On Sunday August 23rd, 2015, my mom and I took a spin around Peck Lake Trail in Algonquin Park. We have done it many times and it is one of our favourite trails in the park. It is very scenic and not too difficult for mom, who’s about to turn 70 this year! Last year when we were there we saw a humming bird, her first one ever and it was really exciting to see! The trail starts out flat and opens up to a lovely view of the lake and a bench to sit and relax and take in the view.
The next part of the trail is a bit of a steep descent down to the water, but then it is fairly level throughout and there are only a few small ups and downs to conquer.
Around every corner you are rewarded with beautiful views of Peck Lake.
The trail is a 1.9 km loop that goes all around the lake and is rated moderate. Guidebooks for all of Algonquin Parks trails can be purchased many places, including the Friends of Algonquin Park Website for a whopping $0.48!! Go ahead and splurge!
There are a few boardwalks and bridges that take you over shallow water along the way with more lovely views!
You weave in and out of the forest and continuously arrive at openings where you can see different areas of the lake and picture perfect locations!
Here’s mom using her walking stick purchased at Algonquin Outfitters store at Lake of Two Rivers last year. She loves it and it helps her a great deal when going over big rocks, roots and up hills. The day before she had used it to walk on a log over a river at the Beetle Lake trail as the bridge was removed due to structural damage. She totally rocks!
Just a short trek back up the hill and again we are back at the bench to take a photo and say ‘see you soon’ to beautiful Peck Lake!
You can find out more information about Algonquin Park here.
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Happy Hiking!
Camper Christina
Always amazing pictures! Thanks
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying them! 🙂
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Christina, I LOVE the blogs with your Mom in them, but especially this one as I can vividly remember the time I took my 75 yr old Mom on this trail (2009 I think). We took lots of hikes together over the years, but this one stood out as being a special one. My dear Mom passed away in Dec. 2018, so I cherish those memories dearly. Thank you for sharing your time together with your Mom. Very special indeed! P.S. I know it has taken me awhile to get reading your blogs (now that I’m about caught up on the YouTube videos, I have more time to read LOL). Take care. Paula
Awe thanks so much Paula. So nice to see you here and here from you. I just now have completed my website. Check out the tabs at the top to see all the gear, clothing, footwear, maps, resources, etc that I use on my trips and let me know what you think? So glad you enjoyed my post. I actually thought it was Paula (from the post) when I saw the email pop up to notify me of the comment. Funny. Cheers to you! (you are on the SHOP page btw, lol).
The website looks awesome Christina. Great job! Thanks for the add to the shop page. Herschel and Kiwi are very pleased, lol.
Woohoo!! Thank you so much Paula. I’m glad you like it. 😊😊😊