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SaveHaliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Ltd. is crossed by over three hundred kilometers of forest access roads and trails making it one of North America's premier mountain biking destinations.
From Base Camp at Kennisis Lake, the main trail heads north. A large four colour map of the area can be obtained at Base Camp free of charge. It shows the trail system, location of shelters, lakes and other useful information. Riders can stick to the rolling access roads, take one of the many wide forest trails, or plan a route that takes them off to some of the toughest terrain in the Province.
An active afternoon, full day or even a week can be spent peddling from one wilderness lake to another. Wildlife is plentiful and visitors are likely to see a variety of deer, beaver, moose, bear and other animal life.
From Base Camp at Kennisis Lake, the main trail heads north. A large four colour map of the area can be obtained at Base Camp free of charge. It shows the trail system, location of shelters, lakes and other useful information. Riders can stick to the rolling access roads, take one of the many wide forest trails, or plan a route that takes them off to some of the toughest terrain in the Province.
An active afternoon, full day or even a week can be spent peddling from one wilderness lake to another. Wildlife is plentiful and visitors are likely to see a variety of deer, beaver, moose, bear and other animal life.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Private Property

Access Info:
Address and Contact Information
Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd
1095 Redkenn Rd.
Haliburton, Ontario K0M 1S0
Phone: (705) 754-2198
Fax: (705) 754-1179
How to Get to Haliburton Forest
Please Note: Some GPS Units can lead people astray, especially in remote areas. Please compare our directions below to the directions you receive from these devices/services:
To visit Haliburton Forest you must use Highway 118 which can be accessed via Highways 11, 35, 21, 503 or even 28:
On Hwy 118 at West Guilford turn north (staying left at the fork) and cross the bridge to take County Road 7 which is also called Kennisis Lake Road
In West Guilford you will start seeing big red signs for Haliburton Forest &Wolf Centre
Follow County Road 7 for approximately 17 kilometres
Turn right on to Redkenn Road
Our Main Office is located at 1095 Redkenn Road approx. 300 metres straight ahead
The Wolf Centre is located at 1305 Redkenn Road. Stay right on Redkenn Road past the Main Office
The GPS coordinates of the basecamp and office are:
Decimal Degrees (WGS84): Lat/Long: 45.2225, -78.592167
or in Degrees, Minutes & Seconds: Latitude: N45 13 21, Longitude: W78 35 31
or GPS format: Latitude: N45 13.350, Longitude: W78 35.530
or UTM format: 17N X 689038 Y 5010488
Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd
1095 Redkenn Rd.
Haliburton, Ontario K0M 1S0
Phone: (705) 754-2198
Fax: (705) 754-1179
How to Get to Haliburton Forest
Please Note: Some GPS Units can lead people astray, especially in remote areas. Please compare our directions below to the directions you receive from these devices/services:
To visit Haliburton Forest you must use Highway 118 which can be accessed via Highways 11, 35, 21, 503 or even 28:
On Hwy 118 at West Guilford turn north (staying left at the fork) and cross the bridge to take County Road 7 which is also called Kennisis Lake Road
In West Guilford you will start seeing big red signs for Haliburton Forest &Wolf Centre
Follow County Road 7 for approximately 17 kilometres
Turn right on to Redkenn Road
Our Main Office is located at 1095 Redkenn Road approx. 300 metres straight ahead
The Wolf Centre is located at 1305 Redkenn Road. Stay right on Redkenn Road past the Main Office
The GPS coordinates of the basecamp and office are:
Decimal Degrees (WGS84): Lat/Long: 45.2225, -78.592167
or in Degrees, Minutes & Seconds: Latitude: N45 13 21, Longitude: W78 35 31
or GPS format: Latitude: N45 13.350, Longitude: W78 35.530
or UTM format: 17N X 689038 Y 5010488
Disclaimer:
As the trails are mostly all multiple km long, the forest uses atv's to groom and maintain the trails, so even the single track trails will have some sections that have visible atv use.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
120 trails
- E-Bike
48 trails
- Hike
121 trails
- Trail Running
121 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
83 trails
- Snowmobile
75 trails
- Snowshoe
24 trails
Region Details
- 50
- 15
- 35
- 20
Region Status
Open as of Nov 19, 2024Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 123
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 120
- Trails E-Bike
- 48
- Trails Hike
- 121
- Trails Trail Running
- 121
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 83
- Trails Snowmobile
- 75
- Trails Snowshoe
- 24
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 204 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 80 miles
- Total Descent
- 14,925 ft
- Total Vertical
- 576 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,745 ft
- Reports
- 972
- Photos
- 31
- Ridden Counter
- 1,660
Popular Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Haliburton Trail Epic | 35 miles | |
Haliburton Trail 50 Miler | 49 miles | |
8 Hours Of Hurtin' In Haliburton race | 16 miles | |
race | 25 miles |
Photos of Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Mountain Bike
trail: Normac Trail
11 |
Oct 7, 2024 @ 1:10pm
Oct 7, 2024
trail: North Road
59 |
Jun 24, 2023 @ 3:22pm
Jun 24, 2023
trail: North Road
43 |
Jun 24, 2023 @ 3:20pm
Jun 24, 2023
trail: North Road
65 |
Jun 24, 2023 @ 3:19pm
Jun 24, 2023
trail: Dutton Road
29 |
Jun 24, 2023 @ 9:25am
Jun 24, 2023
trail: Dutton Road
30 |
Jun 24, 2023 @ 8:14am
Jun 24, 2023
trail: East Rd
29 |
Jun 24, 2023 @ 8:14am
Jun 24, 2023
trail: Dutton Road
30 |
Jun 24, 2023 @ 8:11am
Jun 24, 2023Videos of Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Mountain Bike

