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THE PARKS ALONG OUR TRAIL
 Parry Sound, Muskoka and Haliburton are fortunate to boast several of the province's premier provincial parks: Algonquin, Arrowhead, The Massasauga, Oastler Lake and Killbear. Each park offers a unique opportunity for visitors. One of the primary goals of the Park-To-Park system, is to create a linear connection to these parks with Killbear and Algonquin serving as the anchor attractions at the westerly and easterly extent of the trail. The Provincial Parks offer non-motorized trail users with other trail experiences.
Please contact each park, prior to arriving, to receive further information.
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TRAIL LINKS AND CONNECTIONS
The Park-To-Park Trail will ultimately be made up of a patch work of already existing or once established trail systems. Routes that will be connected will include community trails, historic colonization roads, former rail beds, logging roads, snowmobile trail, informal trails, new links and where necessary secondary roadways or cottage roads. Accordingly, the trail will be classed as a multi-use system with certain areas highlighted to best suit individual trail activities. The Trans Canada Trail and the Seguin Recreational Trail are very important links in the Park-To-Park Trail, essentially providing the spine for the route. The Park-To-Park Trail will also provide linkages and connections to other formal trail systems in other districts.
 The Trans Canada Trail is a countrywide effort to create a linear shared-use trail system stretching coast to coast, a distance approximately 15,000 kms in length. Along the Park-To-Park Trail, and through Parry Sound and Muskoka, the TCT has been delineated as follows: |
| South along the Old Nipissing road to Seguin FallsEast across the Seguin Recreational Trail South through Perry Township and HuntsvilleContinuing south through Muskoka |
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SEGUIN RECREATIONAL TRAIL
 The Seguin Trail is an important linkage for the Park-To-Park Trail. It is the major east-west spine, spanning from Highway 11 to Highway
400/69, a distance of approximately
75 kilometres. The trail bed has it's origin from the former Ottawa,Arnprior
and Parry Sound Railway. In the late
1800's, JR Booth constructed the  railway
through Algonquin Park to move
lumber from the Ottawa River area to
shipping yards on Georgian Bay. A
multi-use Crown Recreational
Corridor, the Seguin Trail is
administered by the Parry Sound
District Ministry of Natural
Resources and managed by
Park-To-Park Trail. This trail also
serves as an important link to the
Trans Provincial Snowmobile Trail
system and is a major ATV route in
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OLD NIPISSING GHOST TRAIL
Making a connection to the north, the Discovery Routes Partnership is an organization of community leaders, environmental stewards and locally based trail partners working together to create a multi-season trail system in Ontario's Near North District. The Old Nipissing Ghost Trail is a 70 km loop that utilizes the historic Old Nipissing roadway. Once a colonization road to the early settlers, and now part of the Trans Canada Trail, the road tells stories of hope, hardship, perseverance and despair. Seguin Falls, at the junction of the Nipissing Road and the Park-To-Park Trail, is only one of the original settlements along the southern portion of the trail, most of which are camouflaged and overgrown by nature and time. |
COMMUNITY TRAILS
Some communities along the Park-To-Park Trail are fortunate to already maintain formal trail systems which they have linked to the Park-To-Park Trail.
The Fairy Vista Trail in Huntsville is a paved, multi-use path that runs along the north side of Highway 60 and provides some excellent views out over Fairy Lake. The trail is 3.4 kilometres in length and has interpretive signs along the route to describe various ecosystems and features.
The route of Parry Sound's Waterfront Fitness Trail is comprised of the former CNR/CPR spur line, built in 1910. The trail serves as a separated corridor for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, providing a safe link to the downtown core, harbour front, public beaches, parks, and other tourist attractions. Natural and cultural features are highlighted by interpretive plaques.
 Sprucedale, in McMurrich/Monteith Township, has a Community Trail. This 9 km hiking trail winds its way through mature hardwood forests, past wildlife filled marshes and the "talking" rock. More information available at trail access behind the McMurrich/Monteith Township office.
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FRIENDS OF KILLBEAR
 The Killbear Recreational Trail is a 6.5 km long, 3 metre wide, non-motorized trail paralleling the Park's main roadway that will allow hikers and cyclists to travel safely through the park. The Trail, which has been the most sought after facility for many years, provides Park visitors with safe access to the various venues in the Park including the administration office, the amphitheater,
various campgrounds, and will become
the site of many year round
activities. The Killbear
Recreational Trail will also serve
as the trailhead
for the Park-To-Park Trail.
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ATV TRAILS
The trails in Parry Sound/Georgian
Bay are an integral part of
the growing sport of ATVing in the
Province of Ontario. Our
community partners with other
ATVOntario destinations to deliver
Canada's best ATV adventures.
Please contact individual ATVOntario
destinations for more information.
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SNOWMOBILE TRAILS
 Parry Sound, Muskoka and Haliburton are renowned for their extensive network of high quality snowmobile trails. Please contact individual clubs for more information.
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PROVINCIAL PARK TRAILS
The Provincial Parks along the Park-To-Park route also support several hiking and cycling trails, most suited for day tripping. Please contact individual parks for more information about trails and activities.
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