Walking
Downtown, the beach, and the college are all on foot from the door, down to the lake and back up again.
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The streets here are steep. Haileybury is built on a hill above the lake, so every walk to the water is downhill and every walk home is a climb. Plan for the return leg, and take care on icy sidewalks in winter.
Walk times below are a router’s estimate from the house, and the climb back up can take longer.
Near the house
Rockwalk Park and Northern College
8 min walk
A favourite walk with kids, and free. It’s an outdoor geology museum on the grounds of Northern College’s Haileybury campus, once the Haileybury School of Mines, just under 1 km long across 2 hectares with an arboretum. The wide brick path is wheelchair accessible past every exhibit. The college’s main building is 6 minutes on foot.
640 Latchford St, Haileybury
Downtown Haileybury
10 min walk
A few blocks of shops, cafes, the LCBO, a pharmacy, and the cenotaph, downhill toward the lake.
Main St at Ferguson Ave
Christina Geddes Wellness
12 min walk
Therapeutic massage and restorative bodywork in downtown Haileybury. Appointments are required, so call or book through her site. She also works in Timmins and Toronto, so book ahead. Prices aren’t published.
307 Main St, Haileybury705 465 1903
The lakefront
Haileybury Beach
9 min walk
An enclosed sand beach with a 150 foot waterslide and a splash pad, right on the paved STATO path. Lifeguards are on from noon to 6 PM daily, late June to late August.
Farr Drive, Haileybury
Harbourfront Park and the Pioneer Spirit statue
12 min walk
Ernie Fauvelle’s sculpture shows residents fleeing the Great Fire of October 4, 1922, which destroyed about ninety percent of Haileybury. A historical plaque about the fire stands on Farr Drive just north of Marcella Street.
Farr Drive, Haileybury
Haileybury Marina
15 min walk
The City marina and its breakwater, with a free boat launch nearby. The 2026 season ran May 15 to October 11, open 11 AM to 6:30 PM on open days.
451 Farr Ave, Haileybury705 648 3806
History and art
Haileybury Heritage Museum
14 min walk
Local history, including one of the Toronto streetcars sent to shelter families after the 1922 fire, which the museum restored. It’s also where the self guided Hardy Boys tour starts. We haven’t confirmed its hours, so check before you go.
575 Main St, Haileybury
The Hardy Boys
A street or two away
Leslie McFarlane wrote the first Hardy Boys books as Franklin W. Dixon. One of his homes is a street or two from ours, and the Heritage Museum’s self guided tour takes you past his homes.
Millionaires Row
2 min walk
Walk down Brewster to Lakeshore Road South, where the big lakefront homes built by mine owners and managers escaped the 1922 fire. A historical marker at the corner of Brewster tells the story. The walk back up is steep.
Lakeshore Rd S at Brewster St, Haileybury
City Hall and the Temiskaming Art Gallery
17 min walk
A free public gallery inside City Hall, to the left of the main doors, with rotating exhibitions and a permanent collection. Donations are welcome. Monday isn’t listed on the gallery’s visit page, so call ahead on a Monday.
325 Farr Drive, HaileyburyTuesday to Friday 10 AM to 4 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 2 PM, and closed Sunday705 672 3706
Two loops from the door
Town and lakefront loop
3.8 km, about 51 min
From the house to Rockwalk Park, down to Main St and Ferguson Ave, on to Haileybury Beach and the Pioneer Spirit statue, south along the lake to City Hall and the art gallery, and then up past the Shelley Herbert Shea Arena and home. The climb back from the lake adds time.
Hughes Lookout and the beach
2.9 km, about 39 min
North from the house to Hughes Lookout on Lakeshore Road South, back down to Haileybury Beach and the STATO path, and then home. Part of it follows Lakeshore Road, which has traffic.
Questions guests ask
Is there a good walking loop from the house?
Two. The town and lakefront loop passes Rockwalk Park, downtown, the beach, the fire statue, and City Hall, about 3.8 km and 51 minutes. The Hughes Lookout loop heads north to the lookout and back by the beach, about 2.9 km and 39 minutes. Both end with a climb.
Is it hilly around the house?
Yes, very. Haileybury climbs the hill above the lake, so the streets around the house are steep. Walks to downtown, the beach, and the marina mean real uphill and downhill, so allow extra time if hills are hard for you.
What’s Rockwalk Park?
A guest favourite. Close to 200 large rock and mineral specimens from across the north line a brick path at Northern College, each with its own sign. It’s free, 8 minutes on foot, and the loop is just under 1 km.
Where can we see the Hardy Boys history?
The Haileybury Heritage Museum, 575 Main St, has a McFarlane display with his typewriter, and it starts a self guided Ghosts of the Hardy Boys tour past his homes and his high school. A granite lectern on the waterfront honours him too. Call 705 672 1922.
Is there somewhere to get a massage?
Christina Geddes Wellness at 307 Main St in downtown Haileybury, about a 12 minute walk, offers therapeutic massage and bodywork. Appointments are required, so call 705 465 1903 or book through her site.
When is the art gallery open?
The Temiskaming Art Gallery, inside City Hall at 325 Farr Drive, is open Tuesday to Friday 10 AM to 4 PM and Saturday 10 AM to 2 PM, and closed Sunday. It’s free, a 17 minute walk. Call 705 672 3706 before a Monday visit.
Where can we learn about the 1922 fire?
The Great Fire monument stands in Harbourfront Park, about a 12 minute walk. The house itself came through the fire.
How far is downtown Haileybury?
A 10 minute walk, on steep streets with real uphill and downhill along the way.