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Killarney Provincial Park – La Cloche – October 21st-23rd, 2012


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    Philip Delvoie
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    @philipd

    Locale: Ontario, Canada

    Killarney Provincial Park – La Cloche Trail
    October 21st-23rd, 2012
    Full loop – 78 kms (48 miles)

    This was a 3 day/2 night trip we did in late October in Killarney Park here in Ontario, Canada. Covered approx. 78 km (48 miles) over the 3 days. My own base weight was approx. 11 lbs and Earl was carrying about a 15 lbs base weight.

    Short Story: Amazing scenery, tough trail.

    We had some rain on the first day in, but it cleared up by noon and remained nice the remainder of the trip. This is a very tough trail with some pretty rugged sections on the northern portion. We knocked this one off in 3 days which was our goal, but we were definitely on the sore side coming out of the park.

    Essentially had the park to ourselves and did not see anyone until the last afternoon when we ran into 1 other group and a pair of day hikers near the entrance. Definitely my new favorite trail.

    Timeline for those interested

    Day 1
    Start:910
    H1:944
    H2:958
    H5:1045
    H8:1305
    H16:1348
    H17:1500
    H18:1556
    H20:1653
    H21:1741
    Sunset: 1828
    H22:1912. It was dark. Very dark….

    Day 2
    Start: 830
    H31-32:1045
    H33:1157
    Need extra water between 33 and 34. Long stretch.
    H34-35:1344
    H37:1650

    Day 3
    Start:830
    H45-46:1014
    H47:1115
    H48-49:1303
    The crack: 1500
    The bridge: 1559
    H51-52:1730
    The end: 1815
    Back to car: 1839

    Here is a set of pictures from the trip in no particular order:

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    #1939351
    Ike Jutkowitz
    BPL Member

    @ike

    Locale: Central Michigan

    Beautiful, Philip. Love the mountain lakes. Thanks for posting this.

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    Ben C
    BPL Member

    @alexdrewreed

    Locale: Kentucky

    Looks like a great trip. Thanks for showing us your trip.

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