ATV Ontario Club - Haliburton ATV Association

Haliburton ATV Association has the largest mapped, signed and insured trail system in Ontario. The club works closely with the Haliburton County Snowmobile Association in their efforts to maintain trails and trail infrastructure in the Haliburton Highlands. HATVA Association does not operate on any snowmobile trails when winter trail grooming begins. In the spring, summer and fall HATVA members participate in official club rides, informal trail rides and trail maintenance throughout the HATVA mapped system. HATVA has a land use permit for county trails. HATVA has a number of private land use permits as well. Approximately 50% of the Haliburton County is Crown Land. Please note many snowmobile trails run on to private land trails where the snowmobile club has land use permits. Snowmobile trails on private land are not open to ATV's at any time of the year.

Mapped Trails HATVA Trails are located throughout Haliburton and into Muskoka, Kawartha, Peterborough, and Madawaska regions. Trail difficulty varies from forest access roads to extreme deep woods paths that require winches as standard equipment. It is highly recommended that you tour with a club member that knows the trails. Along with the HATVA map, topo maps, crown land maps and snowmobile maps are a neccessity for adventures and they should be cross referenced as required to insure private land owners are respected. Our club has zero tolerance for drinking on the trails and supports responsible ATVing in the spirit of Tread Lightly.

In addition to private land trails in Haliburton County there is a Municipal owned rail line that runs to Haliburton village area coming up from the Kinmount Area. HATVA wardens are empowered as bylaw officers and together with OPP Save Team officers, we ensure that riders have either a HATVA or ATVOntario trail pass on their ATV. OFATV passes are no longer accepted on HATVA trails after December 1st, 2006. As an association we have successfully pursued Highway Traffic Act #316 changes with the Municipality that allow touring via road access linkages.

ATVers should never travel alone. Crown Land trails are vast and it is easy to become lost so please ride prepaired. One or more of our members may informally join you to explore the Haliburton area if you are not familiar with our trails. You can find contact information in the Contact Us section of this web site.

Remember, all trail users must have HATVA membership pass for private and municipal trails. Many private trails in our network including the Haliburton Rail Trail are wardened so be forewarned. All of HATVA trails are insured and any HATVA member or HATVA associate club, or HATVA pass holder may use our trails.

A Few Words About HATVA Crown Land Trails

We work closely with the MNR to ensure that all trail remedial work including bridge repairs and replacements are to their specifications. Our working agreement has the following terms of reference.

the agreement is an understanding for both HATVA and the MNR to work in partnership for the sustainable recreation use of Crown Land trails
the agreement includes the Haliburton Bancroft MNR administrative area and includes those Crown trails designated on the HATVA map
MNR will provide timely information to HATVA regarding any outstanding or new issues that may arise
MNR agrees to work with HATVA regarding the trail designation in order to monitor atv use
MNR supports HATVA to provide safety, etiquette and HATVA info to riders
MNR will work with HATVA to inventory and map trails suitable for inclusion into the MNR Values Information System
MNR acknowledges HATVA's use of Crown trails and understands the use of the trails will be carried out in a socially acceptable and ecologically sound manner
HATVA must have in effect public liability and property damage insurance to protect HATVA and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario against any claim for damage of property or personal injury to a minimum limit of $2 million (we carry $5 million) inclusive per occurance
HATVA holds the Crown harmless
HATVA will map and inventory trails to include into Values Information System
HATVA will do periodic cleanup and remove refuse at all times on club rides
HATVA will provide trail education in practice, in print and on the HATVA web site pertaining to safety and trail etiquitte
HATVA will provide info to MNR regarding outstanding or new issues that may arise that may be a concern to MNR
HATVA will work cooperatively with other stakeholders having responsibilty or tenure of water crossings (that means Federal water issues)
HATVA responsible for obtaining consents & agreements that may be required under municipal, provincial federal bylaw or statute or from any person (this means LUP's from muni's and private land owners and potentially Federal land)
HATVA is solely responsible for ascertaining whether the area (trails) are suitable and safe for HATVA events and that the Crown assumes no responsibility in this regard
that the agreement or any portion of the agreement shall not be assigned by the Permittee (HATVA) to any other party without the prior consent of the Crown

In addition to the above it is important for riders to understand that although they may encounter a HATVA Warden on Crown land riders will not be ticketed if they do not have an atv membership or permit.

