Spring is a great time for hiking in Muskoka’s wooded wilderness. Our trails are open and well marked. There may be some wet patches, but, with the leaves off the trees, wildlife sightings are much easier. Sometimes, you even get to see a cow moose and calf: Spring is full of new sights and sounds. […]
Trail News
What a great winter!
We had an amazing winter at Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh & Muskoka Lakes Winery! Snowshoe Trails Opened before Christmas Early snowfall meant our Snowshoe Trails were open before Christmas. Camper Christina came to check them out; you can read about her adventures here. This year, we made some changes to our grooming. In addition to a snowmobile […]
Winter Trail Update – get ready to skate soon!
We love winter! It’s when we get to celebrate what being a Canadian is all about – and we get to share the fun with visitors! We have approximately 10 km of trails that wind around and through our 350 acre farm. In winter, we groom these trails for snowshoeing. Lots of recent snowfall means our Snowshoe Trails […]
Fungus Among Us
Hiking trails are easy for Mr & Mrs Farmer to find – they have several right outside their door! Their love of hiking through the woods on their Muskoka farm was the reason behind developing the trails. Despite the rainy weather, they were looking forward to getting outside on one of their last free weekends before harvest […]
Spider Garden
The hiking trails at Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh in Bala, Muskoka, Ontario have something for everyone. They vary in length from 1 km to over 7 km and in difficulty from easy to advanced. There are three self-guided tours as part of the system. Some of the trails surround cranberry bogs while others wander through the woods. […]
Geocaching
There’s Treasure on our Trails! There are geocaches, rock paintings and natural features scattered around the farm waiting to be discovered through geocaching. Geocaches Geocaching is a form of high tech treasure hunting that uses a GPS device instead of a treasure map. Input the co-ordinates, and start searching. You can download a GPS app on […]
Spring is Wild!
Over the weekend, the farmer and his wife went for a spring hike on our Pioneer Trail. Spring is an amazing time for wildlife spotting, and this hike definitely proved that. The hike started out with a little May snow. The ground was wet in places, but nothing that couldn’t be managed wearing running shoes. Despite the […]