Over a billion years old, Ontario’s Agawa Canyon is an ancient natural wonder. The Agawa River and surrounding forests have been turned into Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park, a protected area that is reachable only by foot or a special train tour by Algoma Central Railway. This day trip allows visitors to explore the wildlife-rich canyon while learning about its fascinating history at the same time.

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Written by  Sarah Clise.

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In regards to our train excursion through the Agawa canyon, some of the scenery was breathtaking as we were approaching the 114th mile. However, most of the time it was quite difficult to view landscape due to the overgrown vegetation surrounding the rail path and so pictures were not worthwile taking. Also, when we did arrive to the canyon we were overwhelmed by its majestic beauty and were told that we only had 90 minutes to explore this magnificient scenery, which was the highlight of our trip. After 70 minutes we had only ventured as far as the lookout and were running out of time. So much to see and so little time! We were quite disappointed with this outcome. We would recommend a faster train and a lot more time at the park. If some of the vegetation was cleared it would allow for a better view.

 
Comment posted 18th October 2009 by Gennaro Cristo.

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Do you know if there's another way to get to the canyon?

 
Reply posted 19th October 2009 by Andrew.

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