All of it is atop the famed Collingwood escarpment - one of the highest geographical points in Ontario. Nordic has mostly intermediate terrain, but there are trails for beginners and experts. There's also a 0.5-kilometre kids' wilderness trail that's themed after Winnie the Pooh. A plethora of cottage country resorts are scattered along the trails, and visitors mostly ski from one resort to the other, taking in the lakeside scenery. In the news this winter is the system's Glebe Park trail in the town of Haliburton - the only trail dedicated to skate skiing.
Glebe Park is lit at night, adding a new dimension to cross country skiing in the region.
The resorts also have maps of the routes, and maps are available at the Minden tourist information centre. Horseshoe Resort Horseshoe Resort has 36 kilometres of trail groomed for both classic and skate skiing. Much of the ski area's pistes wind through the densely treed Copeland Forest and the terrain from track to track can be dramatically different. New this season are tunnels beneath Horseshoe Valley Road that link the southside trails with the northside. Rentals and lessons are available.