Coastal Alvar & Mac's Bay Trail loop

Hiking trails & Routes

Canada

Ontario

Le nord-est de Manitoulin et les îles

Coastal Alvar & Mac's Bay Trail loop

Moderate

4.7

(3)

hikers

Coastal Alvar & Mac's Bay Trail loop

03:01

11.7km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

Tips

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Misery Bay Provincial Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7 m

Misery Bay Provincial Park

Highlight • Natural

The coast of Misery Bay presents itself as a wide, flat limestone rock plate with specialized vegetation, flowering plants in crevices in late spring and late summer - a so-called …

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4.91 km

Mac’s Bay Trail

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The Mac's Bay Trail extends through a cedar forest for just over a kilometer from the shore of Lake Huron to the bay, which is surrounded by a wetland. During …

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9.18 km

Coastal Alvar Trail

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The Coastal Alvar Trail, a circular route, is approximately 12 kilometers long. The tour starts at the visitor center, leads over rock slabs across several steps down to the beach …

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11.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

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Comments

May 22, 2026,🇨🇦 ON Manitoulin Island: Coastal Alvar Trail and Mac’s Bay - Misery Bay Provincial Park

Misery Bay Provincial Park is located further west on the southern coast of Manitoulin Island. By car, it takes us about 50 minutes to get there. At a speed of 80 km/h, I can drive comfortably in relative calm. Almost all roads on the island have a no-passing zone - with an almost constantly solid center line. There is hardly …

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