Ontario trails · Eastern Pines Backpacking Trail
Eastern Pines Backpacking Trail
A 11.9-mile network in Ontario, with 167 ft of climbing. Reaches Bucholtz Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Algonquin Provincial Park.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.0. It gives back about 473 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bucholtz Lake (lake)
- Johnston Lake (lake)
- Berm Lake (lake)
- Stratton Lake (lake)
Getting there
Berm Lake Trail access — parking nearby, restroom, water. 45.86729, -77.75540 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:56 a.m., the sun rises at 7:26 a.m. and sets at 6:27 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:57 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.9-mile route takes roughly 4 h 29 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:54 a.m. — 6 h 33 min before sunset.