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Elevation: 1,041 ft 317 m
GPS: 45.42542, -77.66236
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The Madawaska Valley lies about 3.5 hours northeast of Toronto and contains a lot of quality ice climbing.

Getting There Suggest change

About 3.5 hours northeast of Toronto. Pass through Bancroft, Maynooth, and continue through Combermere. The climbing is around this area.

There is a climber's hostel located in Maynooth that is pretty close to the climbing and is a nice place to stay. When I stayed there it seemed to be pretty much exclusively ice climbers. There are a handful of rooms, a bar downstairs, a kitchen room, and a TV room with a pretty wide selection of movies. All information can be found on their website: thearlington.ca/

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Classic Climbing Routes at Madawaska Valley (ICE)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
WI2+
 5
● Rollercoaster
TR, Ice
Eagle's Nest (ICE)
WI4+ M4
 6
● Dirty Harry
Mixed, Ice
Eagle's Nest (ICE)
WI4
 5
● Guardian Angel
TR, Ice
Diamond Lake (ICE)
WI4+
 4
● Where Egos Dare
TR, Ice
Diamond Lake (ICE)
WI3+
 4
● Men Without Hats
TR, Ice
Eagle's Nest (ICE)
WI3
 4
● Hidden Gully
Ice 2 pitches
Eagle's Nest (ICE)
M4
 4
● Zip A Dee Doo Dah
Trad, Mixed
Papineau Lake (… > Rdside
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Rollercoaster Eagle's Nest (ICE)
 5
WI2+ TR, Ice
● Dirty Harry Eagle's Nest (ICE)
 6
WI4+ M4 Mixed, Ice
● Guardian Angel Diamond Lake (ICE)
 5
WI4 TR, Ice
● Where Egos Dare Diamond Lake (ICE)
 4
WI4+ TR, Ice
● Men Without Hats Eagle's Nest (ICE)
 4
WI3+ TR, Ice
● Hidden Gully Eagle's Nest (ICE)
 4
WI3 Ice 2 pitches
● Zip A Dee Doo Dah Papineau Lake (… > Rdside
 4
M4 Trad, Mixed
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Overview of McCauley Lake from the approach
Overview of McCauley Lake from the approach
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