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Sunrise over an open field, the low sun shining through bare trees, mist in the valley beyond and orange and red maples along the treeline
Readers' photos · 26 photos from 14 people along the road

Fall on the 7, 2026

The colour along Highway 7 this autumn, from Ottawa to Peterborough, sent in by the people who drove it.

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Dawn, East from Kingston Line, Maberly · Photo by Wyrdwood
The sun bursting through yellow and orange maples over a leaf-covered gravel lane, with a small dog out on the path Maberly Jason Batista Ferreira A weathered grey barn and white-roofed outbuildings across a lake under an overcast sky, with red and orange trees along the far shore and evergreen boughs in the foreground Maberly Crystal Johnston A treeline of maples in red, orange and gold, a few still green, across a field of tall golden grass under a clear blue sky Sharbot Lake Amanda Middleton-Neadow Yellow and orange maples against a deep blue sky, rising above tall grass at the edge of the woods Sharbot Lake Crystal Johnston A rust-red maple leaf lying beside a pale dried one on grey crushed stone Sharbot Lake Crystal Johnston A gravel lane curving past a stand of orange and gold maples under a pale sky Sharbot Lake Crystal Johnston Red and orange maple branches hanging low over an old grey split-rail fence at the edge of the woods Sharbot Lake Crystal Johnston Sunlight through a woodlot of yellow maples, with long grass in the foreground Sharbot Lake Crystal Johnston Streaks of white cloud reflected in a still pond dotted with lily pads, with the first red maples turning along the far edge of the marsh Sharbot Lake Chrissy Wilkinson A maple leaf held up close to the camera so it looks giant beside a small figure reaching for it on a sandy beach, with a blue lake and white clouds behind Sharbot Lake Shayne Pilgrim Red and yellow leaves washed up at the edge of a clear, rippling lake, with a wooded far shore under a blue sky Sharbot Lake Shayne Pilgrim A single bright red maple leaf lying on sand and pebbles at the water's edge Sharbot Lake Shayne Pilgrim Orange and red leaflets on a branch, lit by the sun against green leaves and blue sky Sharbot Lake Shayne Pilgrim A band of red sunset light under heavy grey cloud, reflected in a lake below a dark wooded shore Sharbot Lake Shayne Pilgrim A woman and a child seen from behind on a red bench with a white maple leaf, looking out over a lake at a red sunset Sharbot Lake Shayne Pilgrim Tall maples in full orange, gold and red against a clear blue sky, seen from a deck railing with a solar panel in the trees below Sharbot Lake Eve H. Tall yellow maples backlit by the sun against a blue sky, beside a road strewn with fallen leaves Sharbot Lake Crystal Johnston Bright red staghorn sumac in front of gold and orange autumn hardwoods under a blue sky near Oconto Sharbot Lake Derek Redmond Looking straight up a stand of tall, slim trunks to a bright blue sky through yellow and gold leaves Mountain Grove Sherri Scott Mist rising off a still lake at sunrise, the far shore's rust and orange autumn trees mirrored in the water under a clear blue sky Arden Gillian S Red, orange and yellow fall leaves framing a sunny clearing, seen from a bare granite outcrop under a bright blue sky Flinton AP Highway 7 running straight ahead under a clear blue sky, the late sun lighting the turning trees on a wooded hill to the right Marmora Bestie Looking down at brown boots and red leggings standing in a thick carpet of red, orange and yellow maple leaves Havelock Maggie Kay Still water covered in fallen leaves runs between yellow trees on one side and red maples on the other, with blue sky reflected in it, at Mathison Conservation Area in Havelock Havelock Monica de Savoye Yellow and orange maple leaves floating on clear, still water in Oconto Lake, the lake bottom visible below Sharbot Lake Derek Redmond Took one along the road this fall? Send yours It goes in this album, with your name on it.

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