Exploring the Haliburton Highlands

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Exploring the Haliburton Highlands

Neighbourhoods

Minden has a lovely downtown area with local businesses and the essentials. On a hot day, explore the Gull River in a new way by taking a float down the river! Explore the nearby Panorama Park and get a view of the town from above. Minden has a lot of hidden history that you can discover at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre.
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Minden
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Minden has a lovely downtown area with local businesses and the essentials. On a hot day, explore the Gull River in a new way by taking a float down the river! Explore the nearby Panorama Park and get a view of the town from above. Minden has a lot of hidden history that you can discover at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre.
Cute downtown area with lots of local shops, restaurants, and beaches. A beautiful place to explore! Explore the Skyline Park to get a birds eye view of the town or visit the Haliburton Museum to learn about the beginnings of this historic logging town.
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Haliburton
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Cute downtown area with lots of local shops, restaurants, and beaches. A beautiful place to explore! Explore the Skyline Park to get a birds eye view of the town or visit the Haliburton Museum to learn about the beginnings of this historic logging town.
Dorset is a quaint little town with a beautiful lookout tower and an awesome general store! It is a bit of a drive (30min), if you were headed to Algonquin Park it is a nice halfway stop.
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Dorset
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Dorset is a quaint little town with a beautiful lookout tower and an awesome general store! It is a bit of a drive (30min), if you were headed to Algonquin Park it is a nice halfway stop.
Lovely town in Muskoka! It is about a 45 minute- 1 hour drive from Minden. It has an abundance of local shops, restaurants, and parks! It also has a beautiful waterfall right in the middle of town.
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Bracebridge
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Lovely town in Muskoka! It is about a 45 minute- 1 hour drive from Minden. It has an abundance of local shops, restaurants, and parks! It also has a beautiful waterfall right in the middle of town.
Another beautiful Muskoka town! It is about an hour drive to the town center. It is full of locally own shops, restaurants, hiking trails, golf courses... etc.
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Huntsville
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Another beautiful Muskoka town! It is about an hour drive to the town center. It is full of locally own shops, restaurants, hiking trails, golf courses... etc.

Food Scene

This adult only resort and dinning experience is my personal favourite. The scenery, the menu, the staff.. It's just perfect! Don't forget to make a reservation!
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Heather Lodge
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This adult only resort and dinning experience is my personal favourite. The scenery, the menu, the staff.. It's just perfect! Don't forget to make a reservation!
Nice family dinning experience. They have very good steak and pasta.
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Pepper Mill Steak & Pasta House
15141 ON-35
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Nice family dinning experience. They have very good steak and pasta.
Great place to do everything at once! Enjoy a homemade lunch, go for a hike, explore the organic gardens, say hi to the ponies and chickens, have a beer and ice cream at Haliburton Highlands Brewing, check out the honey bees busy at work, buy some locally grown food, interested in Solar and Wind? well you can check that out too! Great for all ages!
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Abbey Gardens
1012 Garden Gate Dr
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Great place to do everything at once! Enjoy a homemade lunch, go for a hike, explore the organic gardens, say hi to the ponies and chickens, have a beer and ice cream at Haliburton Highlands Brewing, check out the honey bees busy at work, buy some locally grown food, interested in Solar and Wind? well you can check that out too! Great for all ages!
Fancy dinning for all ages! This local favourite is a real treat. Both Rhubarb and Heather Lodge make their menu depending on the season. So the menu is never the same!
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Rhubarb
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Fancy dinning for all ages! This local favourite is a real treat. Both Rhubarb and Heather Lodge make their menu depending on the season. So the menu is never the same!
This is a small, family owned brewery located at Abbey Gardens. They use local honey for their famous Honey Brown Ale as well as locally roasted coffee for their Coffee Porter (my favourite!) Enjoy a pint and a charcuterie board on the patio! On Tuesdays the brewery hosts Canoe FM radio bingo + dinner. Friday night and Sunday afternoons there is live music (call to reserve a table) Saturday night there is in-house Trivia!
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Haliburton Highlands Brewing
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This is a small, family owned brewery located at Abbey Gardens. They use local honey for their famous Honey Brown Ale as well as locally roasted coffee for their Coffee Porter (my favourite!) Enjoy a pint and a charcuterie board on the patio! On Tuesdays the brewery hosts Canoe FM radio bingo + dinner. Friday night and Sunday afternoons there is live music (call to reserve a table) Saturday night there is in-house Trivia!
Boshkung Brewing has 2 locations, the best location is the Social! Just beside the LCBO, downtown Minden. The brewery is right on the river, the patio is amazing offering the perfect amount of shade and sun as well as drinks! My favourite beer from them is the Cream Ale and the Campfire Rye.
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Boshkung Social
20 Water St
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Boshkung Brewing has 2 locations, the best location is the Social! Just beside the LCBO, downtown Minden. The brewery is right on the river, the patio is amazing offering the perfect amount of shade and sun as well as drinks! My favourite beer from them is the Cream Ale and the Campfire Rye.
Sports bar in Haliburton. They have great wings, burgers, pizza and more! *There are stairs going to the dinning area/ not very accessible*
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McKeck's-Tap and Grill
207 Highland St
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Sports bar in Haliburton. They have great wings, burgers, pizza and more! *There are stairs going to the dinning area/ not very accessible*
FANTASTIC breakfast!! Great value for your money! If you like crispy hashbrowns... They have the best!
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The Mill Pond
15526 ON-35
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FANTASTIC breakfast!! Great value for your money! If you like crispy hashbrowns... They have the best!
Another great breakfast joint! Every Sunday they have Eggs Benedict, 10-10 would recommend. Also the breakfast sausages are super delicious.
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Kosy Korner
166 Highland St
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Another great breakfast joint! Every Sunday they have Eggs Benedict, 10-10 would recommend. Also the breakfast sausages are super delicious.
Great meals for what you pay! The breakfasts are huge and delicious! They have a lovely mixture of food on their menu!
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Maple Avenue Tap & Grill
172 Highland St
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Great meals for what you pay! The breakfasts are huge and delicious! They have a lovely mixture of food on their menu!
Super delicious Thai food!! (for the Haliburton Highlands haha)
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Suwans Thai
3 Invergordon Ave
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Super delicious Thai food!! (for the Haliburton Highlands haha)
Bit of a drive... But if you are up there visiting the wolves or going on a hike, be sure to stop in for something to eat! The fish and chips, pulled pork, salads... everything tastes amazing!
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The Cookhouse Restaurant - Haliburton Forest
1095 Redkenn Rd
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Bit of a drive... But if you are up there visiting the wolves or going on a hike, be sure to stop in for something to eat! The fish and chips, pulled pork, salads... everything tastes amazing!
So many flavours of ice cream to choose from!
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Kawartha Dairy Minden
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So many flavours of ice cream to choose from!
Awesome quick food! Located close to Head Lake, I take my food to go and eat at the lake.
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Baked & Battered
128 Highland St
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Awesome quick food! Located close to Head Lake, I take my food to go and eat at the lake.
Great atmosphere!
Hook Line & Sinker
Great atmosphere!
The Rockcliffe - Moore Falls
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The Minden River Cone
119 Bobcaygeon Rd
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Sightseeing

