Pond Ridge:  
Main Dock- Pond - Lake St. Patrick: A White Trail from the Main Dock to Pond, and then around lake St. Patrick to the Open. 

Enter from Sandy Beach, the east or west side of the bottom of Riddell Bay or the Main Dock.

Rabbit Lake Ridge. (white, on the right)

Today's trail follows a very old logging trail as much as possible. Sculpture Park is directly on that old trail. In the little grove that approaches the park, smell the blueberries! 
Enter from the bottom of Rosebrugh Bay, or by a blue trail from Pond Ridge trail


Big Island Trails

One east-west trail, marked in white, with two side trails, passes between the lakes.  
One blue trail goes south to Lake Loudon. A second blue trail goes east to our big trees.

Enter at Portage or behind McMasters.


Loop Walks. 

Most walks involve going to a place, and then a return by retracing steps. Now two loop walks are available.
 
One loop goes around Lake St. Patrick; the white trail goes all the way around. 

Another loop walk goes to Sculpture Park from the Main Dock (white trail), down Rabbit Lake Ridge. This walk crosses from one white trail to another (using a blue trail) and then follows the white trail down Rabbit Lake ridge to the park. On returning, a blue trail is used to cross over to the  Pond Ridge Trail.


Trail Distances and Hiking Times

Trail Distances and Times


From

To

Distance 

(km)

Time (minutes)

Return 

(minutes)

Big Island Portage

Big Island Eastern Beach

2.43

70

140

Main Dock

Rabbit Lake North

1.78

46

92 (Beaver Dam)

Main Dock

Pond

2.33

60

120

Main Dock

Castle Rock

3.46

89

178

Main Dock

Crooked Lake

3.6

93

185

Main Dock

Sandy Beach

4.7

121

242

Main Dock

Big Rock

5.3

136

273

Main Dock

Sculpture Park Loop

7.1

 

183 (Beaver Dam)

Rabbit Lake

Sculpture Park

1.2

31

62

Riddell Bay East

Sculpture Park

1.15

30

59

Riddell Bay East

Castle Rock

1.88

48

97

Riddell Bay West

Pond

0.9

23

46

Riddell Bay West

Bench (L. St. Patrick)

1.12

29

58

Sandy Beach

Big Rock (Open Bay)

0.84

22

43

Sandy Beach

Bench (L. St. Patrick)

0.9

23

46

Sandy Beach

Pond

2.5

64

129

Sandy Beach

Stairway

3.23

83

166

Sandy Beach

Castle Rock

4

103

206

Big Rock

Big Rock Junction

1

25

50