Ontario - Sleeping Giant Provincial Park - Kabeyun Trail via Talus Lake Trail via Top of the Giant trail
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- Distance
- 11.99 mi
- Elevation gain
- 554 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 554 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,540 ft
- TrailRank
- 51
- Min elevation
- 650 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 6 hours 10 minutes
- Time
- 6 hours 37 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1395
- Uploaded
- September 19, 2020
- Recorded
- June 2020
near Silver Islet, Ontàrio (Canada)
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Réf: https://www.northernontario.travel/outdoor-adventures/hiking-guide-to-sleeping-giant-provincial-park
'' According to Ojibway legend, the Sleeping Giant is “Nanabijou” — The Spirit of Deep Sea Water — turned to stone when the white man was given the location of a nearby silver mine.''
Although often referred to as the Sleeping Giant trail, the hike to the top of the Giant and the Lake Superior Lookout actually combines three trails.
Trail Names: Kabeyun Trail, Talus Lake Trail and Top of the Giant Trail, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Ontario
The Sleeping Giant hike begins at the south trailhead for Kabeyun Trail with an easy 5.0 km trail that leads just past Tee Harbour. Here you will take the Talus Lake Trail for 1.5 km to the Top of the Giant Trail junction.
The initial 5.0 km section of the trail is an easy hike or a fun mountain bike ride because it is wide, relatively smooth and has rolling hills.
The Top of the Giant Trail is where the real climbing begins. You’ll head straight up the mountain for 2.7 km until you reach the “Top of the Giant,” which sits 229 metres above Lake Superior. There you will find a “top of the giant” sign, a cold creek and a bench for resting.
To get to the Lake Superior lookout it’s another 2.0 km of more gradual climbing. The extra hiking is well worth the trek. Once you reach the end of the trail, you’ll look out over Thunder Bay and Lake Superior from 290 metres above.
Return the same route. The roundtrip distance is 22.4 km.
'' According to Ojibway legend, the Sleeping Giant is “Nanabijou” — The Spirit of Deep Sea Water — turned to stone when the white man was given the location of a nearby silver mine.''
Although often referred to as the Sleeping Giant trail, the hike to the top of the Giant and the Lake Superior Lookout actually combines three trails.
Trail Names: Kabeyun Trail, Talus Lake Trail and Top of the Giant Trail, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Ontario
The Sleeping Giant hike begins at the south trailhead for Kabeyun Trail with an easy 5.0 km trail that leads just past Tee Harbour. Here you will take the Talus Lake Trail for 1.5 km to the Top of the Giant Trail junction.
The initial 5.0 km section of the trail is an easy hike or a fun mountain bike ride because it is wide, relatively smooth and has rolling hills.
The Top of the Giant Trail is where the real climbing begins. You’ll head straight up the mountain for 2.7 km until you reach the “Top of the Giant,” which sits 229 metres above Lake Superior. There you will find a “top of the giant” sign, a cold creek and a bench for resting.
To get to the Lake Superior lookout it’s another 2.0 km of more gradual climbing. The extra hiking is well worth the trek. Once you reach the end of the trail, you’ll look out over Thunder Bay and Lake Superior from 290 metres above.
Return the same route. The roundtrip distance is 22.4 km.
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