J. Albert Bauer Provincial Park

Years ago we stopped at Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve and bought a book about the history which included all the different trails you could take along with maps and other info. But it wasn’t until this trip that we actually went there and did a hike and we liked it so much, we went back a second day for a hike. We will definitely be putting this place on our list of places to go regularly when we are in that area. The first day we did the Solitaire Lake Trail and the second time, we did the Turtle Lake trail (because I liked the name) They also have campsites, (tenting) and canoeing and in the winter they have lots of ski trails. And another great thing – NO entrance fees…..NO parking fees. Where can you go and not pay?

So some of the trails are Solitaire Trail 6.3 km; Buck Lake Trail 4.3 km; High Lake trail 1.8 km; Hickory Lake trail 2.3 km; Turtle Lake trail 4.7 km; Kalonga Wetland trail 5.8 km and there are about another 11 trails. I’m not gonna list them all but the ones we did are well maintained and not a lot of people on the trails. At the Solitaire Trail link, above, if you click on it a map of the entire Reserve comes up.

Just past the entrance to the Reserve. they were quite impressive Inukshuks
Trum resting on Solitaire Lake
Lots of boardwalks
We hardly saw anyone on this trail
Boardwalks on the water
Parts of the trail were a bit muddy

When we did the Turtle Lake trail, part of the trail passed through J. Albert Bauer Provincial Park (non-operating park).

Near the start of the trail, we crossed a bridge that separates two lakes
Beautifully done trails
J. Albert Bauer PP
The trails were maintained so much better(more) than the trails in Algonquin park