It is also important to NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE ON COUNTY LAND OR PRIVATE LAND WHERE HATVA HAS AN LUP EVEN IF IT IS LEADING TO OR FROM CROWN LAND YOU MAY BE TICKETED OR CHARGED. Our landowners grant us access to their property with the express understanding that we will insure them and ensure MEMBERS ONLY or PASSHOLDERS are on those trails. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ATV RIDER TO HAVE MEMBERSHIP OR PASS DOCUMENTATION ON THESE TRAILS. All atv's must be plated and carry an insurance slip. It is also the responsibility of riders to know where you are riding and when you are trespassing if you do not have a membership or pass. If it is not on our map then it is not a designated atv trail. Please DO NOT TRESPASS ON OTHER TRAILS which others may have worked hard to establish such as private land snowmobile trails. HATVA wants to have good relations with the various snowmobile clubs in our catchment area. IF YOU HAVE AN HATVA PASS OR MEMBERSHIP or a AN ATVONTARIO POWER PASS or a KATVA PASS MEMBERSHIP THEN YOU CAN BE SURE THAT IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING TRAILS ON THE MAP YOU WON'T BE GETTING INTO TROUBLE WITH WARDENS OR LANDOWNERS

OFATV, EOTA, TTN GOLD or ANY OTHER PASS DOES NOT WORK AND ARE NOT RECOGNIZED ON HATVA TRAILS NOR ARE THEY ACCEPTED BY ANY ATVONTARIO REGIONAL NODE or the KATVA CLUB

Trail Inventory - Details

Sherbourne Trail T1.1

Running east from the Highway #35, and south of Raven Lake and north east to the south end of Kawagama Lake
Skirts north of Sherbourne Lake, with fire road access to Sherbourne Lake
Deep woods trail
Snowmobile use in the winter

Big Hawk Lake Trail T1.1

Running from Highway #35 east, north of big Hawk Lake and connecting to the Sherbourne Trail east of Sherbourne Lake.
Deep woods trail
Used by Snowmobiles in winter

Livingstone Lake/ Luck Lake Loop T1.9

This trial loop is north of Kawagama Lake and west of the bottom arm of Algonquin Park
Tembec logged the area several years ago creating logging roads still in use.
The trail skirts Crown Lake, Luck lake and Wolf Lake to the north
Skirts county rd #12 to the west and connects down to County Rd #12 to the south (opened by by-law HTA 316)
Deep woods trail
One section on the west side of the loop used for Snowmobiling in the winter.

Beaverdam T2.1

Running south from Pine Springs Road around Anson Lake and back to Pine Springs.
Also extends down to Hwy #118 via the Paul Lake trail, and joins the Outhouse trail
Deep woods trail
About 30% of trail is used for snowmobiling in winter

Paul Lake T2.2

Short trail extension from the Beaverdam trail to Hwy #118
Deep woods trail
Snowmobile trail in winter

Tingey Lake T2.4

This trail extends off the Beaverdam Trail and runs north to southwest running parallel to the Pine Springs Road before taking a more southerly direction
It is a deep woods trails but part of the area was logged a number of years ago
It is a snowmobile trail in winter

Bluegrass T2.5

This is the alternate return route from Black Lake to Pine Springs Road
It is a deep woods trail and is part of the Black Lake Trail that has not been logged

Shoe Lake T2.7A

Running from Hwy #35, Raven Lake area southwest to the North End of Black Lake
Crown Land Portion is deep woods trail
Forming a loop north of Black Lake

Black Lake North T2.7

This trail connects to Shoe Lake Trail to the Black river road
It is actually several sections of fire road trail on Crown Land (Fire Roads are in a very isolated area)
Partial snowmobile use in winter
Snowmobile trail in winter

