Potential for Haliburton County: A Research Paper on Establishing a Successful Mountain Bicycling Community and Trail System

Potential for Haliburton County: A Research Paper on Establishing a Successful Mountain Bicycling Community and Trail System

Dillon, Adam; Kloosterman, Amy

Haliburton Highlands Trails and Tours Network - Program Committee
Host contact: Pennylegion, Sean

Whillans, Tom
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

TP-493

2005

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Haliburton County

Cycling tourism in a rural area

Presents the benefits of establishing mountain bicycling trails in Haliburton County, and develops a plan of action regarding its promotion.

The purpose of this project is to research the prospect of establishing mountain bicycling trails in Haliburton County and to encourage cycling tourism within the county. Here within is information collected from various sources that have been amalgamated to form a plan of action regarding the promotion of mountain bicycling within Haliburton County. Together with a contact list, alternative methods, and applicable case studies, recommendations are made to ensure successful implementation of the proposed action plan, as they were outside the scope of the research work project. Various groups, associations, and businesses along with their expertise and informative input are presented in this report.

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