Hiking.
Sudbury's hiking trail inventory runs from the urban Bell Park / Ramsey Lake boardwalk to the ~2,400 ha Lake Laurentian Conservation Area on the south side, the ~480 ha and 55 km network at Kivi Park on Long Lake, and the short trails to lookout platforms above the ~35 m High Falls drop at A.Y. Jackson Lookout / Onaping Falls — the falls painted by Group of Seven member A.Y.
Jackson, ~50 km northwest of downtown.
The brief.
Lake Laurentian CA is the easiest single-park entry, with about 30 km of multi-use trails, varied difficulty, and a visitor centre managed by Conservation Sudbury. Kivi Park is a community-park venue at the south end of Long Lake — 55 km of multi-use trails, four-season, and the home of the Walden Cross-Country Fitness Club's groomed nordic system in winter.
A.Y. Jackson Lookout / Onaping Falls is short-trail, lookout-platform-style hiking; it is best during fall colour (late September through mid-October) and runs year-round.
Bell Park and Junction Creek Waterway Park keep walkable distance in the urban core. May through October is the easiest window; Lake Laurentian and Bell Park are walkable year-round.
5. places.
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Lake Laurentian Conservation Area
~2,400 ha; ~30 km of multi-use trails; visitor centre on the south side of the city.
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Kivi Park
~480 ha at Long Lake's south arm; 55 km of multi-use trails; home of the Walden Cross-Country Fitness Club.
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A.Y. Jackson Lookout / Onaping Falls
Short trails to platforms above the ~35 m High Falls drop on the Onaping River, ~50 km northwest of downtown.
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Bell Park / Ramsey Lake boardwalk
Urban lakeshore walk in the city core.
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Junction Creek Waterway Park
Urban greenway maintained in part by Rainbow Routes Association.
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Today's read.
Cold but firm — winter-ready conditions.
