– Free to use –
Open to the public 9am – 5pm
Safety Waiver mandatory: Sign Here
In order to gain day-use access to the property:
- All users must complete the safety waiver online. If you have not completed the safety waiver, you are not permitted to enter the property.
- When planning to visit Limberlost please familiarize yourself with the Rules and Regulations so that everyone can enjoy the forest without any issues.
- All users must respect the day-use hours of 9am-5pm.
- Parties and vehicles that either failed to sign in or respect the operating hours will be ticketed or removed at the owner’s expense.-
- All dogs must be on a leash, we are not leash free.
General Notes:
- Debris or trees on the trail: There may be downed branches or wood on our trails. If you encounter anything too big to be safely ‘foot-shoved’ off the path, please let us know—pro-tip: open up google maps on you phone, locate yourself, take a screenshot of you phone and send it to us!
- Bathrooms: There are public outhouses at the main parking lot and Buck Lake landing.
- Garbage: Please pack out all garbage. This includes granola bar wrappers and dog poop bags. If you bring it in, you bring it out (this goes for your pooches too). Garbages are available next to the office, at the main parking lot, and Buck Lake Landing.
- Feel free to stop by our office on the right hand side 300 meters past the Information Booth for trail information, conditions, and suggestions. We also have a tuck shop!
Park and Hike
To protect hikers and wildlife on the woodland roads, vehicles are required to be left at one of the designated parking areas.
The principal parking areas provide direct access to the major hiking trails.
Please always drive slowly and safely and carefully observe the posted speed limit of 20km an hour.
Summer Hiking Trail Map:
Click here to download a copy (PDF) of the Summer Map.
Principal Trails:
- Clear Lake Trail – 1.5km – Easy
- Solitaire Trail – 6.3 km – Easy to moderate
- Buck Lake Trail – 4.3 km – Easy to moderate
- High Lake Trail – 1.8 km – Easy to moderate
- Hickory Lake Trail – 2.3 km – Moderate to difficult
- Hickory Creek Trail – 2.5km – Easy to moderate
- Turtle Lake Trail – 4.7 km – Easy to moderate
- Kalonga Wetland Trail – 5.8 km – Easy to moderate
- Buck Lake Lookout Trail – .7 km – Moderate to difficult
- Ski Hill Trail – 1.3 km – Moderate to difficult
- Echo Rock Trail – 5.5 km – Moderate to difficult
- Helve Lake Trail – 1.5km – Easy to moderate
Link Trails:
- Backwoods/Pointe Trail – 1.5 km
- Ascension Trail – 1.5 km
- Poverty Trail – 1.5 km
- Contour Path Trail – 0.5 km
- Cliff Path Trail – 0.3 km
- Trap Line Trail – 0.5km
Limberlost is famous for its varied hiking trails. Their development began more than 80 years ago.
The trails at the Limberlost Forest provide access to innumerable special natural features as well as tours around a number of the larger lakes. Guests are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the trail guide and safety information before embarking on their day tour.
We are grateful to neighboring cottagers who volunteered their time to work on the trails, as well as to those who contributed historical information for inclusion in our Limberlost Master Guide. The Limberlost Master Guide (2008)*** contains background information on popular natural features and selected wildlife habitats on the Limberlost property.
***Note: Some information about Limberlost’s current offerings, trail lengths, and our policies in the Master Guide are outdated and no longer accurate. Please only refer to the guide for historical information and interest.
Donations go directly to Trails Youth Initiatives, who have a Northern Campus at the Limberlost Forest.
