Haliburton County Nature Trails
Welcome to Haliburton County!
Haliburton County has an abundance of clean air, caring communities and a spirit of enterprise. Bordering on the south of Algonquin Park, the County offers visitors outdoor and cultural activities in every season of the year. There are hundreds of kilometres of trails in the area used for cycling, nordic skiing, dog sledding, hiking, snowmobiling, and ATVing. The richness of lakes and rivers provides opportunities for recreational activities for all ages in all seasons, including fishing and ice fishing, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, sailing, and wakeboarding.
Haliburton County is also a centre for artistic and cultural activity. It is home to Fleming College's Haliburton School Art + Design which is one of Canada's largest art colleges offering an incredible array of full-time and part-time programs throught the year and offers over 250 week long courses for 3500 adults and children throughout the summer.
Other cultural offerings include the Highlands Summer Festival - six weeks of live theatre, Highlands Opera Studio, the Minden Hills Cultural Centre, the Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre, the Haliburton Sculpture Forest, studio tours, numerous art galleries, as well as a myraid of concerts, theatrical and literary performances and festivals. The Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve is a unique location in the County. A 24,000 hectare sustainable forest that features wilderness adventure activities including the Wolf Centre, the Walk in the Clouds forest canopy tour, groomed snowmobile trails, mountain biking, dog sledding, hiking, astronomy, wildlife observation, wilderness camping, and accommodates a diversity of educational programs and cultural events.
You will find some of the best hiking and nature trails in Ontario right here in Haliburton County.
For more information please visit: https://haliburtoncounty.ca/
Barnum Creek Nature Reserve
Barnum Creek Nature Reserve is a spectacular example of the diversity of ecosystems in the Haliburton Highlands. The Reserve includes habitats ranging from Tolerant Hardwood Forest, Mixed Wood Forest, Marsh and Swamp to Open Upland Successional Forest habitat which is...Beetle Lake Trail
Beetle Lake Trail This is a 5 km hike through an active beaver pond, bog, hardwood hills and primary growth forest to a stunning lookout of Oxtongue Lake. Because of the varied and open forest types, this area provides one of the best opportunities in the Highlands...Burleigh Loop Trail
Burleigh Loop Trail The Burleigh Road was one of the original Colonization Roads created in the 1840s and 50s to open up the area for settlement. This 4 km loop starts at the parking lot at the Information Centre in the Curling Club and takes you by Agnew’s...Circuit of 5 Viewpoints Trail
Circuit of 5 Viewpoints Trail Hike 5 km along classic Canadian Shield country overlooking rugged valleys, placid rivers and amazing fall colours! Link to trail map: Click to access AlgonquinTrails.pdf Circuit of 5 Viewpoints Trail is just one of the many nature trails...Crests of Kennisis Trail
Crests of Kennisis Trail This trail begins at the Log Chute Trail and Interpretive Site and ends at the Circuit of 5 Viewpoints trailhead. Hike 6 km on towering ridgelines to stunning cliff-top views. This trail has some of the best views the Highlands has to offer....Dahl Forest
The Land Trust’s conservation goals for the Dahl Forest are to protect and maintain biodiversity; protect habitat and potential habitat of Species at Risk as well as locally or regionally rare species; promote water quality and riparian habitat through the protection...Frost Centre Hiking Trails
Frost Centre Hiking Trails access at the Trails Office is currently closed due to infrastructure issues with neighbouring Frost Centre property. Access Frost Centre Hiking Trails from Dawson Ponds access point via Sherborne Lake Road. A number of stacked loops...Glebe Park Trails
On the north shore of Head Lake in the village of Haliburton, Glebe Park Trails is 175 acres of woodlands and rolling hills with networks of trails for walking, mountain-biking, cross country-skiing and snowshoeing. It is also a great place to engage with art, culture...Haliburton County Rail Trail
The Haliburton County Rail Trail runs from Haliburton to Kinmount where it joins the Victoria Rail Trail. The County of Haliburton invites joggers, walkers, hikers, horseback riders, ATVers, cyclists and snowmobilers to come on out and experience what the Haliburton...