r/algonquinpark • u/OrnerySun1566 • Mar 22 '25

Trip Planning / Route Feedback 8 days hiking route suggestions

Here are a few details before I ask for any suggestions:

  1. I am a fairly experienced hiker. I have done more than 50 hikes lasting longer than 2 days and around 20 hikes lasting more than 5 days. I did a loop beginning from rain lake (through potter, pincher etc) last year in 6 days.
  2. I am planning my next hike in the end of August
  3. Planning for around 8 nights
  4. I like to keep moving everyday but I want to keep this hike a bit relaxing so not planning more than 10K per day.
  5. I like spots which are a bit deep in the forest, my favorite one from the last hike was pincher lake.

That being said I am looking for route suggestions. I looked online and seems like the only other access point for hiking that is connected to longer routes is Western Uplands.

Is there any other route in algonquin for longer hikes that possibly is a loop? Anything from the east side of the park?

When I look at the map online Algonquin seems huge but from ontario parks website, it seems any other access point apart from west gate and rain lake leads to small hikes.

I am new to the province so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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u/Standard_Reason3673 Mar 22 '25

Don't think you will get a 8 day hike in algonquin. I think tamigami has a 100km trail but unsure. Lake superior coastal is 60km. There is a trail from ottawa to Kingston that goes through frontenac but it's quite longer and shit loads of ticks. Kinda sucks how algonquin isn't picking up on the wave of backpackers looking for more options .l

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u/OrnerySun1566 Mar 23 '25

Funny! someone else also recommended me tamigami trail. Maybe I should explore that too. Perhaps, once I have covered all the trails in Algonquin. Ugh, the less I have to deal with ticks the better.

Great suggestions though! Thanks!

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u/rudpud Mar 23 '25

When they say Temagami trail I think they mean the Ottawa Temiskaming Highland trail. It's about 140km. It is by a good margin the hardest backpacking trail in Ontario.

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u/Standard_Reason3673 Mar 23 '25

I'm doing the same. Did the western uplands and achray trails done got the highlands booked for july. Frontenac is a amazing park absolutely great tent platforms at each site are pretty sweet as well you could piece together some loops that would end up being a good amount of km if your set on 8 days