Introducing the Trent-Severn Trail Towns
The Trent-Severn Waterway Trail Town program is an innovative initiative designed to link communities and introduce new visitors to the Waterway’s charms.
Trent-Severn Waterway
Top Tips & Things to Do in & Around Coboconk
Welcome to Coboconk Coboconk is situated right where the Gull River meets the northern tip of Balsam Lake. If you’re travelling along the Trent-Severn Waterway, Coboconk is between Fenelon Falls and Kirkfield. For help planning your trip, contact Kawartha Lakes Tourism by clicking here. Move Yourself Get info on paddling routes in and around Coboconk … Read more
Top Things to Do in & Around Buckhorn
Welcome to Buckhorn Buckhorn is the heart of the Kawarthas. This small town wraps around Lock 31 of the Trent-Severn Waterway, between Upper Buckhorn Lake and Lower Buckhorn Lake. Buckhorn is a perfect combination of country and cottage, and this community serves as a natural stopping-point for all sorts of adventures. There’s lots to see & … Read more
Top Tips & Things to Do in & Around Lindsay
Welcome to Lindsay Lindsay is located along the Trent-Severn Waterway at the southern end of Sturgeon Lake. Get local travel info by clicking here. Move Yourself Lindsay is on the beautiful Kawartha Trans Canada Trail. Most of this trail is based on old rail lines, which means it is relatively flat and great for riding and hiking. … Read more
Top Tips & Things to Do in & Around Hastings
Welcome to Hastings Nestled in a picturesque valley at the eastern end of Rice Lake is the beautiful village of Hastings. Get travel info via Northumberland Tourism by clicking here. If you’ve been touring around Rice Lake starting at Bewdley in the west, then you can stop through Hiawatha First Nation, Lang Pioneer Village, Elmhirst’s Resort, … Read more
Top Tips for Things to Do in & Around Peterborough
Visit our Trip Planner Search for “Peterborough” on our Trip Planner and you’ll be overwhelmed with awesome options for experiencing the “Electric City” and the surrounding county. You can also click here to reach out to the trained travel counsellors at the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County Tourism for assistance planning your trip. Scroll … Read more
Top Tips for Things to Do in & Around Campbellford
Visit our Trip Planner Search for “Campbellford” on our Trip Planner and you’ll see why this small town is an undiscovered gem. There’s plenty to see & do here! Where to Stay Campbellford is full of cozy places that are worth coming back to experience! Contact Northumberland Tourism for recommendations, or use their Accommodations Map by clicking here. Here … Read more
Paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway: Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Most paddlers can attest that, as soon as you push off and feel your weight buoyed by the boat, you leave behind the weight of your worries on the land. Like the weight of a canoe after a long portage trail, my day-to-day concerns remain mostly onshore and I leave them ever-further behind with each paddle stroke.
Paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway: The Gull River & Coboconk
The Trent-Severn Waterway has no shortage of poetically-named communities lining its banks from Scugog to Omemee, Bailieboro to Buckhorn, but my favourite of all is Coboconk. I’m hard-pressed to think of another place in the world that contains more alliteration in one name!
Paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway: Lakefield
I recently came across a clever design that superimposed a public transit network map over the Trent-Severn Waterway. In the same way the TTC subway map is separated into various routes, this metaphorical map includes such lines the “Scugog Connector” and the “Kawartha Line.”