprior | Muskoka Trails Huntsville to Gravenhurst | Rainbow Routes Greater Sudbury Area | More Links to Trail Organizations in Ontario | SEPAQ Quebec Special areas in Ontario Bruce Trail Association Ontario Wide Ontario Parks | Waterfalls of Ontario | Ontario Rail Trails | Links to Conservation Authorities & More | Hike Ontario | Conservation Ontario | Conservation Authorities of Ontario | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Ontario Trails Council | Ontario Tours, Activities & Adventures | Ontario Resorts and Cottages | Ontario Near North | Ontario Outdoor | PEAT: Northern Ontario Ecoadventures | Conservation Ontario | Ontario Nature | Bike Trail Reviews for Ontario | Canada Wide Parks Canada - National Parks of Canada | Trail Pack (Search a trail) | Canada Trails (Bicycling, hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing) | Go For Green: The Active Living and Environment Program | Trans Canada Trail | Canadian Botanical Conservation Network | Canadian Canoe Routes Portals Blue Sky Portal | VentureNorth Mapping Resources Google Maps | Toporama: Local Area 50000 scale | NOmap | Google Maps - Nippissing Region Mashup Draft | Ontario Basic Mapping (OBM) | Nippissing Area Land Designations (from crown land atlas) | Migratory bird santuaries (map of Canada) | Federal Publications (has maps to buy on this website) | Map Quest | The Atlas of Canada History geoHeritage North Bay July 2005 | Past Forward Heritage Limited | The North Bay Outlet (old site) Geocaching http://www.geocaching.com Return to Links Return to Ontario Field Naturalists |