Casque Isles Hiking Trail - Terrace Bay — Attraction in Terrace Bay Township

After years of hiking day hikes, multi-day hikes, short hikes, and more in the Northwest of Ontario, I have to say, do this hike! The Casque Isles hike is how hikers should acquaint themselves with the beauty of Northwestern Ontario and especially Lake Superior. Even after three years in a row, I haven't grown tired of doing the entire 53km from Rossport to Terrace Bay. For that hike, I would recommend that a hiker be experienced and in fairly good physical shape but even hikers who are less experienced can enjoy portions of the Casque Isles trail. The beaches on the Lyda Bay section are definitely a must see for any travelers taking Trans-Canada Highway 17.

The trail is crosses marsh, hills, boulders, glacial deposits, and beaches, sometimes all in one day. Apart from that, I have yet to see a large animal but have repeatedly noticed tracks for wolves and moose in portions of the trail. Knowing the environmental hazards, and that the trail is volunteer maintained, I would suggest that hikers never travel alone and avoid some sections in adverse weather. Those disclaimers (challenges!) aside, anyone who enjoys hiking in the outdoors and is in Northwestern Ontario, you will not regret doing this trail on...

We hiked this trail from Rainbow Falls to Rossport on Jun 19, 2016. It took 5 hours to do the 15km total. The trail is very well marked and has much more diverse terrain than I expected. Waterfalls to start, typical forest trails, then vast expanses of Canadian Shield granite (reminiscent of Yosemite), mossy forest floors, rocky esker piles, remote lakes and ending with a bit of sand just before crossing the train tracks in Rossport. Bugs were ok, used lots of Off but didn't need bug nets. It was foggy so we had to imagine how great the views would be on a sunny day. The trail doesn't get much use. The log book at the 4km mark looked like we were the 3rd party to hike the MacLean portion this year? Highly...

This is the Lyda Bay segment, access 9, of the Casque Isles trail. The hike in to Lyda Bay covers approximately 6 km return, though it felt like much less considering constant stops to take photos. It's a beautiful hike through boreal forest until suddenly you reach an amazing raised boulder field on your left, stretching more than 200 feet above the shoreline! You can walk across the boulder field to reach the shore, or there's a flatter trail if you keep right. Including a stop for lunch and a wade, it took about three hours total. Lyda Bay is a gem of Lake Superior and well worth exploring. We're looking forward to exploring all the segments of...