Adventures, Tripping and Expeditions
Escarpment Outdoor Adventures offers canoe and backpacking excursions across the Canadian wilderness—from relaxing day trips to invigorating two week epics. Our guides are experienced paddlers, backpackers and mountaineers, dedicated to providing quality wilderness adventures to all of our clients. Join us this season and challenge yourself to explore what our wild places have to offer!
Canoe Tripping
North Boundary, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario
Duration: Four Days, Three Nights
Difficulty: Novice
Exploring pristine lakes, waterfalls, and forests during the day, and enjoying base camp on one of Killarney's most spectacular lakes by night, this four day adventure is a great introduction to exploring northern Ontario.
Blue Ridge Circuit, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario
Duration: Six Days, Five Nights
Difficulty: Novice to Intermediate
This circuit takes us through the heart of Killarney Park into the big water of Baie Fine and MacGregor Bay. The Kirk Creek Delta is a haven for wildlife and leads up past narrows and waterfalls into the park interior. With stellar campsites, great swimming and fishing, you haven't paddled in Canada until you have paddled in Killarney.
Killarney Circuit, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario
Duration: Ten Days, Nine Nights
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
The deep clear lakes nestled amongst the rugged peaks of the La Cloche Mountains are a canoeist's ultimate playground. This epic trip circumnavigates the entire park, from the granite bluffs of the southern lakes to the hardwood valleys & quartzsite hills of the park's north boundary. Paddle through prime wildlife habitat on deep emerald lakes, occasionally sighting moose, beaver, osprey or bear. We once saw five moose on one lake! Beautiful campsites, great swimming holes and an incredible variety of terrain, flora and fauna make this journey a complete wilderness experience second to none.
The French River
Upper French
Duration 5 days 4 nights
Difficulty Intermediate
Lower French
Duration 4 days, 3 nights
Difficulty - novice
For at least two centuries, beginning in 1615, the French River was a vital transportation route for the French explorers, and fur traders. Because of its historic significance, the 100-kilometre-long waterway has been designated as a Canadian Heritage River. This Canadian Heritage River was a vital transportation route for the voyagers for over 200 years. Canoe through rugged Canadian shield and see such features as water falls, rapids, and steep narrow gorges as you make your way to the rivers mouth on Georgian Bay where you will discover thousands of wind swept islands.
Trekking
George Lake/Killarney Highlands, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario
Duration: Four Days, Three Nights
Difficulty: Novice
Explore the rolling white quartzite hills of Killarney, the Crown Jewel of Onatario Parks, and camp at stunning blue lakes carved by the last ice age. A great trip with a relaxed pace for novice adventurers eager to gain experience and fine tune their backcountry skills.
La Cloche Silhouette Trail, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario
Duration: Ten Days, Nine Nights
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
This classic trail winds through the high ridges and lush valleys of the rugged La Cloche Mountains in Canada's southernmost wilderness park. Camping at topaz lakes and travelling through some of the most remote areas of Killarney Park we enter prime habitat for moose, wolf and bear. Highlights include summiting Silver Peak, one of Ontario's highest points - on a clear day you can see out into Georgian Bay. Trekkers are not likely to forget the stellar views, gorgeous campsites and hard earned solitude that this true wilderness experience offers.
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