Ontario trails · Slide Lake Trail
Slide Lake Trail
A 15.3-mile network in Ontario, with 152 ft of climbing. Reaches Cedar Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Frontenac Provincial Park.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 5.1 and mile 10.2. It gives back about 762 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cedar Lake (lake)
- Mink Lake (lake)
- Little Rock Lake (lake)
- Slide Lake (lake)
- Big Salmon Lake (lake)
- Whales Back (viewpoint)
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 15.3-mile route takes roughly 5 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:05 p.m. — 5 h 19 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Big Salmon Lake Loop + Slide Lake Trail + Frontenac Provincial Park Trails — 6.7 mi loop, 107 ft gain
- Big Salmon Lake Loop + Slide Lake Trail + Frontenac Provincial Park Trails — 10.5 mi loop, 1,258 ft gain
- Big Salmon Lake Loop + Slide Lake Trail + Frontenac Provincial Park Trails — 14.6 mi loop, 1,999 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Big Salmon Lake Loop — 1.7 mi
- Frontenac Provincial Park Trails — 5.2 mi
- Tetsmine Lake Loop — 5.3 mi