Six section of boardwalk have been replaced on the Nut Point Trail in the last month. (Image Credit: Boreal Outdoor Recreation Association/Facebook)

By Derek Cornet

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Major work completed on Nut Point Trail

Nov 9, 2026 | 4:44 PM

All of the major work needed to be done on the Nut Point Trail in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park following the 2025 wildfire has been completed.

That’s according to Preston Trail Consulting owner Matt Preston, whose company was hired this fall to complete the boardwalk sections on the 15-kilometer trail. His company worked in collaboration with the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport beginning in October.

“Parks took care of bringing the material into the site via helicopter. They contracted a helicopter to longline everything in and drop them fairly close to the spots, and then we used our boat to move in to assemble the boardwalks so to speak,” Preston explained.

“Given the remote locations, rather than hike in, we used our boat on Campbell Channel and McGibbon Bay.”

In total, there were six sections of boardwalk installed ranging from approximately 75 to 200-feet. They are in low-lying areas and have been placed over muskeg.

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Early this year, volunteers with the Boreal Outdoor Recreation Association worked with the provincial government to re-route some sections of trail. One of the largest re-routes was around about 500 meters of bog and puddles in a quite mosquito-thick area, and that section was moved to a high ridge line overlooking Downton Lake.

There are now many more lake views along the trail than before last year’s fire.

“It’s pretty much ready to go. There is no major work left to do on the trail,” Preston noted.

“There may be some re-routes and stuff that pop up as being something to consider as things grow in and what not. The wildfire obviously changed the drainage just with the organics being removed. All the moss is burnt and lots of trees are gone, so things may change a little bit, but essentially all of the work needed to reopen the trail is now complete from my point of view.”

larongeNOW reached out to the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport to determine how much the Nut Point Trail remediation cost, but didn’t receive a response by publishing.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

by Derek Cornet

Major work completed on Nut Point Trail

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