Hardy Lake Trail Head — Attraction in District Municipality of Muskoka

This is a great hike. The trail signs are confusing, I suggest you use All Trails app or download a trail map. You can hike anywhere from a 3km loop to a 6km to 8km or even 10. This is a moderate to advance hike. I would say some parts are challenging for small children and people with mobility issues - I would recommend the 3k for those groups.

There are a few spots for swimming and a napsack lunch. In bug season, you are going to get lots of hugs - bring repellent!

If there has been heavy rains, you will get lots of muddy sections and need good waterproof hikers or have good balance to walk across wet logs and stones.

It is very rare to see an undeveloped lake in this area, so any hiking challenge is worth it. I would suggest you try to go on off hours (early morning/late afternoon) or off season. This hike can get crowded. I have picked times when maybe I encountered a dozen other hikers on the trails and the peace and quiet of hike like that is worth the price of a week in a spa!

Enjoy and Google chip wagon near me if you want a guilty treat after burning off those...

We had an amazing time hiking the 9 KM "A" trail. This trail goes around the lake. Can access the water at many points throughout the trail. It was a mixed terrain and had a lot of muddy areas. Definitely recommend a waterproof hiking shoes. This place was full of mosquitos, at one point we had to bath in sunscreen which kept them away for the rest of the hike. There are smaller loops too, but trail "A" was a terrific experience. It took us around 3 hours to complete the hike (breaks...

Beautiful and well kept trails. The parking is kind of a small... Cars we're parked all the way up the street! We expected to see tons of people but it wasn't as busy as we expected. Prob cuz we took the 9km trail Instead of the 3km one. The single porta potty was awful, same with the garbage, you have to stick your hand in the handle which is so not covid friendly and people had stuffed toilet paper in it! But the main reason for going isn't the parking or the toilets and I...