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The World’s 100 Best Hikes

Cup and Saucer Trail

Manitoulin Island, Canada

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST HIKES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 72 2026
Cup and Saucer Trail

A marked trail network on Manitoulin Island climbs through hardwood forest to cliff-edge lookouts on the Niagara Escarpment. A short yellow adventure trail adds ladders, rock crevices and small caves, while unfenced lookouts face Lake Manitou and the surrounding island.

Highlights

  • Escarpment cliff lookouts
  • Yellow adventure trail
  • Blue forest loop

Good to know

  • Red trail about 4 km, roughly 2 hours
  • Free parking, donations encouraged, fills by midday
  • Steep stairs, ladders, unfenced cliff edges

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