Day Hike Guide
Day Hike Guide-Hiking The Bruce Trail-Bruce Peninsula
Experience Hiking On The Bruce Peninsula-Day Hike Guide is a sure way to enjoy hiking the Bruce Trail. The Niagara Escarpment winds its way down the Bruce Peninsula and so does the famous Bruce Trail, offering hikers a chance to witness the incredible views and nature. The Bruce Trail opened in 1967, and is Canada’s oldest and longest hiking trail. The 150 kms of trails located on the Bruce Peninsula are considered the best in Southern Ontario, offering hiking for both the beginner and veteran hiker. The Day Hike Guide is a Great way to help you choose the area you want to see in one day. Much of the trail is on private property that the landowners offer so that everyone can enjoy the unique and incredible views and close experience with nature. Please remember to treat the trail and surrounding wilderness with respect so that future hikers can enjoy the same beauty for generations to come! Remember, “Take only pictures and leave only footsteps!” Lake Francis Cottages is located minutes from the Bruce Trail. Lake Francis Cottages has a Day Hike Guide to use for your convenience. Book your weekend and enjoy the outdoors.
Bruce Peninsula and area Cottage Attractions
Have a look at our video of all the great things to see and do while visiting up in the area.
Our beautiful cottage rentals are 2hrs from Toronto and only 20 minutes from Sauble Beach and Lake Huron, 10 minutes from Owen Sound, Wiarton, and Georgian Bay, and minutes from many other fabulous Ontario destinations and attractions. With our surrounding area having so much to offer like: Bruce Trail hiking, waterfall tours, bird watching, canoeing the Saugeen River, Fall Fairs, Mountain Bike parks, and so much more. Give us a call and don’t forget your camera! This is an adult wonderland which is fantastic for the family! We look forward to sharing all of this with you, too.
Call us at (519)371-6580, or email us to book your cottage. Fall and winter 2010 spaces are going fast, so book now to avoid disappointment! Hope to see you soon!!!
Day Hike Guide-Hiking The Bruce Peninsula
Hiking The Bruce Trail
The Bruce Peninsula offers a chance to witness the incredible views and unbridled nature that the Biosphere provides. The Bruce Trail was opened in 1967, and is Canada’s oldest and longest hiking trail. The 150 kms of trails located on the Bruce Peninsula are considered the best in Southern Ontario, and offer hiking for both the beginner and veteran hiker. Much of the trail is on private property that the landowners generously offer so that everyone can enjoy the unique and incredible views and close experience with nature. Please remember to treat the trail and surrounding wilderness with respect so that future hikers can enjoy the same beauty for generations to come! Remember, “Take only pictures and leave only footsteps!” Pick up a Day Hike Guide at a Owen Sound Tourism.
Fall Hiking On The Bruce Peninsula
Deer Along The Bruce Trail
Fall Hiking on The Bruce Peninsula is one of the best times to see the beauty it holds. The weather is cool but it is great for not having to deal with bugs. You will need a light jacket but we generally bring a backpack with some other clothing just in case. Binoculars, water, compass, Day Hike Book-Hiking The Bruce Trail which you can buy at any tourist information, a snack like granola bars, a camera and make sure you wear a good pair of shoes. Always try to leave in the morning so you can take your time and really enjoy the sights. The wildlife viewing is also very good at this time of year because there are not as many people on the trails. Make it a Great Getaway Weekend in Ontario with friends or family and stay at our waterfront cottages situated near The Bruce Trail. Lakefranciscottages.
Bruce Peninsula Trail
Ferns-The Bruce Trail
Over the past 8 years many of our guests at Lakefranciscottages have enjoyed hiking The Bruce Peninsula Trail. It is very easy to tell when these guests are joining us because they will take 2 cars. They will be up at daybreak having a coffee & breakfast outside on the dock. They will be dressed in hiking cloth including a good pair of shoes and backpack. Many have purchased a Day Guide Book -(Bruce Trail Map) to follow and will give them lots of information throughout the day. Leaving in both cars they will drop off 1 at the end of the path they will travel. The Bruce Trail is Canada’s oldests and longest footpaths. We believe more changes have happened to The Niagara Escarpment during the past 100 years than in the previous 9,000 years. The Niagara Escarpment is protected by legislation to ensure that it will be enjoyed by future generations. More than 1000 volunteers donate their time and knowledge to the Bruce Trail. There are many opportunities for you and your family by joining. Help secure The Trail. Volunteer and be part of The Bruce Trail call 1-800-665-HIKE
Bruce Trail Hiking Ontario
The Bruce Trail
The Bruce Trail is Canada’s oldest and longest foot paths, Hiking the magnificent Niagara Escarpment is a hikers dream. 1675 foot cliffs, streams, wetlands, rolling hills, waterfalls, villages and cities. Experience the beauty of the Escarpment, one of the most diverse regions in the province. Lake Francis Cottages is located at its doors. Spend a day hiking, spend an evening under the stars. Fall is a great time, the colors, fresh air and tranquility is at its best. Purchase a Day Hike Guide the best map of the trail.
Getaway Weekend Ontario
Star Gazing
Lake Francis Cottages is a Great place for a Getaway Weekend In Ontario. The location is one of the reasons that makes this place a perfect spot along with its Waterfront Cottages, Bass fishing , star gazing, bird watching and the many hiking trails along the Beautiful Bruce Peninsula at its door step. Owen Sound offers lots of boutiques and shops. The sunsets at Sauble Beach are some of the best in the world. Lake Francis Cottages has a very good web site with many ideas of things to do for a Great Getaway Weekend in Ontario Canada. Check it out today.
Hiking The Bruce Trail On The Bruce Peninsula-Day Hike Guide
Lady Slippers On The Bruce Trail
The escarpment winds its way down the Bruce Peninsula, the famous Bruce Trail offers hikers incredible views and nature that the Biosphere provides. Tobermory is the beginning of the Bruce Trail and travels 773 km following the Niagara Escarpment. The North Bruce Peninsula has the most spectacular Hiking on the Bruce Trail. The Bruce Peninsula Hiking Trail opened in 1967, and is Canada’s longest hiking trail. The 150 km ’s of trail in the Bruce Peninsula are considered the best in Southern Ontario, and offer hiking for the beginners and veterans. The hiking trails on the Bruce Peninsula are clearly marked, many lead to incredible lookouts. The smell of the wildflowers fill the air and the towering trees allow many bird species great nesting grounds. The Bruce Trail Club publishes an annual Day Hike Guide (Hiking The Bruce Peninsula) which is great to have when navigating around the Bruce Peninsula Trail system. Lake Francis Cottages is located at the base of the beautiful Bruce Peninsula. Many hikers, hiking the Bruce Trail stay at one of the waterfront cottages at Lake Francis Cottages. Each day they make their way hiking as far as they can get by chosing a particular trail. By dinner time after putting in a full day of breathtaking views and taking an abundance of pictures they are ready to sit by a camp fire and go over the next days agenda. Tobermory, Sauble Beach, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron and the surrounding area is definately a piece of Heaven. This year make it an Ontario Vacation or a Long Weekend away but what ever you do. Life is to short, not to witness the beauty that lies here in Grey Bruce Ontario.