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ORILLIA AND AREA’S FOUR SEASON PLAYGROUND!

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Find your

Adventure

in any Season

Treetop Trekking Glen Oro Farms Mount St. Louis Moonstone

No matter what the season or what hobby you’re into, creatures with a boutique trail riding experience at Cross-country skiing is another heart-pumping sport
adventure is always calling in Orillia & Lake Country. Glen Oro Farm, where the trail leads from the stables in the area and Hardwood Ski and Bike offers fun all
year ‘round with cross-country ski trails, mountain
through rolling fields into a forest of old oaks, maples,
pine and cedar. It’s not uncommon to see wildlife while and fat biking trails and snowshoe routes through
The area is blessed with thousands of acres of forest, “In the winter, it’s peaceful and quiet. Snowshoeing on the journey to the panoramic vista. Guests have the hardwood and pine forests.
two major ski resorts and trails for traversing all the hilly area is fun but there’s also flatter ground
year long – even ice skating trails! Whether you just accessed off Ingram Road.” opportunity to actually handle the horses before and
after the ride - not just during. This really rounds out
have your sneakers for a walk, snowshoes to get out
to popular birding sites or want to see what Mother Five designated parking lots, as well as 22 access the horseback riding experience and focuses on mak-
Nature has to offer on horseback, the opportunities points makes it a convenient way to spend a few hours ing sure there is a solid foundation of horsemanship
developing and it also puts responsibility in the hands
are endless. - or days - enjoying nature. of each rider, making it a rewarding adventure.
Orillia & Lake Country is lucky to have many forests
Try hiking beneath the high tree canopy in Copeland Be sure to pre-book your trail ride in advance.
Forest. At 4,400 acres, it’s the largest intact forest to explore, thanks to the Couchiching Conservancy,
south of Algonquin Park with no roads going through, which protects more than 11,000 acres of ecologically Want to enjoy nature from an even higher vantage
which means it’s safe for dog walking, horseback riding significant land, and has 13 different properties open point? Horseshoe Valley Resort puts you up into the
and mountain biking. to the public with established trails. The Alexander trees, spring summer and fall, where you will find its
Hope Smith Reserve, located off Coopers Falls Road
“I love walking in the fall. The middle of September in Washago (Severn Township) boasts 223 acres with popular Treetop Trekking course that includes a
2,000-foot zip line. Or, take the bike out and hit
until the end of October, the colours are beautiful,” 2.5 km of walking trails. Thomas C. Agnew Reserve,
says David Kennedy, chair of Copeland Forest Friends. another Washago-area property, is located along 10 vertical mountain biking trails, cross-country
the Trent-Severn Waterway and has 85 acres of mixed trails, or get a workout road cycling throughout the
picturesque area.
upland forest with 1.9 km of trails. Birders and natu- Whatever
ralists flock to Couchiching Conservancy-protected Of course, you can’t think ‘ski resorts’ and not think
properties each year and are never disappointed with ‘snow,’ and we have plenty of the white stuff. The hills adventure
their finds. at Horseshoe and Mount St. Louis Moonstone make you crave, it’s here in
for epic downhill adventures.
Looking to enjoy nature from a higher viewpoint? Orillia & Lake Country.
Newbie and experienced equestrians can fulfill their
desire to get up close and personal with the beautiful
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