Ontario trails · Big Salmon Lake Loop
Big Salmon Lake Loop
A 9.7-mile network in Ontario, with 115 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Rock Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Frontenac Provincial Park.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 451 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Little Rock Lake (lake)
- Black Lake (lake)
- Big Salmon Lake (lake)
- Salmon Lake Lookout (viewpoint)
Getting there
Frontenac Provincial Park Trails access — parking nearby. 44.52561, -76.53084 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:53 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.7-mile route takes roughly 3 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:58 a.m. — 7 h 26 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Big Salmon Lake Loop + Little Salmon Lake Loop — 5.1 mi loop, 412 ft gain
- Big Salmon Lake Loop + Slide Lake Trail + Frontenac Provincial Park Trails — 6.7 mi loop, 107 ft gain
- Little Salmon Lake Loop + Frontenac Provincial Park Trails + Big Salmon Lake Loop — 7.0 mi loop, 348 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Slide Lake Trail — 1.7 mi
- Tetsmine Lake Loop — 3.5 mi
- Frontenac Provincial Park Trails — 3.9 mi