Dotted with lakes and rivers, the Township of the North Shore is known for its natural scenic beauty, a virtual photographer’s paradise. The Township is home to three village areas along the Trail; Serpent River, Spragge and Algoma Mills, each with amenities for travellers to rest and refuel, including a campground in Serpent River and a restaurant in Spragge. Algoma Mills, the civic centre of the Township, offers a full service resort, a locally famous fish market, and a market directly off-Trail that offers ice cream, locally roasted fairtrade coffee, delicious local baked goods, and other grocery items, making for an ideal rest stop.
In the North Shore, you’ll find plenty of reasons to get out and get up close to nature. Whether you’re an avid cyclist, hiker, angler or paddler, you’ll find you won’t have to travel far to hit a local trail, explore chains of lakes, tackle some world-class fishing, enjoy a quiet northern beach, or get out into the wild spaces and take the prize photo that unfortunately will never quite capture the experience of it all.
Hiking Trails to explore:
Kennebec Trail, Serpent River — access from the Serpent River MTO rest stop.
Wagoosh Trail, Spragge — access from the east side of the parking area of the Spragge Recreation Area on Old Hydro Road.
Little Lake Bog Trail, Algoma Mills.
Trail Attributes
Distance: 25km
Includes:
13km on Provincial HWY 17, with consistent high volume traffic, including truck traffic, little-to-no shoulders and a posted speed limit of 90km/h. (Improvements to this section of the highway include widening paved shoulders with an estimated completion time of Summer, 2017)
1km on off-road gravel trail (Improved to crushed gravel multiuse trail: Summer, 2017)
Paved, urban residential and rural roads
Protecting. Connecting. Celebrating. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.
The Waterfront Regeneration Trust is a registered charity. Charitable Registration Number: 86767 9821 RR0001
