Algoma District of Ontario > Dan Weemhoff (dwhike)  > Hikes > Hikes 2009 > Griffin Lake Peak, ON (9-28-09)
Griffin Lake Peak stands a tad over 2100' and is listed as the 7th highest peak in Ontario. It's a peak I only recently found out about, despite the fact it only sits a mile or so from a very memorable hike I did up Batchawana Mountain last year. It's located up one of my favorite trail roads, Mile 38 Road, about a half hour north of Sault Ste. Marie. I discovered it through Ontariohighpoints.com and was shocked to discover that not only was it taller than Batchawana, but it sported a completely open summit and an actual trail leading there!! The only catch is that to get to the trailhead you need a high-clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle which, as luck would have it, I just recently purchased. The mountain was calling and I had to go...
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Cascade Falls was an added bonus to this hike.  It was located along the Trans-Canada just before my turnoff...how could I resist?
Cascade Falls was an added bonus to this hike. It was located along the Trans-Canada just before my turnoff...how could I resist?
A bit closer look at Cascade Falls...this is actually just the middle section...the lower is much larger but I think this section is prettier...
A bit closer look at Cascade Falls...this is actually just the middle section...the lower is much larger but I think this section is prettier...
Yet another look at Cascade Falls...I had to tear myself away, reminding my brain I still had a hike to do...
Yet another look at Cascade Falls...I had to tear myself away, reminding my brain I still had a hike to do...
The best place to be on this road...behind a logging truck...they're a good shield against any loaded trucks coming the other direction...
The best place to be on this road...behind a logging truck...they're a good shield against any loaded trucks coming the other direction...
I love Mile 38 Road...mostly because of scenes like this...
I love Mile 38 Road...mostly because of scenes like this...
Another quick stop, this time at Tilley Lakes, just a few miles from the mountain...
Another quick stop, this time at Tilley Lakes, just a few miles from the mountain...
My "new" truck deserves big kudo's for this hike.  The 4-wheel drive made saved me four miles of hiking...oh, and no fish were harmed in the making of this photo...
My "new" truck deserves big kudo's for this hike. The 4-wheel drive made saved me four miles of hiking...oh, and no fish were harmed in the making of this photo...
This loose gravel hill was A LOT steeper than it looks here...
This loose gravel hill was A LOT steeper than it looks here...
This was where the drive ended...the trail begins to the right, in front of the truck...
This was where the drive ended...the trail begins to the right, in front of the truck...
Seriously, is there anything better than a nice, cool autumn hike?
Seriously, is there anything better than a nice, cool autumn hike?
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