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/
Harrington Park Trail
Harrington Park Trail Located on Horseshoe Lake Road, this Park allows visitors to view the spectacular beauty of the Minden Wild Water Preserve and rapids. This park features a footpath along the rapids which offer great vantage points to watch the many kayaking...Head Lake Trail
Head Lake Trail, a community based trail, travels around Head Lake exposing walkers to a variety of scenery around Haliburton. Head Lake Trail is just one of the many nature trails and hiking trails you can find throughout Ontario by using the search features of...Homesteader Trail Loop
The Homesteader Trail loop is named in recognition of the pioneers who tried to farm this corner of the Canadian Shield. Today, roads and trails named after those Homesteaders are all that is left of the area’s farming past. Look for long abandoned overgrown...I. B. & O. Rail Trail: Farr Rd to Tory Hill Section
I. B. & O. Rail Trail: Farr Rd to Tory Hill Section This popular multi-use trail was once a section of the Irondale, Bancroft & Ottawa railway. The trail is relatively flat, making it a pleasant walk or bicycle ride, 5.5 km in length. Be aware that it is...James Cooper Lookout Trail
James Cooper Lookout Trail This is a short but very satisfying hike to a lookout over Maple, Beech, Boshkung and Twelve Mile Lakes. Access is located at #1065 North Shore Road – From Highway 35 just north of the Town of Carnarvon, head east onto North Shore Road and...Log Chute Trail
Log Chute Trail A leisurely and scenic stroll which passes by Ontario’s ‘one of a kind’ historic log chute heritage site. This site features a real, full-size, operating historic log chute, picnic area, washrooms and interpretive displays. Link to trail map: Click to...Minden Boardwalk Trail
Minden Boardwalk Trail Main entrance and parking at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre, this boardwalk takes you through a natural grass marsh with the option of continuing to the Minden Ball Diamonds or on to intercept the Riverwalk, creating a lovely loop to include...Minden Riverwalk Trail
Minden Riverwalk Trail Located in downtown Minden, this unique pathway follows the Gull River and loops with a connecting foot bridge that brings you back downtown or allows you access to the Minden Boardwalk to continue on to the Minden Cultural Centre or the Ball...Moose Woods Trails
Moose Woods Trails offers 3 looped trails: The Roley Polley at 3.8 km, the Engergizer at 6 km, and the Wolf’s Loop at 12 km. The trails are groomed in winter for classic and skate skiing. In the summer the trails are open to hikers and mountain bikers. Moose...