Local Activities

• Over 300kms of walking, hiking, and mountain bike trails through the Haliburton forest
• Observe a wolf pack in the wild at the Wolf Centre
• Fabulous Outdoor Education program
• Get a guided bird’s-eye view of the Haliburton forest on the Walk in the Clouds canopy tour
• Features a world-class astronomical observatory, thanks to the site’s light-pollution-free location (self-tracking system, equipped with a 64,000-object database)

• Extensive mountain biking and hiking trails (mountain bike rentals available)
• Downhill racetrack
• Pump track
• Scenic chairlift rides overlooking the mountain

• Great source for activity-specific trail maps and brochures of the Haliburton area
• During the fall season, available activities include hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and canoeing

• Courses are taught by friendly, accomplished artisans
• Wide range of unique courses (twig furniture-making, glassblowing, raku pottery, etc.), many specific to historical Ontario

• A unique outdoor sculpture gallery featuring authentic settlers’ cabins
• Functioning blacksmith shop with scheduled demonstrations

• Located on the beautiful Gull River, one of Ontario’s natural wonders
• Offers 800m of whitewater featuring Class II to IV rapids
• A popular destination for recreational kayaking and canoeing
• Also hosts whitewater racing for the more competitive-minded

• An opportunity to visit the studios of dozens of local artists and craftspeople while enjoying discussions, lectures and demonstrations
• Scheduled in October, so it coincides with gorgeous fall colour along the route

• Bring a crowd, or join our gang!
• Special discounts available on Tuesdays and Thursdays

• 9-hole Frisbee golf course, open for public use
• Located in the heart of Haliburton
• Bring your own Frisbee!

• Go-kart racing for kids and adults.
• The course has a few two-seater karts, so parents can ride with their children if they choose to.
• The complex also features batting cages, miniature golf, a bumper boat pond, a golf chipping area, and a few pretty nature trails.

• A fun community hub that offers downhill skiing, ski school, ski racing, and a regular schedule of events and performances
• 100% snowmaking capability ensures optimum conditions throughout the season

• Great source for activity-specific trail maps and brochures
• During the winter season, available activities include over 200kms of cross-country skiing trails, downhill skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling

Haliburton Highlands Cross-Country Ski Club
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bpaton/nordic/hsc.html(800) 656-9067 / (705) 457-1110

An active cross-country skiing community that offers youth skiing (including instruction), seniors groups, races, events, and outdoor volunteering

Ride through the beautiful wilderness alongside Algonquin Park behind a team of purebred Siberian huskies

Featured on The Rick Mercer Report, The Toronto Star, City TV's Breakfast Television, YTV's 2008 Adrenaline Project, Canada Day Special 2003, Country Women Magazine, and numerous television commercials

• A great source for maps, permits, trail conditions, and riding buddies
• Snowmobiling courses scheduled throughout the winter riding season

• Luge course open to the public
• Classes available

Wintergreen Maple Syrup & Pancake Barn(705) 286-3202

A charming converted barn along a pretty stretch of road, Wintergreen has hundreds of homemade foods and preserves on offer (specializing, of course, in the characteristic maple delights of rural Ontario.)

Watch through the glass wall as maple syrup is made, and then taste the results when you settle in to enjoy the classically French Canadian menu

Be sure to call ahead!

Carnarvon Bowling
(705) 489-4216

• A local haunt that offers 5-pin bowling, billiards, and a snack bar
• Open 7 days a week

• 5-pin bowling alley offering daily league play, game nights, lanes, and occasional live music
• The café stocks homemade goodies, teas and specialty coffee
• Open 7 days a week