A little over a decade ago I lived outside of Smithers, British Columbia. I went on a hike with a local business owner up to the peak of Hudson Bay Mountain. I recall him mentioning that this was his favourite local hike and one that he tried to do multiple times each summer.
This idea has inspired me to seek out scenic and challenging hikes near to where I live to take advantage of where ever I lived. In La Ronge, Saskatchewan, where I currently live the most common day hike I take advantage of is the Nut Point trail. On a 15 kilometre rocky outcrop of land stretching out from the Nut Point campground in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park, the trail stretches up and down small hills with glimpses of Lac La Ronge or McGibbon Bay and down into boggy valleys. 
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Shorter hikes to the Mallard Fire Interpretive Trail or Downton Lake can be taken in the first couple kilometres of the trail. I prefer to go a bit further and do a three to four hour return trip to the Nut Portage if I don’t want to go a bit longer. For me this is my typical weekend activity if I am looking for a solid afternoon of hiking. With a return distance of around 14.8 kilometres it is challenging but very achievable.
I have walked the 30.6 kilometres of the point and back in one day but would not recommend this as it is quite gruelling. Winds and storms have often blown down trees along the trail, making finding paths around fallen objects, through brush and muskeg, necessary. The hike to the point is rewarding as an open area looking out onto Lac La Ronge makes for a comfortable camping spot or lunch spot. Breaking this up over two days makes for a more relaxed and enjoyable experience of the Nut Point trail.
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