Black River West T2.7

Skirting the Black River on the west side between the Black lake North trail and running south connecting to the Black River road (just south of the Rock Trail.)
Deep woods trail, somewhat overgrown in sections

Red Chalk Trails T2.7

This trail connects to the Shoe Lake trail south of Shoe Lake and skirts Red Chalk Lake south to a point just west of Black Lake.
Deep woods trail

Black River Road T2.8

Fire roads west of the Black River in the Muskoka District connecting the Pine Springs Road to the Shoe Lake trail area and includes many fire roads south of Ril Lake
Mostly used as snowmobile routes in the winter

Ril Lake Trails T2.8

Fire roads skirting the south end of Ril Lake as described in the Black River Road description above.

Pine Springs Road T2.8

North of Hwy # 118, west of Kushog Lake running east and west between Hwy #35 and the Black River Road.
This is a forest access road
The beginning municipal section, leading from Hwy #35 is open by by-law under Highway Traffic Act 316
A crown land access trail with many trails leading off the main artery
Used as a snowmobile trail in winter

Black Lake T2.8

This trail loop extends north from Pine Springs Road to the south end of Black Lake with a different return (Bluegrass route for part of the trail)
Deep woods trail
Part of the this trail was logged two winters ago
Was a snowmobile trail previously that crossed Black Lake

The Rock T2.9

A short deep woods trail loop south of Echo Lake on an old logging trail
Connects to Black Lake Road at both ends about 1/2 mile apart

Anson Mountain T3.1

Running from the end of Scotch line road west, skirting the top of the Queen Elizabeth II Park along a hydro corridor
The trail turns south towards Anson Mountain and into the QE II Park and runs down to the termination point at Sheldon Lake.
Park uses are being decided at this point by the newly appointed committee
The Ganaraska hiking group has a signed section of the trail beyond the mountain around Sheldon Lake, leading through to Devil's Lake Area.
Central Ontario 4X4 Club put in the section of trail about 30 years ago.
Most of the trail is used by snowmobiles in the winter
Is a deep woods trail with a few hard bottom water crossings

Outhouse Trail T3.2

This trail runs north to south between the Anson Mountain Trail and Hwy #118
It leaves the Anson Mountain trail just west of Beer Lake
It is a deep woods trail
It is a snowmobile trail in winter
The trail extends across Hwy #118 and continues via Paul Lake to the Beaverdam Trail
There are several by-passes on the trail including a major by-pass around the swampy area on the north end of the trail
On the north end of the trail there is also a major bridge over Anson Creek maintained by the snowmobile club over a gravel hard bottom water crossing

Snake Lake T3.3

This trail leads off the Anson Mountain trail heading to the west and dead ending at Snake Lake

Sheldon Lake T3.3

This trail extension runs from Anson Mountain to a point to of land on Sheldon Lake
It is the extension of the Anson Mountain Trail referred to above in the Anson Mountain description

South Lake T3.4

This trail runs from Minden Village to the Rail Trail, crossing County Rd #1 via Sedgwick Road
A portion of the trial is crown land, on the south end of South Lake
It is a deep woods trail except for the road portions (opened under by-law HTA 316)
It is a snowmobile trail in the winter
It is the major connection between the Rail Trail and Minden and points west.

Haliburton Rail Trail B103 OFSC Trail

Also known as Victoria Rail Trail
Open for ATV use from June 1 to December 1
Runs between the Town of Kinmount and Haliburton Village.
Owned by the County of Haliburton, maintained and wardened by HATVA officers.
HATVA Club holds a Land Use Permit with the County of Haliburton
HCSA hold a Land Use Permit with the County of Haliburton
Major artery into Haliburton County with many trails intersecting to other locations including access to crown land trails.
Corridor is not crown land
This trail is a multi use trail, used in the winter as a snowmobile trail only.

Miserable Lake T3.6

This is a short trail loop accessed from the Rail Trail, via Milbourne Road
This is a technical expert trail
It is deep woods trail

Gooderham Trail T3.7

This trail runs north to south between the Haliburton Rail Trail and County Rd #3.
The trail on the north end is accessed by Koshlong Lake Road and Koshlong Dam Road which are opened under Highway Traffic Act 316
Deep woods trail and is the artery running south to the Five Points Area in the Kawarthas
Several trails loop off the Gooderham Trail including Wolfe Lake, and the Parish Trail
This trail is a snowmobile trail in the winter.

