Gillies Grove and House National Historic Site of Canada

Stunning

Stunning. A beautiful stand of old growth forest -- hemlocks, pines, beech and more.. Ironic that it was saved by some Ottawa Valley logging barons for their own domain. A shame the grounds of the Gil...

Touch The Living Past

Gillies GRove is the last stand of old growth white pines in this part of the Ottawa Valley, with trees often reaching 150 ft into the sky, and requiring up to four adults with fully stretched arms to...

Poor

This house is now privately owned, fully fenced off and so is the grove. The walk along the rive is quite nice but you will not get close to this attraction.

Grovely into the Beyond

This is a lovely spot to take a walk and just disconnect from the hustle and bustle of life. There's a little path that leads down to a quiet little patch of rocks, sand and water. We caught a couple ...

Peaceful and interesting

We were in awe of the huge straight white pines, which we understand are over 200 years old. The woods are mixed deciduous and coniferous and a very peaceful place to walk on the well-maintained trail...