Sat, Jul 13: Paddling on Tupper Lake Views of surrounding mountains, many islands and coves. Boat rentals available on site. Contact John Barron, 613-828-2296 or johnbarron@sympatico.ca.

Sat, Jul 27: Ididaride! ADK’s challenging long-distance cycling tour based in North Creek. Two options, a 75 mile road course and a 25 mile mountain bike course. Both have a lot of elevation gain. Visit www.adk.org/play/cycling-information/ididaride/ for information and to register.

Sat, Aug 3: Cycling along the Rideau Canal From Burritt’s Rapids to Merrickville. Several lock stations and the picturesque village of Merrickville. 15 miles RT, Level 2. Contact John Barron, 613-828-2296 or johnbarron@sympatico.ca.

Sat, Aug 17: Ampersand Mountain This is a 5.5 mile RT hike 1800 foot elevation change. There are excellent views of the High Peaks from the summit. Plan on an optional swim on Middle Saranac Lake at the end of the hike. Strenuous. Contact Tom Ortmeyer, 315-244-3707 or tortmeye@gmail.com.

More Laurentian Chapter events

All-Club Outing Calendar listing all outings from all chapters. If our chapter isn’t going there soon, another chapter may be.

Southville State Forest Hike (June 8, 2019)
Summer finally arrived, so we had a warm, sunny and cloudless day to explore the trails. We expected ...

Cycling in Eastern Ontario (May 26, 2019)
We postponed to Sunday, trading a day of heavy rain and storms for one of perfect cycling weather. O ...

Inlet Flow Paddle (May 11, 2019)
Five of us enjoyed a paddle from Wanakena to Cranberry Lake. We explored a quiet part of the lake t ...

Kate Mountain (May 11, 2019)
Two from the North Woods and one from the Laurentian Chapters enjoyed a bushwhacking ascent of this ...

Visit our Backtracks page for additional trip photos and reports.