Ontario trails · Tetsmine Lake Loop
Tetsmine Lake Loop
A 7.5-mile network in Ontario, with 167 ft of climbing. Reaches Clearwater Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Frontenac Provincial Park.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 55% of the ascent, between mile 2.5 and mile 5.0. It gives back about 484 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Clearwater Lake (lake)
- Lynch Lake (lake)
- Moulton Lake (lake)
- Tetsmine Lake (lake)
- Hemlock Lake (lake)
Getting there
Frontenac Provincial Park Trails access — parking nearby. 44.57660, -76.52173 · 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 7.5-mile route takes roughly 2 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:12 a.m. — 8 h 12 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Frontenac Provincial Park Trails — 2.7 mi
- Big Salmon Lake Loop — 3.5 mi
- Slide Lake Trail — 5.3 mi