Circuit of 5 Viewpoints
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.22 mi
- Elevation gain
- 764 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 764 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,250 ft
- TrailRank
- 56
- Min elevation
- 909 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one hour 41 minutes
- Coordinates
- 483
- Uploaded
- July 17, 2016
- Recorded
- July 2016
near Little Hawk Lake, Ontàrio (Canada)
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Itinerary description
A nice loop trail in the Algonquin Highlands. Several good views of Halls Lake. Trail was well marked and in good shape. Parking is available at the start point and a sign board has a map of the area where several other trails are listed. For more information see Wikiloc listing for Crest of Kennisis/Circuit.
On this hike we skipped the very first (viewpoint #5) and very last (viewpoint #1). We had seen #5 on our previous hike a couple of weeks earlier and it was lacking. The signage was missing for viewpoint #1 and looked like it would be another view of Halls lake (similar to #2, #3 and #4). The hike would be about 500 meters longer if you hit all five viewpoints.
Forest is a mixture of conifers and deciduous, lots of birds and small animals as the trail winds through the area with some descent elevation changes and nice rock outcroppings. Bugs were persistent. Privy available at the start/stop point. Just a few hundred meters down the road there is a restaurant, lodge and marina on Little Hawk Lake.
On this hike we skipped the very first (viewpoint #5) and very last (viewpoint #1). We had seen #5 on our previous hike a couple of weeks earlier and it was lacking. The signage was missing for viewpoint #1 and looked like it would be another view of Halls lake (similar to #2, #3 and #4). The hike would be about 500 meters longer if you hit all five viewpoints.
Forest is a mixture of conifers and deciduous, lots of birds and small animals as the trail winds through the area with some descent elevation changes and nice rock outcroppings. Bugs were persistent. Privy available at the start/stop point. Just a few hundred meters down the road there is a restaurant, lodge and marina on Little Hawk Lake.
Waypoints
Intersection
1,129 ft
C5V crests Junction
Where Circuit of 5 Viewpoints (C5V) intersects with the Crests of Kennisis trail (to the log chute). Turn left here to see viewpoint #4 and loop back towards the road.
Panorama
Intersection
968 ft
Intersection with Little Hawk Lake Rd
The trail crosses Little Hawk Lake Road twice. This is the road used to get to the parking area (aka #13).
Intersection
1,122 ft
Pinch Lane
This is the second crossing of Little Hawk Lake Road and is labeled as Pinch Lane.
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