Wally Joyce (Bon Echo) Hut

Wally Joyce (Bon Echo) Hut

The hut is a single-room wooden structure with a fireplace and kitchen equipped with propane stoves and a large dining table. There is a sauna located near the lake. The hut is not used for sleeping, but is a day hut and cook shelter for those staying at the campsites immediately adjacent to the hut.

Hut Facilities

Wally Joyce (Bon Echo) Hut Features

Family Friendly
Open Summer Only

Features

Adventure Climbing at Mazinaw Lake

Update: please see the ACC Toronto Section’s Bon Echo website for more information, including Covid-19 protocols and updates.

The rock climbing at Mazinaw Lake is some of the finest in Ontario. The area boasts quartzite cliffs up to 100m high that rise vertically out of the lake. The routes are all traditional and range in grades from 5.0 to 5.11, with the most popular routes in the 5.4 to 5.9 range. The exposure and length of the routes make for an adventure unlike any other in the province.

The Bon Echo Hut on the lake is operated by the Toronto Section which also operates a boat to ferry climbers to and from the climbs. The hut is comfortable and an excellent place to meet other climbers and get information on the climbs. The area also offers excellent swimming and hiking.

The hut is a single-room wooden structure with a fireplace and kitchen equipped with propane stoves and a large dining table. There is a sauna located near the lake. The hut is not used for sleeping, but is a day hut and cook shelter for those staying at the campsites immediately adjacent to the hut.

Trail Access

Bon Echo is located approximately 300 km north east of Toronto on the east side of Mazinaw Lake, a mile north of the Mazinaw Rock and Bon Echo Provincial Park.

The drive to the public dock takes three to four hours from Toronto or one and a half hours from Ottawa. The hut can be reached by hiking overland, but this would take an entire day. Boating to the hut is much more convenient.

More info on the Bon Echo Hut on the Toronto Section website.

To reach the public dock, travel north on Highway 41, turn right onto Mazinaw Heights Road North (the first right turn after passing the main gate for Bon Echo Provincial Park) and follow it to the dock. Climbers wishing to use the hut can arrange for the boat to meet them at the dock by calling the custodian ahead of time.

Quick Description: a 3-hour drive from Toronto (1.5 hours from Ottawa) and a lake crossing by boat.

Rates

Member Rates

  • Standard $25

Non Member Rates

  • Standard $50

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