trail: East Rd
221 |
Oct 24, 2020

trail: Normac Trail
0:40 |
946 |
Dec 17, 2015
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Dog Trail Entrance | Aug 21, 2024 @ 4:05pm Aug 21, 2024 | Dry | natedagreat | ||
Normac Trail | Aug 21, 2024 @ 4:05pm Aug 21, 2024 | Variable | natedagreat | ||
Redstone Vista | Aug 21, 2024 @ 4:05pm Aug 21, 2024 | Variable | natedagreat | ||
The Pass | Aug 21, 2024 @ 4:05pm Aug 21, 2024 | Variable | natedagreat | ||
Poacher's Trail | Aug 21, 2024 @ 4:05pm Aug 21, 2024 | Variable | natedagreat | ||
Macdonald Lake Trailer Road | Aug 21, 2024 @ 4:05pm Aug 21, 2024 | Dry | natedagreat | ||
WWW - Dog Connector | Aug 21, 2024 @ 4:05pm Aug 21, 2024 | Prevalent Mud | natedagreat | ||
Red Trail Middle | Aug 8, 2024 @ 5:12am Aug 8, 2024 | Variable | jfx | ||
Tear Drop | Aug 8, 2024 @ 5:09am Aug 8, 2024 | Variable | jfx | ||
Wild Woods Walk (Bottom Side) | Aug 8, 2024 @ 5:06am Aug 8, 2024 | Ideal | jfx |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Dougeskicovt | wishlist | region | activity #68310803 | Mar 23, 2025 @ 4:42pm 2 days |
ExploreTheBackcountry | ridden | trail | activity #62619743 and 3 more | Dec 2, 2024 @ 5:33pm Dec 2, 2024 |
mattyemtb | wishlist | route | activity #62258219 | Nov 24, 2024 @ 2:00pm Nov 24, 2024 |
tbrack22 | ridden | trail | activity #60416637 | Oct 13, 2024 @ 5:57am Oct 13, 2024 |
Mgroulston | wishlist | region | activity #60382207 | Oct 12, 2024 @ 2:04pm Oct 12, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | No | Jun 13, 2023 @ 4:25am Jun 13, 2023 | ||
trail | Lots of old corduroy bridgework that has... | Aug 14, 2022 @ 9:17pm Aug 14, 2022 | ||
trail | Technically closed due to logging operations... | Aug 12, 2022 @ 6:54pm Aug 12, 2022 | ||
trail | Rode the section from the north shore trail... | Aug 12, 2022 @ 6:50pm Aug 12, 2022 | ||
trail | The climb up is extremely steep. | Aug 12, 2022 @ 6:49pm Aug 12, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sir Sam's Ski / Ride | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10.4 km | |
Algonquin Highlands | 5 | 14.5 km | |||
Glebe Park | 13 | 26 | 5 | 14.8 km | |
Skyline Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16.1 km | |
Barnum Creek Nature Reserve | 2 | 17.7 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 120 | 201 miles | 14,898 ft | 79 miles | 574 ft | #5,454 | #119 | 31 | 942 | 4 | 819 | |
E-Bike | 48 | 81 miles | 5,443 ft | 31 miles | 574 ft | #4,226 | #52 | 809 | 1 | 12 | ||
Hike | 121 | 201 miles | 14,915 ft | 79 miles | 574 ft | #4,520 | #111 | 942 | 3 | 33 | ||
Trail Running | 121 | 201 miles | 14,915 ft | 79 miles | 574 ft | #4,532 | #112 | 942 | 3 | 59 | ||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 83 | 171 miles | 11,325 ft | 65 miles | 574 ft | #73 | #1 | 499 | ||||
Snowmobile | 75 | 160 miles | 10,607 ft | 61 miles | 574 ft | #27 | #2 | 308 | ||||
Snowshoe | 24 | 21 miles | 1,450 ft | 8 miles | 453 ft | #431 | #79 | 252 | 3 | |||
Nordic Ski | 3 | 6 miles | 423 ft | 2 miles | 272 ft | 33 |
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