Sat.
5 May:
The
Rideau Trail 2018 End-to-End Hikes:
5. Salmon Lake Road (04E) to Maple Leaf Road
(05D)
Note: click on pictures for full size view.
Don’t underestimate Frontenac Provincial Park. A crossing of the Park from west to east may
seem easy enough on the map. But when
you’re in there, scales are deceptive.
Even on a perfect sunny day with a strong breeze at our backs, the
thirteen hikers had to work hard to make it safely through.
Highlight was about half-way through the twenty
kilometre hike, at Flag Pole Hill, with the best vistas on the entire Rideau Trail. But when you have a bag of gems, who can say
which shines the brightest?
The final hills, east of Perth Road, seemed a final
test of our resolve to make Maple Leaf Road today, but we succeeded, and were already
looking forward to the next leg of our End-to-End journey from Kingston to Ottawa.
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| Heading into Frontenac Park along Salmon Lake Road |
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| Early part of the trail was damp underfoot |
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| Plenty of low ridges along the route |
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| We kept up a good pace |
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| Some handy bridges across creeks |
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| Climbing the open slopes of Flag Pole Hill |
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| Flag Pole Hill looking SW |
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| Views to NW |
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| Our party today |
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| A strong breeze at the top of Flag Pole Hill |
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| This sign was made by a talented RTA member from Kingston |
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| Cairns and posts guided us through the landscape |
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| Several lonely lakes and swamps |
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| Passing a beaver dam |
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| Devil's Gorge |
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| Stopping to do some trail improvements |
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| T|he new South Slide Lake sign had blown down in the wind |
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| More hills! |
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| Leading to a high point |
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| East of Frontenac Park: crossing the Perth Road |
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| Luckily not much traffic on Perth Road |
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| Green springtime fields leading to Maple Leaf Road |
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