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The Kawarthas
A chain of lakes, a lift lock, a boardwalk town and a river village, central Ontario at an easy pace.
Photo: The Fenelon River at Fenelon Falls, The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca
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Kawartha Lakes, Ontario · Canada
Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls
Lock towns on the Trent-Severn, ancient rock carvings and Kawartha Dairy ice cream.
Kawarthas, Ontario · Canada
Peterborough and the Kawarthas
A boat elevator, a canoe museum, and lake country all around.
Lake Scugog, Ontario · Canada
Port Perry
A Victorian main street on Lake Scugog, an hour from Toronto.
Kawarthas, Ontario · Canada
Lakefield
A river village on the Otonabee, with a lock, a lakeside trail, a beach and a short drive to caves and a sacred park.
Ready-made trips in this area
3 days · Peterborough and the Kawarthas → Prince Edward County
Kawarthas to the County
The Lift Lock and canoe museum, then beaches and dunes in Prince Edward County.
2 days · Port Perry
A Port Perry weekend
A Victorian main street on Lake Scugog.
2 days · Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls
Kawartha lock towns
Two Trent-Severn lock villages, a lakeside park and the rail trail between them.
2 days · Lakefield
Lakefield and the Otonabee
A river village, a lock, a marsh tower, and a day east to caves or a sacred park.