BLACK CREEK OUTFITTERS

Highway 129 in Northern Ontario

Black Creek Outfitters is the gateway to Wilderness Snowmobiling in the heart of mid-Algoma country in Northern Ontario.

  • Backcountry Snowmobiling

    Scenic 129 - The Trip to Black Creek

    So, if you're trailering, how do you get to Black Creek Outfitters? Thessalon, Ontario is where the turn off is as you head north on Highway 129. A portion of the day's excitement starts with the drive along fresh pavement, laid down, this past summer of 2024, for the first 32kms all the way to the Kynoch turnoff. The real joy of the road trip kicks in when the highway drops down to and sweeps along the majestic Mississagi River, for a 24 km stretch, before it breaks away and gets back into wilderness. What an opportunity for some breath-taking, scenic views of twists and turns with panoramic mountain bluffs on both sides of the river staring at you.

  • Black Creek Outfitters

    Black Creek Outfitters

    Black Creek Outfitters has a staging area directly across from their building, for those who plan on trailering up. Hosts Cathy and Shane are amazing! Right from your 1st visit, you will feel like you just acquired 2 life-long friends. They go above and beyond in customer service to make sure you are happy. You can check out their Facebook page directly below for days and hours of operations. Note: They do shut down for a period around Christmas, so you do want to check ahead.
    https://www.facebook.com/BlackCreekOutfittersOn129/

  • Black Creek Outfitters

    Trail Conditions

    What's really convenient about staging at Black Creek is the opportunity to snowmobile in multiple directions, then return to Black Creek for fuel, food and coffee, then back out into the wilderness for more riding, in a different direction. On this day trip, I ran two routes, the 1st one was the west side of highway 129 that runs south paralleling the Mississagi River, then turned around and headed back up to Black Creek. The 2nd route of the day was east-bound side of highway 129, down the Black Creek road heading towards Elliot Lake. I pulled into Aubrey Lake to check out the beauty of the water with rolling hills in the background. The trip wrapped up with a night-time ride back out to the parked staging area, then loaded up and a wonderful night drive down to Thessalon and over to Sault Ste. Marie.


    Author: Dan Kachur - https://sled-x.ca