Hawk Lake to Sherborne Lake Loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 21.38 nm
- Elevation gain
- 4,544 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 4,544 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,608 ft
- TrailRank
- 29
- Min elevation
- 1,608 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 489
- Uploaded
- August 11, 2016
near Little Hawk Lake, Ontàrio (Canada)
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Itinerary description
A 3 day, 2 night canoe trip with hiking too. This is a catalog entry for the following trips:
Big Hawk Lake to Sherborne Lake
Sherborne Dam to Plastic Lake
Sherborne Lake to Big/Little Hawk Lake
Little Hawk Lake to Log Chute a.k.a. Crests of Kennisis
Do not rely on the GPS for this catalog trail as it was hand drawn. The individual entries provide an accurate reading for the route taken.
This was a casually paced trip that gives you lots of time to explore the area. The Hawk to Sherborne Lake paddle took about 3 hours which leaves a lot of time for travel to the start/access point and for setting up camp when you arrive. Our second day (Sherborne Dam/Plastic Lake) was spent exploring (paddle + hiking) and can last as long as you want. On our final day we broke camp and paddled from Sherborne Lake to Little Hawk (2 hours) and then hiked back to our start point (Crests of Kennisis) which took an hour and a half. The drive back to pick up the canoe was about 10 minutes (we left canoe, paddles and life jackets at the dock on Little Hawk).
We combined some paddling with hiking and camping and had a great time. The weather was perfect! There were some bugs on the hiking portions and wind could be a concern on the lakes (a couple of times we used the protection of the shoreline). Overall, very enjoyable!
A popular area in the summer time, make sure to reserve your campsites in advance (Haliburton Highlands Water Trails).
Big Hawk Lake to Sherborne Lake
Sherborne Dam to Plastic Lake
Sherborne Lake to Big/Little Hawk Lake
Little Hawk Lake to Log Chute a.k.a. Crests of Kennisis
Do not rely on the GPS for this catalog trail as it was hand drawn. The individual entries provide an accurate reading for the route taken.
This was a casually paced trip that gives you lots of time to explore the area. The Hawk to Sherborne Lake paddle took about 3 hours which leaves a lot of time for travel to the start/access point and for setting up camp when you arrive. Our second day (Sherborne Dam/Plastic Lake) was spent exploring (paddle + hiking) and can last as long as you want. On our final day we broke camp and paddled from Sherborne Lake to Little Hawk (2 hours) and then hiked back to our start point (Crests of Kennisis) which took an hour and a half. The drive back to pick up the canoe was about 10 minutes (we left canoe, paddles and life jackets at the dock on Little Hawk).
We combined some paddling with hiking and camping and had a great time. The weather was perfect! There were some bugs on the hiking portions and wind could be a concern on the lakes (a couple of times we used the protection of the shoreline). Overall, very enjoyable!
A popular area in the summer time, make sure to reserve your campsites in advance (Haliburton Highlands Water Trails).
Waypoints
River
1,148 ft
Portage
Bridge
1,102 ft
Causeway/trail
Start of Sherborne Lake
Campsite
1,237 ft
Campsite
Multiple campsites available on the lake. Many of them are spectacular!
Waterfall
1,204 ft
Dam
Mooring point
1,112 ft
Marina / Lodge
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