Hiking, Biking and CanoeingHiking, Biking and Canoeing
Algonquin Provincial Park – 45 km east of Huntsville on Hwy. 60, offers 3 trail systems ranging in length from 1.25 km to 44 km for hiking or biking, park permit required (705) 633-5572, www.algonquinpark.on.ca
Arrowhead Provincial Park – off Muskoka Rd. 3 N. in Huntsville, open year round, 5 interpretive trails varying in length from 3 km to 9 km, easy to moderate (705) 789-5105, www.ontarioparks.com
Hunter’s Bay Trail – starts at Centre St. N. bridge in Huntsville, easy to moderate, 3.8 km long, part of Trans Canada Trail, part of trail uses floating dock over Hunter’s Bay, can also access at Avery Beach
Bondi Village Resort Trails – on Muskoka Rd. 21 off Hwy. 35 in Dwight, 8 km of hiking trails, easy, fee applies (705) 635-2261 or 1-888-300-2132, www.bondi-cottage-resort.com
Camp Tawingo – 8 km west of Huntsville on Muskoka Rd. 2, 17 km of trails, use of trails must be pre-arranged (705) 789-5612, www.tawingo.net
Deerhurst Resort Trails – on Canal Rd. off Hwy. 60 in Huntsville, 8 km of walking trails, moderate with occasional steep hills (705) 789-6411 or 1-800-461-4393, www.deerhurstresort.com
Delta Grandview Resort Nature Trails – on Hwy. 60 just east of Huntsville, 15 km trails (705) 789-4417 or 1-800-461-4454, www.deltahotels.com
Fairy Vista Trail – off Hwy. 60 just east of Huntsville, 3.4 km in length, paved, open year-round, easy to moderate
Golf Course Bicycle Route – starts at beginning of Fairy Vista Trail and follows Fairyview Dr. to Highview Dr. (watch for signs), uses mainly low traffic-volume secondary roads, easy to moderate
Hidden Valley Highlands Cycling Adventure Centre – off Hwy. 60 on Hidden Valley Rd. in Huntsville, mountain bike trails and rentals available (705) 789-1773 or 1-800-398-9555, www.skihiddenvalley.on.ca
Mary Lake Circuit Bicycle Route – starts in downtown Huntsville, 44 km, easy to moderate with an occasional long climb, using mainly low traffic-volume rural roads
Port Sydney-Balsam Chutes Bicycle Route – starts in the village centre of Port Sydney, uses low traffic-volume rural roads, 21.9 km, easy with occasional moderately difficult hills
Port Sydney-Balsam Chutes-Utterson Bicycle Loop – starts at Port Sydney Beach, 25.6 km, suitable for mountain bike or road bike, uses low traffic-volume rural roads, moderately difficult
Yonge Street Trail – connects Avery Beach on Hunter’s Bay to the Brunel locks and dam, 1.5 km one way, moderate to difficult, open year-round