Trail Information
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Learn more about the Amazing Place you can find on this trail
Blue Mountain, Gordon Rock Shelter
The hiking trails within Charleston Lake Park are varied and include distances for hikers of every experience level. Each trail has a theme:
- geological and human history of the park
- the story of Charleston Lake
- wildlife of the park plant
- communities of the park
- Charleston's diverse habitats
- scenic lookouts
Blue Mountain is a trail network that is part of Charleston Lake Provincial Park. At Blue Mountain, visitors experience the highest altitude in Leeds & Grenville, and have an opportunity to see Charleston Lake and the surrounding area from the mountain top. The moderately difficult hiking trail winds up the mountain past a beaver dam to the peak and then down to Charleston Lake.
The entry to Blue Mountain is well marked - just past the large beaver dam area known as Mosey Lake.
Difficulties
Directions
148 Woodvale Road, Lansdowne, Ontario
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Further Details
For more information contact:
Ontario Parks
Phone: (613) 659-2065
Website: http://www.ontarioparks.com
Friends of Charleston Lake Provincial Park
Website: http://www.friendsofcharlestonlakepark.com
Additional Information
Charleston Lake has the interesting distinction of being cradled in two distinct bedrock types: granite and sandstone.
Indigenous Peoples once sheltered under rock overhangs on the shores of this coldwater lake. Then wealthy Victorian cottagers summered here. The rugged look of the north blended with the south still draws hikers and canoeists to these scenic shores and winding trails.