Harold Town – MTB Trail

Length – 13 km

80% MTB single track
10% hiking trail
10% double track access roads

Elevation – Flat easy trail along base, medium size hill with trails winding up and around and leveling off at top.

Terrain – Smooth soil base, some gravel, log hops, berms with optional rock and wooden features to play on.

Skill – all levels, but most of it is built for Advanced riders

Traffic – mountain bike riders, hikers

Maps –  map board at parking lot, sign posts on trail

Facilities –  parking lot, outhouse, pack out your garbage

Highlights – lookout, well cut track, new structures

Trail Fee – free

Phone – 705-745-5791

Website – Otonabee Conservation Area

Similar Trails: Ravenshoe, Centennial, Kelso

Local Clubs – MTB Riders of Harold Town,  Peterborough Cycling Club

Access –  large parking lot just south off 2611 Old Norwood Road

– helmets mandatory

Harold Town Conservation Area, just east of Peterborough is a new ride spot just opened to offer some of the best riding in Ontario.

Trails are built on a large mound that stands out in the countryside.

With the efforts of the locals, they have built some very well designed IMBA type, sweet MTB track that will please everyone.

Never too crowded (it’s a secret still) you will enjoy and be challenged to some great MTB riding in a rather compressed space.

Though not having endless kilometres at only 10 km of single track, every trail has been thought out and will leave you smil’n. Ya it’s worth the drive from TO!

For the beginner, the loops are at the base of the hill and as you would expect rather flat and tame except every so often there is a small ramp or rock as an alternate choice to play with and hone your skills.

As you take the switchbacks to the top of the mount you will have a few choices in moderate to experts trail…

Read more of this review in my MTB guidebook with topo maps and riding tips, available as an eBook or paperback.