Beautiful views on Minden and some nice walking trails.
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Panorama Park
Panorama Park Road
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Beautiful views on Minden and some nice walking trails.
When was the last time you saw a wolf? The wolf center offers a unique experience to see wolves read about the local population and explore the area via trails or treetops! Yes, treetops. Check out Haliburton Forests web page and book your sightseeing!
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Центр волков леса Халибертон
1305 Redkenn Rd
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When was the last time you saw a wolf? The wolf center offers a unique experience to see wolves read about the local population and explore the area via trails or treetops! Yes, treetops. Check out Haliburton Forests web page and book your sightseeing!
If you enjoy art or even just want to go for a stroll, this fascinating forest is filled with beautiful sculptures!
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Лес скульптур Халибертона
297 College Dr
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If you enjoy art or even just want to go for a stroll, this fascinating forest is filled with beautiful sculptures!
Birds eye view of Haliburton. Lovely anytime of year!
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Skyline Park
Skyline Park Road
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Birds eye view of Haliburton. Lovely anytime of year!
Very cool historic log chute! Read all about the construction and history while enjoying the sound of rushing water! (the chute has taken a toll these last couple years.. so it is a little damaged, but still a very interesting history lesson!)
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Hawk Lake Log Chute
1584 Big Hawk Lake Rd
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Very cool historic log chute! Read all about the construction and history while enjoying the sound of rushing water! (the chute has taken a toll these last couple years.. so it is a little damaged, but still a very interesting history lesson!)
The Whitewater Preserve is a man made river for white water enthusiasts. Watch the kayakers and canoers go up and down the river or try it out for yourself with Algonquin Outfitters! Book a lesson online and an instructor will show you the ropes!
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Whitewater Ontario / Minden Whitewater Preserve
1020 Bethel Rd
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The Whitewater Preserve is a man made river for white water enthusiasts. Watch the kayakers and canoers go up and down the river or try it out for yourself with Algonquin Outfitters! Book a lesson online and an instructor will show you the ropes!
Small waterfall on Boshkung Lake.
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Buttermilk Falls
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Small waterfall on Boshkung Lake.
The boardwalk connects the downtown area/ riverwalk to the Minden Hills Cultural Centre. Very easy walking trail.
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Minden Boardwalk
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The boardwalk connects the downtown area/ riverwalk to the Minden Hills Cultural Centre. Very easy walking trail.
Super cute little pioneer village. Always open to walk around, in the summer they have the buildings open for people to go in and learn more about each space.
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Minden Hills Cultural Centre
176 Bobcaygeon Rd
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Super cute little pioneer village. Always open to walk around, in the summer they have the buildings open for people to go in and learn more about each space.
Cute little museum in Haliburton, very educational and the staff are full of local knowledge!
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Haliburton Highlands Museum
66 Museum Rd
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Cute little museum in Haliburton, very educational and the staff are full of local knowledge!
This waterfall is located just before the West Gate of Algonquin. It is one of my favourite hiking trails/ waterfalls! Pack a lunch and have a picnic while you enjoy the rushing water! It is about an hour drive from Minden.
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Ragged Falls
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This waterfall is located just before the West Gate of Algonquin. It is one of my favourite hiking trails/ waterfalls! Pack a lunch and have a picnic while you enjoy the rushing water! It is about an hour drive from Minden.
The West Gate is about an hour drive from Minden. There are tons of view points, hiking trails, and wildlife! I usually make a day out of it and drive through the park. Pack a lunch and some water! It is worth the drive, most of the time you can spot a moose!
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Algonquin Park
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The West Gate is about an hour drive from Minden. There are tons of view points, hiking trails, and wildlife! I usually make a day out of it and drive through the park. Pack a lunch and some water! It is worth the drive, most of the time you can spot a moose!
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Furnace Falls
Haliburton County Road 503
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Buttermilk Falls
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Hiking Trails

