Haliburton Travel Guide

The four hour Canopy Tour from the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve takes participants from a river basin to a half -km rope-bridge through the tree tops.

It starts with a guided van tour into the reserve passing lakes, streams and forest. Participants are guided for a 1/2 km walk along the scenic Pelaw River and a voyageur-canoe ride across a wilderness lake to the final destination: a stand of old growth Giant White Pine. The canopy boardwalk winds through the treetops some 20 meters above the forest floor with two platforms for enjoying a rest, a snack and the scenery.

I would recommend making advance registration for late August or after just because the mosquitos and black flies can be bad in the spring / early summer. Or make sure you have a good insect repellant.

The Haliburton Nordic Trails (www.skihaliburton.com) are an amazing experience. There are several locations throughout the county of Haliburton where you can ski using the same ski pass -- at $10 per day its a bargain!). The trails are through heavily wooded areas and the ones near Willow Beach Cottages (www.willowbeach.com) are apparently located around a winter deer feeding ground. We saw 8 deer while we were skiing this past weekend. You feel like you are in a very remote area and really commune with nature! Hard to describe the feeling in words of skiing through the woods. Worth a try even for the novice.