Algonquin Park – Fall 2025 – Part 1

Well we had a great 5 weeks in Algonquin Park, from mid September and returning home a few days after Thanksgiving (Canadian Thanksgiving!)

We could not believe the weather in Algonquin Park this year. In 5 weeks, we had one day of rain and we also had warmer than average temperatures. I think one night it was -2 Celsius but other than that, really nice weather. On a down note, hardly any moose, which is the main reason I go to Algonquin in the Fall. The first week we saw two cows at one spot and then a cow and bull at another spot but they wouldn’t come out of the forest and we weren’t going in, so I think I have a couple of shots of that cow but no bull moose. No bears this year and no wolves either. We did, however, enjoy all of our hiking, paddling, biking, touring around and visiting with friends but lack of wildlife was a bit disappointing.

We like the bike trails in Algonquin Park, they are old railroad lines and for the most part, pretty good trails. There are some sketchy spots so you really have to pay attention! At least I do….

  • We like to bike down to The Cascades, very low water this year and they removed the bridge, hopefully the rebuild it
  • bike trail map
  • bridge on the bike trail
  • bike trail
  • bike trail
  • Part of a trail we did at the end of one of the bike trails
  • Beaver Dam under the biking/hiking bridge. We used to like to paddle our canoe in one lake and go underneath this bridge to the next lake, not anymore !

We did a few canoe paddles, one of my favourite things to do. Depending on the weather and the lake, we will take chairs and a beverage and try to find a nice spot to park the canoe and chairs and enjoy the moment. Canisbay Lake had a couple of very photogenic loons this year so when we paddled there, I took way too many photos of them. It was hard to pick which of my photos to show here.

  • The front of our canoe and we are heading out!
  • Loon
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  • Our canoe at one of the spots we like to sit at

We love this Park and the area surrounding it. More posts on Algonquin Park to come !

23 thoughts on “Algonquin Park – Fall 2025 – Part 1”

  2. Absolutely beautiful, fantastic! You guys are so lucky to be able to ride your bikes in that beautiful park. Your photos are fantastic, Susan, so crystal clear. Thanks for sharing the beauty!! 🥰🇨🇦

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  3. Five weeks sounds fabulous! Sure, looks it, too. Thank you so much for sharing! Your canoe shot took my breath away. Interesting changes in weather and wildlife. 🤔 Regardless, you still captured so much beauty!

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    1. It is and it goes down to Rock Lake or the other way to the Track and Tower Trail. Years ago we were biking on it and we got stopped by two moose blocking our way to get back to our campground! They were eating and not letting us through. It took about an hour before they left.

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  6. Well this post’s pictures of beautiful Algonquin Park teased us for what is to come. 🙂 I really like the Loon pictures. That looks very relaxing to sit in that spot by the canoe and gaze at the beauty. That’s a shame you didn’t see much wildlife but the trade-off was only one day of rain. I’ll look forward to the rest of the photos Susan!

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      5. It will be like the old Mother Nature commercial with the margarine (the woman, a/k/a Mother Nature, says: “it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature” and a bolt of lightning appears. 🙂 I hope you had that commercial in Canada.

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