Mountain Biking in Haliburton
A couple of weeks ago, I went with three friends to try out the trails in Haliburton Forest. Haliburton Forest has over “three hundred kilometres of access roads and trails” which makes it very difficult to try every trail in one weekend! Trails range from gravel roads, double-tracks (trails made by 4x4s), single-tracks and dead ends running up very steep rocky cliffs or straight down into fetid bogs!
Many of the trails are dual-use (hiking/biking) and that weekend we shared a few trails with runners participating in a 100 mile run (yes.. that’s right a HUNDRED miles…and yes, they were insane).
September was a really good time to go, because the mosquitoes were nearly gone. Not all gone, but close enough to be comfortable, except when standing in a fetid bog…
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This is the view from our campsite, early in the morning. |
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Yeah, I know it’s blurry, but a Canon ELPH S200 is not exactly meant for action shots! |
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It wasn’t too late in the season to see some unique flora (we probably scared most of the fauna away). |
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I realize that Haliburton is up north, but not that far up north! One of the trails had a bit of artwork, like this inukshuk. |
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O.k. so I fell… But I didn’t hit my head. I swear I saw the seven dwarfs by the trail… |
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Ride on! Ride on! |
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A well hydrated biker is a happy biker. |
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There’s lots to do besides cycling! Um, like skipping stones! |
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The trails go through some reforested areas and some areas that are old growth. Despite the use of the trails, there seems to be lots of undisturbed nature almost at your fingertips. |