This is one of my favourite places to hike! It can be an all day hike or just a couple hours. With multiple rest spots, a beaver pond, and stunning lookouts it really shows the beauty of the Haliburton Highlands. The trail starts at the Hawk River Log Chute on Big Hawk Lake Road. The Log chute is also a lovely little start to the hike, read about its history and admire the craftmanship of pioneers! This trail has a few steep hills, make sure to bring snacks and water!
Crests Of Kennisis Trailhead
This is one of my favourite places to hike! It can be an all day hike or just a couple hours. With multiple rest spots, a beaver pond, and stunning lookouts it really shows the beauty of the Haliburton Highlands. The trail starts at the Hawk River Log Chute on Big Hawk Lake Road. The Log chute is also a lovely little start to the hike, read about its history and admire the craftmanship of pioneers! This trail has a few steep hills, make sure to bring snacks and water!
Beautiful restored farmland/swamp. Shows great examples of beaver dams/ beaver activity! There are a couple different trails on the site, the Homestead trail is about a 2 hour hike and that is the longest trail.
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Snowdon Park
Gelert Road
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Beautiful restored farmland/swamp. Shows great examples of beaver dams/ beaver activity! There are a couple different trails on the site, the Homestead trail is about a 2 hour hike and that is the longest trail.
A relatively new hiking trail in the highlands, Dahl Forest used to be an old farmstead and there are still remnants of the old barn at the start of the trail! The forest is full of trails, some are along the Burnt River.
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Dahl Forest
1307 Geeza Rd
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A relatively new hiking trail in the highlands, Dahl Forest used to be an old farmstead and there are still remnants of the old barn at the start of the trail! The forest is full of trails, some are along the Burnt River.
Beautiful hiking trail but there are a lot of hills! Some of the view points are hard to see due to all the leaves. But it is still a lovely area to hike! Make sure to bring some snacks and water!
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Circuit of Five Viewpoints Trailhead
1981 Little Hawk Lake Rd
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Beautiful hiking trail but there are a lot of hills! Some of the view points are hard to see due to all the leaves. But it is still a lovely area to hike! Make sure to bring some snacks and water!
Another relatively new hiking trail built by the Haliburton Land Trust. This is one of my favourites! Super beautiful little creek with some mini waterfalls and well maintained trails. The forest has a couple different trails depending on how far you would like to go, some are a flat while others are hilly. *The road going up to the trail is very steep for cars! There is parking at the bottom of the hill (I would recommend parking there)*
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Barnum Creek Nature Reserve
1118 Gould Crossing Road
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Another relatively new hiking trail built by the Haliburton Land Trust. This is one of my favourites! Super beautiful little creek with some mini waterfalls and well maintained trails. The forest has a couple different trails depending on how far you would like to go, some are a flat while others are hilly. *The road going up to the trail is very steep for cars! There is parking at the bottom of the hill (I would recommend parking there)*
Gorgeous hiking trails! I could spend hours there, you can also rent canoes for the day at this location.
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Haliburton Highlands Water Trails- Frost Centre Access Point
20130 ON-35
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Gorgeous hiking trails! I could spend hours there, you can also rent canoes for the day at this location.
Perfect smooth trail for those biking or hiking!
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Haliburton County Rail Trail
Haliburton County Rail Trail
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Perfect smooth trail for those biking or hiking!