Agawa Canyon Backcountry Camping
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Thanks Susanna. It is not too much information. Just makes the place sound better and better as a backpacking destination. Ian
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Sounds interesting. Where is Agawa canyon? I think I want to have a > look at this place. > Ian > Agawa Canyon (which contains the Agawa River) is about 115 miles north > of Saulte Ste. Marie in Ontario, Canada. The canyon and the river run > south west from Algoma Central Railway land in through the south end > of Lake Superior Provincial Park . > (http://www.ontarioparks.com/lakes.html) > One can explore the canyon from the Lake Superior Prov. Park end > (where lies Agawa Falls), or get dropped off by the passenger train at > the Frater Rd. stop, or at the upper end – the train’s "Agawa Canyon" > stop (where lies several waterfalls, one 215′ ). Trails outside the > Provincial Park are unmaintained. > ( In fact the passenger train drops off and picks up people anywhere > along the railway from Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst with bike, canoe or > kayak too. http://www.agawacanyontourtrain.com/fs_passengerservice.html > ) > The "Agawa Canyon" train stop itself is a humongous tourist > destination for about 2 hours several afternoons a week – the railways > runs special Agawa Tour trains there and back to the Sault Ste. Marie, > and has tourist facilities and footpaths at the Agawa stop. > Avoiding the tour train and taking the passenger allows one to stay > longer, avoid the tour crowd, backcountry camp (2 miles from train > stop), hike out, etc… (ie: > http://www.borealpress.com/NewFiles/Agawa.html) > Probably a little more info than you wanted, but some of it was harder > to track down. If you want more info, give me a holler. > – Susanna
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> Thanks Susanna. > It is not too much information. Just makes the place sound better and > better as a backpacking destination. > Ian
Cool. Could be interesting I think - would be fun to catch a train by waving at it from the tracks 
If you do go thereabouts, there’s also the Lake Superior Prov. Park’s Coastal Trail - a 5-7 day hike that follows the shore over cliffs etc. Saw bits of it – quite pretty. Impressive area up there. – Susanna
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> Sounds interesting. Where is Agawa canyon? I think I want to have a > look at this place. > Ian
Agawa Canyon (which contains the Agawa River) is about 115 miles north of Saulte Ste. Marie in Ontario, Canada. The canyon and the river run south west from Algoma Central Railway land in through the south end of Lake Superior Provincial Park . (http://www.ontarioparks.com/lakes.html) One can explore the canyon from the Lake Superior Prov. Park end (where lies Agawa Falls), or get dropped off by the passenger train at the Frater Rd. stop, or at the upper end – the train’s "Agawa Canyon" stop (where lies several waterfalls, one 215′ ). Trails outside the Provincial Park are unmaintained. ( In fact the passenger train drops off and picks up people anywhere along the railway from Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst with bike, canoe or kayak too. http://www.agawacanyontourtrain.com/fs_passengerservice.html ) The "Agawa Canyon" train stop itself is a humongous tourist destination for about 2 hours several afternoons a week – the railways runs special Agawa Tour trains there and back to the Sault Ste. Marie, and has tourist facilities and footpaths at the Agawa stop. Avoiding the tour train and taking the passenger allows one to stay longer, avoid the tour crowd, backcountry camp (2 miles from train stop), hike out, etc… (ie: http://www.borealpress.com/NewFiles/Agawa.html) Probably a little more info than you wanted, but some of it was harder to track down. If you want more info, give me a holler. – Susanna
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Sounds interesting. Where is Agawa canyon? I think I want to have a look at this place. Ian
> Try the topographical maps published by Natural Resources Canada. They are > 1:50,000 scale and show alot of detail. You will need to see the index to > find the right map(s). Mountain equipment Co-op, and other outdoor stores > may have them, or try your local library. Try
http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/topographic.html. If this link doesn’t – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> work, go to the Canadian Government site, and look under Dept. of Natural Resources. > Hope this helps. > Thanks much – good website, was easy to find the right map. I also > just tracked down someone who’d backpacked out of that canyon last > year – seems it is doable, though the suggested route was a > non-technical climb up the canyon wall via permanent ropes ! > – Susanna
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> Try the topographical maps published by Natural Resources Canada. They are > 1:50,000 scale and show alot of detail. You will need to see the index to > find the right map(s). Mountain equipment Co-op, and other outdoor stores > may have them, or try your local library. Try http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/topographic.html. If this link doesn’t > work, go to the Canadian Government site, and look under Dept. of Natural Resources. > Hope this helps.
Thanks much – good website, was easy to find the right map. I also just tracked down someone who’d backpacked out of that canyon last year – seems it is doable, though the suggested route was a non-technical climb up the canyon wall via permanent ropes ! – Susanna
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Try the topographical maps published by Natural Resources Canada. They are 1:50,000 scale and show alot of detail. You will need to see the index to find the right map(s). Mountain equipment Co-op, and other outdoor stores may have them, or try your local library. Try http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/topographic.html. If this link doesn’t work, go to the Canadian Government site, and look under Dept. of Natural Resources. Hope this helps. Ian
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Has anyone here used or seen info/maps on trails leading out of Agawa > Canyon park (Ontario), and areas to camp within a mile or two outside > of the park? > Algoma Central Railroad seems to have engineered the park to > accomodate it’s two-hour-stop-tour-package-train only. I’d like to > take the passenger train in and stay a day or two. > After calling the Algoma Central Railroad I understand one is allowed > to camp two miles away from the park, but not any closer. They were > not aware of trails leading out of the park, or good areas to camp, > but I’m sure they’re there > I know there’s camping a fair hike away in Lake Superior Provincial > Park nearby (just went – it was great!, or rather, It Rocks!), but > would like to camp within easy trotting distance to Agawa Canyon this > time. > Thanks! > – Susanna
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Has anyone here used or seen info/maps on trails leading out of Agawa Canyon park (Ontario), and areas to camp within a mile or two outside of the park? Algoma Central Railroad seems to have engineered the park to accomodate it’s two-hour-stop-tour-package-train only. I’d like to take the passenger train in and stay a day or two. After calling the Algoma Central Railroad I understand one is allowed to camp two miles away from the park, but not any closer. They were not aware of trails leading out of the park, or good areas to camp, but I’m sure they’re there I know there’s camping a fair hike away in Lake Superior Provincial Park nearby (just went – it was great!, or rather, It Rocks!), but would like to camp within easy trotting distance to Agawa Canyon this time. Thanks! – Susanna
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