Bruce Trail: Lion's Head Lookout Access Point — Attraction in Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula

I was here in October 2021 and I would say that this trail is rather raw in the sense that you are pretty much trekking on your own and there are times when the distances provided by the signages are inaccurate. In addition, there are no public washrooms anywhere apart from the parking areas and that there are no hand railings when scaling the slopes and if you are not in proper hiking shoes, you might risk falling off.

This trail is moderate to advanced kind of challenging and the day I was here, it was raining, so the area was really muddy and chilly (not that cold as it was still kind of the beginning o f the fall season. Do bring a waterproof shell and if you are afraid of cold, insulated jacket. Bring plenty of water and snacks as the journey is not long, but undulating with slopes you have to scale up with rocks and sometimes you might have to just hold onto tree trunks to get down.

The view when you get to Georgian Bay Beach is gorgeous and along the way you can look out to the Georgian Bay. I would not recommend bringing toddlers or children who cannot hike independently as you might have to carry them most of the way when there are slopes. There are no barriers at any point in time and you may just fall off the cliff.

Scenery is pretty but mostly focusing on the Georgian Bay, within the forested area, there isn't much, except more forest. Do book your parking in advanced and there are seasons when...

Would have loved to see this beautiful trail.. unfortunately like everything else in the Bruce Peninsula region you need a reservation..COVID has ruined everything. There were 6 vehicles in the parking lot when we pulled up at 9:48 am and we were turned away. I'd hate to live up here and want to access these trails. Should go back to how it was before COVID, first come...

I would suggest getting there before 10am in order to secure a parking spot as it tends to fill up after that. There are porta-johns.

My rating would be higher but this year they’ve decided to implement a $5 per hour parking fee without improving anything else about the parking lot. I would recommend getting at least 3 hours as the trek up should take about an...