Todd’s guidebook
Skiing
Sir Sam's Ski / Ride
1054 Liswood RdGreat skiing nearby!
Sightseeing & Brewery
Includes Haliburton Highlands Brewing Co.
Abbey Gardens is located on a glorious heritage parcel in the Haliburton Highlands. For the past several decades this 310-acre parcel of land has operated as a gravel pit, helping to pave the way for growth and development in Haliburton County. Now our community is gathering around efforts to remediate the site and create a stunning visitor attraction.
- A Food Hub, providing local food to our community
- Haliburton Highlands Brewing Co.
- 5 acre pony paddock
- The alcove-a beautiful, cedar-lined heated building overlooking a pond
- Transition trail-a journey through our property to look at transitions in nature and with Abbey Gardens
- Timber-frame kiosk area overlooking our property
- The Glen- a wooded wonderland for children’s programming
- a 2-acre vegetable garden built over old sand pits
- Demonstration hoop house with a seating area and pond
- Shade gardens, pollinator gardens, herb gardens
3 spring fed ponds
- Education garden featuring various raised garden beds, vertical growing techniques and a solar-fed water tower
large open areas bathed in sunlight
- 140 acres of mature forest with old farm trails throughout
grassy knolls and brush wind breaks alive with pollinators
onsite aggregate materials
Snowshoeing & Fat Biking; The Enchanted Forest; Chickadee Trail; Winter Scramble.
64 yerel halk öneriyor
Abbey Gardens
1012 Garden Gate DrAbbey Gardens is located on a glorious heritage parcel in the Haliburton Highlands. For the past several decades this 310-acre parcel of land has operated as a gravel pit, helping to pave the way for growth and development in Haliburton County. Now our community is gathering around efforts to remediate the site and create a stunning visitor attraction.
- A Food Hub, providing local food to our community
- Haliburton Highlands Brewing Co.
- 5 acre pony paddock
- The alcove-a beautiful, cedar-lined heated building overlooking a pond
- Transition trail-a journey through our property to look at transitions in nature and with Abbey Gardens
- Timber-frame kiosk area overlooking our property
- The Glen- a wooded wonderland for children’s programming
- a 2-acre vegetable garden built over old sand pits
- Demonstration hoop house with a seating area and pond
- Shade gardens, pollinator gardens, herb gardens
3 spring fed ponds
- Education garden featuring various raised garden beds, vertical growing techniques and a solar-fed water tower
large open areas bathed in sunlight
- 140 acres of mature forest with old farm trails throughout
grassy knolls and brush wind breaks alive with pollinators
onsite aggregate materials
Snowshoeing & Fat Biking; The Enchanted Forest; Chickadee Trail; Winter Scramble.
Local brewery
Boshkung Brewing is a small batch brewery located in Haliburton, ON. Focused on cottage living and great tasting beer.
58 yerel halk öneriyor
Boshkung Brewing Co.
9201 ON-118Boshkung Brewing is a small batch brewery located in Haliburton, ON. Focused on cottage living and great tasting beer.
Hiking
1191 Tower Road, off Hwy. 35
The Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower is located off Highway 35 just north of the village of Dorset. Facilities include an extensive picnic site, restrooms, a tourist information kiosk, gift shop and a hiking trail. Visitors are welcome to climb to the observation deck which is 465 feet (142 metres) above Lake of Bays.
175 yerel halk öneriyor
Dorset Gözetleme Kulesi
1191 Dorset Scenic Tower Rd1191 Tower Road, off Hwy. 35
The Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower is located off Highway 35 just north of the village of Dorset. Facilities include an extensive picnic site, restrooms, a tourist information kiosk, gift shop and a hiking trail. Visitors are welcome to climb to the observation deck which is 465 feet (142 metres) above Lake of Bays.
Sightseeing
1584 Big Hawk Lake Rd.
Rebuilt in early 2005, this chute was originally built in the late 1860s and is the last one of its kind in the province. The chute is 220’ long and 13’ across at its widest point and when the winter melt waters cascade down it’s length you can hardly hear yourself think. The park, interpretive pavilion, picnic area and trail make a wonderful - and very educational, stopping point. Plan to spend some time here with your camera or your easel.
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Hawk Lake Log Chute
1584 Big Hawk Lake Rd1584 Big Hawk Lake Rd.
Rebuilt in early 2005, this chute was originally built in the late 1860s and is the last one of its kind in the province. The chute is 220’ long and 13’ across at its widest point and when the winter melt waters cascade down it’s length you can hardly hear yourself think. The park, interpretive pavilion, picnic area and trail make a wonderful - and very educational, stopping point. Plan to spend some time here with your camera or your easel.
Picnic
16909 Hwy. 35
This tumbling waterway was originally called Davis' Rapids, and was used to carry logs down to Minden. Buttermilk Falls has been home to a bowling alley, roller skating rink, dance hall, post office and general store. The post office closed in 1938 and the other buildings burnt down in 1951. An original general store and gas pumps burnt down in the 1930s. There are public washrooms and a picnic area here.
17 yerel halk öneriyor
Buttermilk Falls
16946 ON-3516909 Hwy. 35
This tumbling waterway was originally called Davis' Rapids, and was used to carry logs down to Minden. Buttermilk Falls has been home to a bowling alley, roller skating rink, dance hall, post office and general store. The post office closed in 1938 and the other buildings burnt down in 1951. An original general store and gas pumps burnt down in the 1930s. There are public washrooms and a picnic area here.
Canoeing
Hwy 60 at the western edge of Algonquin Provincial Park.
This spectacular waterfall remains natural and wild. A well-groomed trail leads to a nice overlook, and the view is equally as impressive from the bottom or the top.
A marked gravel road provides access to Ragged Falls. Also accessible are the parking lot, washrooms and marked hiking trails that lead to a lookout over the falls. A parking permit is required and can be obtained from a central parking meter. Canoeing is permitted.
66 yerel halk öneriyor
Ragged Falls
Hwy 60 at the western edge of Algonquin Provincial Park.
This spectacular waterfall remains natural and wild. A well-groomed trail leads to a nice overlook, and the view is equally as impressive from the bottom or the top.
A marked gravel road provides access to Ragged Falls. Also accessible are the parking lot, washrooms and marked hiking trails that lead to a lookout over the falls. A parking permit is required and can be obtained from a central parking meter. Canoeing is permitted.