Small Town Natural: Hiking near Kinmount, Ontario, Canada (Altberg Wild Life Sanctuary Nature Reserve)

Small Town Natural: Hiking near Kinmount, Ontario, Canada (Altberg Wild Life Sanctuary Nature Reserve)

 https://kawarthafieldnaturalists.org/altberg-nature-reserve/

1163 acres of nature's splendor! Just a little less than 5 kms from the small town of Kinmount, ON, Canada. 

Location: 4163 Monck Road near Kinmount, Ontario

Parking: Just off Monck Rd. is a natural parking lot with room for 5 vehicles if parked courteously.

Read on for more information!

 

The above mossy path leads to beautiful views of the marsh in the 1st photo of this blog post.

Above photo shows the trails are well marked! The painted arrows on the tree bark show you which way to go to follow certain trails. This parking sign was added since my last hike here and is located at the intersection where the trails both start and end so you know your quickest route to your vehicle.

Named after Rudolf Altberg who donated 101 hectares of his land to add to the rest of the nature reserve (total 470 hectares). 3.6 k.m. of hiking or snowshoeing trails can be explored here. Please respect the rules of the reserve and do not wander off the designated paths. The above website will provide you with a wealth of information on the species of plant life and animal life in the reserve. Birding opportunities are great here! Forest birds and marsh birds are in abundance!

Washroom(s): There is a very clean little outhouse near the beginning of the trails. Located just a few metres from the parking lot.

Garbage: None. Pack in pack out and leave no trace.

Cell reception: 2 bars on 3G phone and 3 bars on 4G phone in most places. Best reception is at top of hills when no leaves are on trees.

No overnight camping allowed!

Fee: None.

More trails to explore nearby! Kinmount is home to a pinery that has been opened to allow hikers and in some places dirt bikes and atvs. Just 2kms down Monck Road towards Kinmount is the Sommerville Tract parking lot for hiking and cross country skiing (back country, blaze your own trail kind of skiing). Then another 1/2 k.m. towards Kinmount is a very large parking lot big enough to park 10 school buses side by side. This is part of the pinery trails. The large gravel parking lot can be easily seen from Monck Road as you drive towards Kinmount. So there are many trails to explore. Enough to enjoy a whole afternoon exploring or perhaps a whole day if you take your time and check out every walking trail.

Above is a plaque commemorating R. Altberg for his very kind donation of land. Below you can see the Naturalists have done an amazing job of posting a map and other informational signage to read before you head out on the trails.

Enjoy your walk in the woods!

 

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