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Haliburton County Rail Trail| Length: | 34 km - many access points which allows for shorter routes | | Rating: | easy to moderate | | Duration: | Route Dependant | | Description: | The County of Haliburton and the Haliburton Highlands Trails & Tours Network invite joggers, walkers, hikers, horseback riders, ATVers and snowmobilers to come on out and experience what the Haliburton County Rail Trail has to offer.
Spring is a wonderful time on the Rail Trail as birds are back singing to find a mate and to proclaim their territory, animals are waking up from a long winters rest and flowers are beginning to poke their way through the soil.
The Rail Trail is opened exclusively to non-motorized use April 2nd to May 31st. Non-motorized users such as walkers, joggers, mountain bikers, horseback riders and hikers share the trail with motorized users from June 1st to November 30th between 10:00 am to dusk.
ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) users who hold a permit with the Haliburton or Kawartha ATV Associations are invited to use the Rail Trail from June 1st to November 30th of every year between the hours of 10:00 am and dusk. The trail is ranked as a beginner trail and users are required to obey the speed limit of 30 km/hr.
During the winter months explore this winter wonderland via snowmobile. Snowmobiles are required to have a current OFSC permit to ride the Rail Trail and must obey the 50 km/hr speed limit. Check the winter trail conditions at www.hcsa.com before heading out.
Cautions: There is limited signage along the trail.
Directions: Parking and trailhead kiosks are located at each end of the trail. In Haliburton, access via County Rd. 1 (where the Rail Trail crosses the main road - just metres from the lights at the intersection of Hwy 21 and County Rd. 1). In Kinmount, access via Austin Park.
This trail is a featured ‘Adopt-a-Metre’ trail. You can help construction and maintenance efforts by adopting a metre of the Haliburton county Rail Trail today! 80 cents of every $1 is spent on the ground. To learn more about the Adopt-a-Metre Program, check out our ‘Get Involved’ link on the home page.
For more information and the downloadable brochure please click on the link below
| | Download the Haliburton County Rail Trail map | | Website: | www.haliburtoncounty.ca/main.asp?function=municipal&subfunction=municipal§ion=RailTrail | Weather:
 | | Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Low minus 4. | | Currently 9.2°CC, wind WNW 5 km/h |
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