150 Great Canadian Hikes Contest Winners
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We are excited to announce the entries for our 150 Great Canadian Hikes Contest highlighting some of your favourite trails, parks and conservation areas to explore while enjoying the great outdoors.
Since the trails are all equally beautiful, scenic and uniquely captivating in their own way, they are listed in random order but organized by province.
Our three lucky winners were drawn randomly from the above nominations as Canada’s treasured trails are all deserving of recognition and have top-notch ratings with us. Thanks to all of our contest participants for sharing their preferred picks with us and congratulations to our winners!
#1 Sandra Shaw – Beryl Gaffney Park-Jock River, Ontario
#2 Melissa Black – Ladysmith Rotary Lookout, British Columbia
#3 Nicole Bongat -The Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
Honourable mentions and special thanks go to Wendi Paterson, Maria Legault and Bernardine (Hiker Bee) for their tremendous blog posts! Their submissions will be featured through our blog in the coming months and for your tremendous submissions you will each get a set of Urban Poles of your choice!
150 Great Canadian Hikes
| 1 | The Great Trail (Anywhere!), Canada |
| 2 | Pocaterra Ridge, Calgary |
| 3 | Sarrail Ridge, Upper Kananaskis Lake, AB |
| 4 | Devil’s Thumb,Lake Louise AB |
| 5 | Avion Ridge, Watertown National Park AB |
| 6 | Sunshine Meadows,Banff National Park, AB |
| 7 | Edmonton RiverValley Parks & Trail System, AB |
| 8 | Valley of the Ten Peaks, Canadian Rockies AB |
| 9 | Sentinel Pass, Canadian Rockies AB |
| 10 | Lake Agnes Teahouse-Big Beehive, Canadian Rockies, AB |
| 11 | Lake O’Hara (all trails), Canadian Rockies, AB |
| 12 | Moose Mountain, Elbow Valley, Bragg Creek, AB |
| 13 | Nihahi Ridge, Kananaskis, AB |
| 14 | Cox Hill, Kananaskis, AB |
| 15 | Banff National Park, Banff, AB |
| 16 | Citadel Pass, Banff, AB |
| 17 | Fernie Alpine Hill, BC |
| 18 | Rockwall Trail, Kootenay National Park, BC |
| 19 | Garibaldi Lake, BC |
| 20 | Baden-Powell Trail N. Vancouver, BC |
| 21 | Joffre Lakes Trail, Pemberton BC |
| 22 | Kettle Valley Railway, Kelowna BC |
| 23 | Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park Crest Trail, Vernon BC |
| 24 | Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, Vancouver Island BC |
| 25 | Cape Scott Provincial Park, Vancouver Island BC |
| 26 | Eagle Bluffs, West Vancouver BC |
| 27 | The Binkert Lions Trail, Vancouver Area BC |
| 28 | High Note Trail, Whistler BC |
| 29 | Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park, Sunshine Coast BC |
| 30 | Mount Daniel Trail, Sunshine Coast BC |
| 31 | Stawamus Chief, Squamish BC |
| 32 | Mount Seymour Peak, N Vancouver BC |
| 33 | Ucluelet’s Wild Pacific Trail, Vancouver Island, BC |
| 34 | Ladysmith Rotary Lookout, Ladysmith BC |
| 35 | Holland Creek Trail, Ladysmith BC |
| 36 | Rolley Lake, Mission BC |
| 37 | Hunt Lake Trail, Whiteshel Provincial Park, MB |
| 38 | Gorge Creek Trail, Riding Mountation National Park, MB |
| 39 | Pisew Falls Provincial Park, MB |
| 40 | Goose River, Fundy National Park, NB |
| 41 | Gunning Trail, Bayfield, NB |
| 42 | Whitetail Trail, Fundy National Park, NB |
| 43 | Bald Mountain Adventure Trail, Clarendon, NB |
| 44 | Lighthouse Trail, Bayfield, NB |
| 45 | Tracey Lake Trail, Fundy National Park, NB |
| 46 | Walton Glen Gorge Falls, Saint Martins, NB |
| 47 | Trenholm Trail, Bayfield, NB |
| 48 | Sandbrook Falls Adventure Trail, Clarendon, NB |
| 49 | Maple Grove, Funday National Park, NB |
| 50 | Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Welshpool NB |
| 51 | Point Wolfe Beach, Fundy National Park, NB |
| 52 | Coastal Trail, Fundy National Park, NB |
| 53 | The Gros Morne National Park, Nfld |
| 54 | Skerwink Trail, Port Rexton, Nfld |
| 55 | East Coast Trail, St. John’s, Nfld |
| 56 | Corduroy Brook Nature Trail, Grand Falls-Windsor, Nfld |
| 57 | Green Gardens Trail, Boone Bay, Nfld |
| 58 | Alexander Murray Hiking Trail, King’s Point, Nfld |
| 59 | Waterman’s Brook Trail, Fogo, Nfld |
| 60 | Acadian Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 61 | Taylor Head Provincial Park, NS |
| 62 | Branch Pond Look-out Trail, Bras D’Or Lake, NS |
| 63 | Gaff Point Trail, Riverport, NS |
| 64 | Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, Inverness, NS |
| 65 | Coastal Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 66 | Devil’s Hills Falls, Louisbourg, NS |
| 67 | Franey Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 68 | Kejimkujik Seaside, Port Joli National Park, NS |
