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Article by Sandy Lockhart personal challenge, a workout and an adrenaline rush are all part of the experience at Muskoka’s aerial parks. Treetop Trekking in Huntsville and Muskoka Zip Lines and Aerial Park at Santa’s Village in Bracebridge offer hours of adventure. And while there are specific age and height restrictions for children, it’s an activity you never grow too old to enjoy. In fact, Treetop Trekking has had at least one guest in his 80s enjoy the course. “Visitors are anyone over the age of nine up to bucket-listers,” says Phil Konoby, manager of Huntsville’s 44 UNIQUE MUSKOKA August 2016
Photographs: Andy Zeltkalns The zip line canopy tour is one of the most popular attractions at Muskoka Zip Lines and Aerial Park at Santa’s Village. Treetop Trekking. He adds that one can experience the course with no prior knowledge of high ropes. In Huntsville, guests purchase a threehour pass for a zip line and aerial course tour and spend their time in their favourite areas. There is a challenging and fun ropes course with some zips built in, a string of seven zip lines, where the longest is 350 feet and about 60 feet in the air, and an adrenaline-pumping Tarzan swing. It’s a good thing to save the Tarzan swing until you’ve been climbing in the trees for awhile. If you started with the 45-foot drop into the vertical cargo net, you might not go any further. “It’s a freefall jump out of the trees,” says Konoby. But don’t worry; the guides ensure you slow down just enough to enjoy the ride. The swing drop is a favourite of all ages at 45 UNIQUE MUSKOKA August 2016 Treetop Trekking. While you are busy summoning the courage to commit, the rope tightens up, you get a quick warning and you’re swinging through the air. The first few rope courses in Huntsville are the easiest and are designed for children and adults. The course gets tougher as you progress, culminating with Mighty Moose, where trekkers face a challenging walk 55 feet in the air. At the end of the whole tour, which takes about three hours, the average person is tired, having used many muscles that they don't use in normal day-to-day life. “People feel they accomplished something,” says Konoby. The guides at Treetop Trekking are fun, offering an extra bounce for those looking for a thrill and steadying the line and offering encouragement for those who need a bit of support and courage. “Some guides that started here when we opened are still here five years later,” says Konoby, adding that some with full-time careers still return for shifts. For the season pass holders, they make it more interesting, adding challenges to the course. “We have a lot of fun; it’s a great place to be,” says Huntsville guide Annie Logan. “It’s a workout, too. I had someone tear up their gym membership and buy a season’s pass.” Located in the midst of a bustling theme park with a bird’s-eye view of the Muskoka River, Muskoka Zip Lines and Aerial Park at Santa’s Village offers a one-of-a-kind view. Guests can choose a zip lining tour, the aerial park adventure, which includes a few zips, the jump tower, or a combination of two or three. August 2016 UNIQUE MUSKOKA 45
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