Parc des Montagnes Noires de Ripon

Excellent hike with well-marked and maintained trails and friendly service at the welcome area. Clean toilets and light refreshments available at trailhead.

Amazing place to hike or mountain bike.The multiple views you get from the region is truly breath taking!

Great place to hike, we did trail #7 however $10 per person for day use to hike a trail is very high in my opinion. It's $10 per person regardless of the summer activity you choose - hiking or biking. I could give a higher rating except for the cost.

That was awesome day. Well maintained area, will go again.

It was amazing! We took the 22th route and it was up up and up the mountain it was worth it :-) if your wear good hiking shoes/boots your in for a treat! It's like loops you don't come back on the same path! Don't forget to take a photo of the map it sure helped us. Tchuss to all

Amazing spot, an hour and a bit from ottawa, we went this weekend and it was not busy at all.. beautiful cabin with chairs and tables where you can sit indoor and rest. Washrooms, running water and a shower too! They have a nice out door seating with benches as well. We took trail number 7 which was about two hour for us, we were a big group with kids. It is not easy in a sense that there is lots of ups.. but the views are definitely rewarding. A great thih about this trails that you can drive up to the view point. One of our group couldn’t hike but she kept meeting us at the viewing point.

Best view of fall colors. Not so crowded and easy to reach.

Excellent snowshoeing location. Also offers XCskiing (plus rentals), tubing, and fatbiking.

Amazing hike! The mister at the reception was super helpful and explained to us which trails to take to have a good challenge. We took the trails 7 and 12 together, and the hike took us 3h to complete, exactly as the mister at the reception said!The entrance fee is 10$. Some parts of the trails were confusing, as we didn’t know which side to go to, and there were a lot of leaves on the ground, which makes it harder to see the trail. However, we just followed our gut, and there were a few signs here there with the number of the trail, or some red tape around a tree branch that lets us know we’re on the right track.The trail 7 was pretty easy, and we met a lot of people on the way, either to the Belvédère or the Tour d’observation. I think that’s the park’s most popular trail. The views were amazing.Right after the Tour d’observation, we took the trail 12 and that’s when we were alone in the woods (we did not meet anyone, except towards the end of the trail), and it felt so peaceful, with all the leaves on the ground and the trees with so many colourful leaves. There was one part, as the receptionist said, that’s really steep, and it gave us quite a challenge.I highly recommend the hike of the trails 7 and 12 to any hike enthusiast! I would definitely go back and try the other trails someday!