| 69 | Jigging Cove Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 70 | Point Pleasant Park, Halifax NS |
| 71 | Le Buttereau Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 72 | Louisbourg Lighthouse Trail, Louisbourg, NS |
| 73 | Broad Cove Mountain Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 74 | Battery Provincial Park St Peter’s Bay, Cape Breton NS |
| 75 | Mabou Rivers Trail, Inverness, NS |
| 76 | MacIntosh Brook Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 77 | Kearney Lake Trails, Halifax, NS |
| 78 | Mica Hill Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 79 | Bluff Wilderness Trail, Halifax, NS |
| 80 | Middle Head Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 81 | Polly’s Cove, Halifax, NS |
| 82 | Salmon Pools Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 83 | Musquodoboit Trailway, Halifax, NS |
| 84 | White Point Hiking Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 85 | Skyline Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS |
| 86 | Cape Chignecto Coastal Trail, Bay of Fundy National Park, NS |
| 87 | Pennant Point, Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park, NS |
| 88 | Headland Trail, Taylor Head Provincial Park, NS |
| 89 | Duncan’s Cove, Halifax NS |
| 90 | Charitable Research Reserve Trails, Cambridge ON |
| 91 | Spruce Bog Boardwalk Trail, Algonquin Park ON |
| 92 | Morris Island Conservation Area, ON |
| 93 | Point Pelee National Park, Chatham ON |
| 94 | Long Sault Conservation Area, ON |
| 95 | Bruce Trail Syndenham Section, ON |
| 96 | Beryl Gaffney Park-Jock River, Ottawa ON |
| 97 | Mizzy Lake Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, ON |
| 98 | Lake Front Promenade Park, Mississauga, ON |
| 99 | Lookout Point Trail, Killbear Provincial Park, ON |
| 100 | West Deane Park, Etobicoke, ON |
| 101 | Couchiching Conservation Area, Orillia, ON |
| 102 | Kolapore Uplands, Beaver Valley, ON |
| 103 | Picton Waterfront Trail, Picton ON |
| 104 | Beaver Pond Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, ON |
| 105 | High Park, Toronto, ON |
| 106 | Granite Ridge Trail, Killarney Provincial Park, ON |
| 107 | Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, Sudbury, ON |
| 108 | Whiskey Rapid Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, ON |
| 109 | Cranberry Hog Trail, Killarney Provincial Park, ON |
| 110 | Backus Woods, Norfold County, ON |
| 111 | Niagara Escarpment, ON |
| 112 | La Cloche Silhouette Trail, Killarney Provincial Park, ON |
| 113 | Sandbanks Dunes Trail, Sandbanks Provincial Park, ON |
| 114 | Scout Valley Loop Trail, Orillia, ON |
| 115 | Nassagaweya Canyon Trail, Rattlesnake Point, ON |
| 116 | Ball’s Falls Conservation Area Trail, Niagara, ON |
| 117 | Millennium Trail, Picton, ON |
| 118 | Lookout Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, ON |
| 119 | Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Oakville, ON |
| 120 | Peck Lake Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, ON |
| 121 | Greenwich Dunes – Greenwich, PEI |
| 122 | Cavendish Beach Trail, Cavendish Grove, PEI |
| 123 | Robinsons Island Trail, Robinsons Island, PEI |
| 124 | Bubbling Springs, Farmlands, PEI |
| 125 | North Cape Nature Trail, North Cape, PEI |
| 126 | Boughton River Trail, Bridgetown, PEI |
| 127 | Gairloch Road Trail, Iona, PEI |
| 128 | Forest Hill Trail, Albion Cross, PEI |
| 129 | Beck Trail, Murray River, PEI |
| 130 | Green Park Trail, Tyrne Valley, PEI |
| 131 | Oiseau Rock Hiking Trail, Sheenboro, QC |
| 132 | Mont Sutton, QU |
| 133 | King Mountain Trail, Gatineau Park, QC |
| 134 | La Coulée, Mont Tremblant National Park, QC |
| 135 | Lusk Cave Trail, Gatineau Park, QC |
| 136 | La Chute-aux-Rats, Mont Tremblant National Park, QC |
| 137 | Pink Lake Trail, Gatineau Park, QC |
| 138 | Le Lac-de-L’Assomption, Mont Tremblant National Park, QC |
| 139 | Luskville Falls Trail, Gatineau Park, QC |
| 140 | Le Lac-Poisson, Mont Tremblant National Park, QC |
| 141 | Skyline Trail, Gatineau Park, QC |
| 142 | La Roche, Mont Tremblant National Park, QC |
| 143 | Wolf Trail, Gatineau Park, QC |
| 144 | La Grotte-à-la-Patate, Anticosti Island National Park, QC |
| 145 | L’Envol, Mont Tremblant National Park, QC |
| 146 | Observation-la-Mer, Anticosti Island National Park, QC |
| 147 | Les Cerisiers, Anticosti Island National Park, QC |
| 148 | Elbow Trail, SK |
| 149 | Blackstrap Provincial Park Trails, Saskatoon, SK |
| 150 | Makwa Lake Provincial Park Trails, Makwa Lake, SK |
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