Ontario trails · Western Uplands Backpacking Trail
Western Uplands Backpacking Trail
A 65.8-mile network in Ontario, with 435 ft of climbing. Reaches Samos Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Algonquin Provincial Park.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 5,970 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Samos Lake (lake)
- Steeprise Lake (lake)
- Lady-slipper (lake)
- Stutter Lake (lake)
- Leach Lake (lake)
- Stammer Lake (lake)
- Red Wing Lake (lake)
- Hare Lake (lake)
- West Otterpaw Lake (lake)
- Cashel Lake (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 6:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 65.8-mile route works out to roughly 24 h 36 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Hollow River - Dividing Lake Access Point (#14) — 7.6 mi
- Mizzy Lake Trail — 9.5 mi
- Highland Backpacking Trail — 15.2 mi
- Sunday Lake Dogsled Trail — 18.5 mi