Wolfe Lake T3.8

This trail loops off Gooderham Trail just north of county Rd #3 south of Telephone Bay Rd and connects back to the T3.7 trail to the south
It is a deep woods trail

Parish Trail T3.9

This trail connects off of the Haliburton Rail Trail (Gould's Crossing) via several roadways which are open by by-law under HTA 316
The trail runs north to south around of the east side of Koshlong Lake and connects at the junction of Gooderham Trail and the Wolfe Lake Trail
Deep woods trail
Used in the past as a snowmobile trail but no longer used in winter

IB&O Rail Trail T4.1

This trail is for the most part municipally owned by Highlands East
It is an abandoned rail corridor sanctioned for multi-use including ATV's
We do not believe this trail influences Crown Land

Hadlington Road Area T4.4

This trail is located in central Highlands East, west of Paudash Lake
The trail connect the Eels Lake area with Hwy #118 in the local of Eels Creek
Deep woods trail
Partially used by snowmobiles in the winter

Eels Lake T4.7

This trail connects from the Eels Lake area to the Five Point system to the west and to the Hadlington Road Area to the North
The trail is west of Eels Lake
Some of the trail is used for winter snowmobile use

Five Points Access/Salmon Lake/Conteau Lake Rd & Fortesque Lake Rd T5.0A

This trail runs south of County Rd #3 as an extension of the Gooderham Trail
It is the major artery to travel from Haliburton to the Kawartha District
Rail Bridge that crosses the Irondale River
It is a snowmobile trail in the winter

Squaw River T5.0

This trail connects the Loom lake trail with the Five Points Access/Salmon Lake trail that runs in from Haliburton.
Deep woods trail
Used by snowmobiles in the winter

Bass Lake T5.2

Located in the Five points area of the Kawarthas running from just west of Bass lake to north east, south of Nogies Creek and Loom Creek and terminating at Loom Lake where it intersects the Loom Lake Trail
Deep woods trail
Part of a snowmobile winter trail

Loom Lake Loop T5.2

This trail loop runs south of the Crystal Lake area up to the Salmon Lake district and connecting to the Salmon Lake trail and loops south west of Little Clear Lake, and northwest of Mississauga Lake and connects back to the Bass Lake Trail near Otter Lake.
Deep woods trail
Partially used by snowmobiles in winter

Pencil Lake T5.3

This loop runs off of the Loom Lake trail north of Galoway Lake east of Pencil Lake and south to just west of Catachacoma Lake
This trail is part of the Five Point system
Deep woods trail
Used by snowmobiles in winter
Connect by Pencil Lake road in the north east quadrant

Madawaska River T6.4

This Trail is an abandoned Railway Corridor mostly municipally owned running south of the Madawaska river
This trail runs through crown land but is considered a municipal trail
Also a snowmobile trail in winter

Mink Lake T6.4

This trail runs from Lake St. Peter north and connects with the Whitney/Lake St. Peter Trail just east of Hay Lake
Deep woods trail
Alternate trail to the main Whitney/Lake St. Peter artery
Used as a snowmobile trail in winter

Farm Trail T6.4

Runs east off of Whitney/Lake St. Peter main artery and north to the Madawaska River Trail in the High Chute Area
The Trail skirts a farm south of Highway #60 and crosses Highway #60 to the north
For the most part this is a deep woods trail

Whitney/Lake St. Peter T6.4

This trail is mostly fire road running between the Village of Whitney and the Village of Lake St. Peter skirting and crossing highway #127 in several areas
This trail is used as a main snowmobile artery in the winter.

Madawaska/Lake St. Peter T6.4

This trail runs south west from Madawaska village off the Madawaska river trail, to the Village of Lake St. Peter to the south
Skirts municipal road on the north end but most of the trail is deep woods crown land
Used as snowmobile trail in winter