There are six different trails in Forêt-la-Blanche for visitors to enjoy, varying in length, and each with their own set of lookouts. On recommendation from the guide, we took trail #3 as it had the most bridges and a distance that the kids would tolerate well. The waterfalls along trail #3 is among the advertised highlights of la Forêt-la-Blanche.
Along trail #3 you’ll discover Lac aux Herons and Lac Amik, both with long boardwalks and lookouts which makes it an easy section to hike and enjoy. This was a fun section with herons flying, bright red cardinal flowers, and for some reason…the kids loved watching the spiders in some webs along the route. The lakes are in their eco finest, the area is untouched, and wild, and free. There’s something incredibly peaceful and beautiful about it. One of the perks about an ecological reserve? All the natural beauty! The lakes were framed with bright red cardinal flowers along with other wildflowers flaunting purples, yellows, and whites.
The trails themselves have wild mushrooms almost at every turn. I definitely don’t know the first thing about mushrooms, but it was still fun for us to see and discover how many variations we could find.
