| Valley Explore |
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|  | WalkExplore the Ottawa Valley on foot. This guide offers walking trails through hamlets, towns and... | |
 | BikeThe Ottawa Valley offers excellent biking opportunities for the beginner and the sports enthusiast.... | |
 | DriveThe following tours, designed for the independent traveller via car or bike, will escort you along... | |
 | XC SkiThe Ottawa Valley has a variety excellent cross-country trails for various skill levels. This guide... | |
 | CanoeThe Ottawa Valley offers a variety of interesting paddling excursions with rivers and creeks... | |
 | WaterfallsWaterfalls, large and thunderous or sleek and elegant, are fascinating natural formations. The... | |
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|  | The Ottawa River flows 1200 km from its head-waters in northern Quebec to the St. Lawrence River. For 250 km the Ottawa River forms the eastern boundary of Renfrew County.
The Ottawa River has had a significant place in the history of the first nations people, development of the fur trade and later for loggers and pioneering settlers. Today the Ottawa River continues as a source of commerce, transportation, hydro-generation and leisure activities. |
| 1. Barron Canyon |
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|  | The Barron Canyon Trail is a 1.5 km long interpretative trail that passes through pine forest to the rim of a spectacular 100 m deep canyon.
Read More| DISTANCE: | 1.5 km loop | | TRAIL TYPE: | Unpaved trail | | DIFFICULTY: | Moderate slopes. EXTREME CARE
needed at unfenced canyon rim |
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| 2. Brent Crater |
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|  | This interpretive trail in the northeast corner of Algonquin Park descends into a 3 km wide crater made by a meteor about 450 million years ago.
Read More| DISTANCE: | 2 km loop | | TRAIL TYPE: | Unpaved walk trail | | DIFFICULTY: | Moderate footing with some
short steep sections |
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| 3. Deep River |
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|  | A 4 km promenade from the marina along the bank of the Ottawa River with great views of beaches and the hills across the river.
Read More| DISTANCE: | 4 km return trip | | TRAIL TYPE: | Paved except for unpaved "Four
Seasons" section | | DIFFICULTY: | Easy, except for moderately
uneven "Four Seasons"section |
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| 4. Driftwood Provincial Park |
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|  | There are many interlocking trail loops from 1 km to 3.7 km long in a forested location skirting a bay on the Ottawa River with picturesque views across to the Laurentian hills in Quebec.
Read More| DISTANCE: | Interlaced trail loops from 1 km to 3.7 km | | TRAIL TYPE: | Unpaved foot paths | | DIFFICULTY: | Oak Uplands are moderately steep and
rocky, other trails are easier underfoot |
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| 5. High Falls |
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|  | High Falls is a small waterchute perfect for a picnic and a favourite spot in Algonquin Park for a swim to cool off in the heat of summer. This well marked trail through mixed forest is a pleasant and direct walk to the falls.
Read More| DISTANCE: | 6 km there and back | | TRAIL TYPE: | Unpaved trail | | DIFFICULTY: | Flat and easy. Last 300 m rocky and slippery in places. Buggy in season. |
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| 6. Eastern Pines Trails |
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|  | The three stacked loops, of about 4, 5 and 11 km long, start from the Achray campground in Algonquin Park. They offer scenic vistas of pine forest and lakes, and end at the pools and cascades of High Falls.
Read More| DISTANCE: | Three stacked loops of 4.3 km, 4.9 km
and 10.8 km | | TRAIL TYPE: | Unpaved trail | | DIFFICULTY: | Rocks and slippery in places: boots
are essential. Buggy in season |
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| 7. Mount Martin - Quebec |
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|  | After crossing the Ottawa River at Deep River by boat / canoe river there is a challenging but picturesque trail to the top of Mount Martin, in Quebec, which features fabulous birds-eye views of the Laurentian Hills, the Ottawa River and Valley.
Read More| DISTANCE: | 6 km by canoe, 5 km hiking trail | | TRAIL TYPE: | Unpaved, unmarked difficult trail, stout
footwear needed | | DIFFICULTY: | Steep climb. Care needed when canoeing
and on the unfenced mountain top |
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| 8. Petawawa Millennium Trail |
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|  | This 2.4 km trail offers a pleasant walk along one shore of the white-water Petawawa River.
Read More| DISTANCE: | There and back 2.4 km | | TRAIL TYPE: | Millennium Trail paved, unpaved
north of the river | | DIFFICULTY: | Millennium Trail easy, moderately
uneven elsewhere |
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| 9. Petawawa Terrace Provincial Nature Reserve |
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|  | The Reserve was a fish research facility that has recently been closed. The trail system is very popular in the area and continues to be maintained for hiking and cross-country skiing.
Read More| DISTANCE: | -Upper Terrace trails: 3.6 km
-Lower Terrace trails: 6 km | | TRAIL TYPE: | -Mostly unpaved trail | | DIFFICULTY: | -Easy to Moderate |
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