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46 kilometres of spectacular Northern Ontario landscape which runs between Bruce Mines and the Iron Bridge section of Voyageur Trail. Currently, club members from Sault Ste. Marie, Bruce Mines, Iron Bridge and Blind River (and points in between) work to keep this section hikable.
The trail runs parallel to the Trans Canada Highway (north of it) and passes by many inland lakes, picturesque beaver ponds and forest overlooks.
Thessalon Trail Conditions (updated January 2012):
Some trail maintenance in the Thessalon Section is carried out by participants from the McCreight's Ontario Ranger Camp during the months of July & August 2008. We appreciate their efforts.
A1 at the corner of Hwy 638 and Ledyit Lane, about 3 km N of the village of Rydal Bank to Bridgeland Road (A2) [4.7]: Passable (August 2008).
Bridgeland Road to Little Rapids Road (A4) [18.3] Passable (August 2008).
Little Rapids Road to road near Shaw Dam[21.9] Passable (August 2008).; the Shaw Dam itself is CLOSED and trail reroute crossing Bridgeland River below dam is complete.
NOTE: This water crossing is impossible at high water levels.
Shaw Dam road to Tea Lake [25.7]: September 2007 - followable with care especially near beaver dam across wetland.
Tea Lake to Highway 129 (A6a) [29.0]: (autumn 2010) cleaned and blazed.
Hwy 129 to Long Lake [34.8]: Blazed and cleaned. (October 2005)
Long Lake [35] to A7 gravelled cottage road [39.3]: Cleaned and blazed (October 2005).
A7 to cottage road (A8) [42.4]: Trail rerouted for the first kilometre south-east of A7; rest of trail has not seen maintenance for at least three years so followable with care. (May 2009)
A8 to Melwel Lodge Road (A9) [46.0]: CLOSED due to logging that should be finished by the end of March 2012
Where to buy the Voyageur Trail Guidebook:
Forestland Clothing & Gifts, Thessalon
Local Links of Interest:
Limberlost Lodge
Melwel Lodge, PO Box 209, Iron Bridge
Snowshoe Camp
Wakomata Shores Resort, RR#3, Hwy 129, Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0 Telephone 705-841-1067
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Trail Route: Thunder Bay / Nipigon & Red Rock / Terrace Bay & Schreiber & Rossport / Marathon / Pukaskwa / Wawa / Lake Superior Provincial Park / Harmony & Haviland / Goulais & Stokely / Sault Ste. Marie / Echo Bay / Desbarats & Bruce Mines / Iron Bridge & Blind River / Elliot Lake / Spanish / Massey / Espanola / Manitoulin Island