Circuit of 5 Viewpoints

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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

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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.

Waypoints

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.