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Route: Simcoe County Loop Trail (ON, Canada)

Location
Ontario, CA
Distance
159.9 km
Description

The Simcoe County Loop Trail is an established 100 mile (160 kilometre) loop that travels through nine municipalities, reaches three major bodies of water, including Georgian Bay, Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. It is primarily on off-road, multi-use rail trails.. In most cases, the trail is crushed limestone, with some sandy and/or rough sections, depending on the time of year.

--submitted by Chantal Demers

GPS Track
Simcoe_County_Loop_Elaspse_time_20_28.gpx5.31 MB

FKTs

Comments

jbrooks
Mon, 04/21/2025 - 02:04pm

This weekend, I’ll be attempting an unsupported FKT on the Simcoe County Loop Trail, running the full loop counterclockwise, starting and finishing at the Oro-Medonte Rail Trail Parking area. I plan to start sometime between 6–8 AM, with a goal time of 18 hours, 50 minutes.

I haven’t recced the full route, but I have paced a friend through a portion of the Orillia section. I’ve mapped out natural water sources and taps along the way, and I’ll be carrying everything I need from the start no drops, crew, or resupply, in keeping with the unsupported style.

The current FKT is 20h 28m 11s, set by Chantal Demers, and I'm excited to see what I can do on this fast, runnable terrain. I’ve completed other FKTs and ultras, including a 56 km unsupported FKT on pavement (Algonquin Park Gate-to-Gate), which helped shape my pacing strategy. This will be my first ultra on rail trail.

I’ll be using a Garmin Enduro 2 to track the run and will submit a full GPX afterward.

jbrooks
Sat, 04/26/2025 - 05:49pm

I attempted an unsupported FKT on the Simcoe County Loop Trail starting April 26, but I decided to end my effort around 105 km.

The conditions cold, wind, and persistent rain took a bigger toll than expected. I’m proud of the work I put in leading up to this and the effort out on the course.

Thank you to the FKT community for the inspiration, I'll be back for another shot.