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DISTANCE:
6 km there and back |
TRAIL
TYPE:
Unpaved trail |
DIFFICULTY:
Flat and easy. Last 300 m rocky and slippery
in places. Buggy in season. |
NEARBY
ATTRACTIONS :
-SEE ALGONQUIN PARK
Walking Trail Guide:
-Eastern Pines Backpacking Trail
-Barron Canyon Trail
Paddling Trail Guide:
- Barron Canyon Canoe Route |
| WATERFALL.
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HEIGHT
OF FALLS:
-Difference between top and bottom of waterflow
is 3 metres |
RIVER
/ STREAM:
-Barron River |
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SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS:
-Take care on the slippery rocks.
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| High
Falls, Algonquin Park |
Information
High Falls is a small waterchute,
perfect for a picnic and a favourite spot in Algonquin Park for a swim
to cool off in the heat of summer. This well marked trail through mixed
forest, is a pleasant and direct walk to the falls. For a longer walking
trip to High Falls, use the Eastern Pines Backpacking Trails that begin
from Achray.
How
to get there
From the intersection of Hwys 17 and 58
west of Pembroke, drive eight kilometers north-west along Hwy 17, pass
the Forest Lea Road turnoff and take the next left turn onto Doran Rd
(Cty Rd 26). Travel 300 metres, and then turn right onto the Barron
Canyon Road. Drive 26 km on pavement, then gravel to the Sand Lake Gate
on the Park boundary, where you can purchase permits for day-use or
camping and excellent publications by The Friends of Algonquin Park.
Continue on for another 13 km, passing by the Brigham Lake access point
and taking the next left down a short dirt road to the parking lot.
Information and safety tips are given in the pamphlet, Backpacking Trails
of Algonquin Provincial Park, published by The Friends of Algonquin
Park.
Directions
- Cross the wooden footbridge and follow
the blue markers (showing a hiker symbol) on this well-worn trail
through a mixed forest dominated by pines.
- At the first fork in the path, turn
right (continue following the blue trail markers).
- Turn left at the second fork and follow
the sign to High Falls.
- Walkers and canoes converge on the
High Falls. Take care on the slippery rocks. Water may not be alone
in glissading down a naturally scalloped water slide.
- Return the way you came to your vehicle.
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