Hike along the Bruce Trail through Devil's Glen
to the Singhampton Caves.
Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates are given
so you can locate each place.
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This map was made by plotting the GPS coordinates of the points of interest
and intersections as Blue dots, and drawing in lines for the roads,
and green dotted lines for the trail.
Some parts of the trail go along the road.
If you want to print this map,
Click here to view just the map
, then you can print it.
If you want to print the GPS coordinate list,
Click here to view just the GPS list
, then you can print it.
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This area is about 10km south of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.
To help you find these places we put
the Global Positioning System GPS coordinates with some of the pictures.
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First we set up camp near the Mad River Trail at Devils Glen.
(Elev470m N44°21.639' W80°12.500')
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Then we drove to the starting point for the hike. It is the parking spot at the bottom of the map. (Elev.513m N44°20.563' W80°12.634')
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We hiked along the dirt road...
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Until we came to the big rock. (Elev.520m N44°20.758' W80°11.748')
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This is the footpath. It starts at (Elev.507m N44°20.817' W80°11.645')
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Here is the view from the top of the ridge.
(Elev.514m N44°20.904' W80°12.228')
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This shot of a tree at the side of the trail shows how steep the hill is as we go down, and it gets steeper.
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Here is a view of the ski chalet from the right side of the trail near the top of the ski hill.
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Caution: this area is boobytrapped by an invisible force
that strikes without warning.
People have been caught by it and pulled down and needed stitches.
(That darn gravity.)
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Ski lift chairs
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From the west side of the parking lot we go back into the woods along the north side of the mad river.
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The Mad River.
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Nice boardwalk over this muddy section.
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Back at camp at Devil's Glen.
(Elev476m N44°21.623' W80°12.473')
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The lookout from Devil's Glen Provincial Park.
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Watch it with that Axe!
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Another group of hikers out for the day. They met us again later as they were hiking south from the Singhampton caves back to here at Devil's Glen.
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Can we go now?
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This is the stile over the fence a little west down the road from Devil's Glen.
(Elev.483m N44°21.662' W80°12.850')
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How am I gonna get out of here?
(Elev512m N44°22.057' W80°13.075')
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A guy climbing down the rock to get to this cave near (Elev505m N44°22.056' W80°13.076')
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The gang descending into a labyrinth of canyons. (Elev518m N44°22.112' W80°13.058')
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There are lots of Trillium flowers beside the trail throughout this part of the woods.
They were blooming in early June.
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What a great climbing tree, it must be 200 years old!
(Elev508m N44°23.795' W80°14.661')
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Frogs like to catch small children when they cross here!
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You can not drink from this pond because the water is bbrrrownn.
(Elev498m N44°24.423' W80°14.996')
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This is where the mosquitoes live.
(Elev488m N44°24.614' W80°15.301')
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There are lots more great canyons and caves around here at the Singhampton Caves. Explore around the area of
(Elev479m N44°24.461' W80°15.622').
Use extreme caution when hiking,
because people have slipped and fallen
to their death in rugged terrain like this.
So as a precaution wear hiking shoes
with good traction and use the buddy system.
Even so, it can still be dangerous,
your traction can suddenly change to slipperyness.
The parking area shown at the top left corner of the map is at
(Elev505m N44°24.358' W80°15.843') from the north east corner of this parking area the path goes north a bit and then turns east to join the main trail. This is about a five minute hike to these unforgettable caverns and caves.
The other parking near there is the corner at
(Elev505m N44°24.239' W80°15.818').
Bring a water bottle, a flashlight, and some friends, it is an awesome place!
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Here are the driving instructions to get to
the best nature hiking parts
of the Singhampton Caves and Caverns
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Pack a flashlight for the caves, and some snacks.
From the 400 Hwy, in Ontario, Canada,
get off and turn left on Bayfield St. in Barrie (Hwy. 26 & 27)
Go north past Barrie, and turn left with Hwy. 26 in Midhurst.
Follow 26 west to Stayner. Then keep going straight (Hwy. 91) west to
Duntroon.
Duntroon is on the Trail Map at the top of this page.
Also if you have a map of Ontario look a little south of Collingwood for Duntroon.
Continue west a couple more blocks. Turn right, and there is parking at
the end of the road.
Or from there you can drive on the gravel streets to the parking which
is just beside the caves.
That is at the top left corner of the trail map.
The trail around there has magnificent scenery, cliffs, and caves.
Don't forget your camera!
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