Ontario trails · Lakeshore Hiking Trail
Lakeshore Hiking Trail
A 9.5-mile loop in Ontario, with 120 ft of climbing. Reaches Quiet Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Silent Lake Provincial Park.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 590 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Quiet Lake (lake)
- Silent Lake (lake)
- Scenic lookout (viewpoint)
Getting there
Lakehead Loop Trail access — parking nearby, restroom. 44.92083, -78.07063 · 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 6:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:59 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.5-mile route takes roughly 3 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:00 a.m. — 7 h 30 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lakehead Loop Trail + Lakeshore Hiking Trail — 9.8 mi loop, 1,838 ft gain