Cyprus Lake Camping - Day 2

Little Cove at Kilometre 157.3 of the Bruce Trail.

I have to say, the sleep overnight was quite chilly. The temperature dropped to around 7C. Though I brought enough warm clothes, I didn't put them all on. I wouldn't repeat that mistake this evening.

After breakfast we headed back up to the visitor centre parking lot in Tobermory. Today we'd be attempting the 19 kilometre hike from the Northern Terminus of the Bruce Trail back to the Cyprus Lake campsite at Bruce Peninsula National Park.

The starting point is actually in town before heading back to Fathom Five National Marine Park. We didn't get very far, only 2.5 kilometres about half an hour in, before we hit our first road block - a detour where the trail runs through private property.

We'd have to head back out to Highway 6 and walk 3 kilometres out of Tobermory to Little Cove Road. At the corner we'd stop for oatmeal raisin cookies and butter tarts at the bakery at the corner. From there we'd walk another 2.5 kilometres to Little Cove (part of the Bruce Peninsula National Park). Back on the trail!

Like the day before at Little Dunks Bay, the scenery at Little Cove was absolutely lovely. Though, instead of being solid rock, Little Cove's "beach" was made up of white stones. After taking a short break for photos we headed east along the rocky shore before heading back into the forested area.

Over the course of the hike the trail went into the forested area and came out to spectacular views of Georgian Bay. Sometimes you'd see it from above atop a cliff; other times you'd be down at sea level on a rocky beach. Either way it was impressive.

In the end we ended up hiking a total of 21.43 kilometres over 9 hours. The detour added a bit of extra time and distance to the original 19 kilometre hike. As did the fact that we went off course once or twice. We managed to see Overhanging Point, but it was a bit too late in the day to go to The Grotto. We would hit it the next day.

We finished the day off with the remainder of the lamb that Peter brought and chicken wings from Cynara before hitting the sack. This time I made sure to wear everything I packed to make sure I stayed warm at night.