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About North Kawartha, ON

North Kawartha, up in Peterborough County, is classic Ontario cottage country, all granite shield rock, pine bush, and lakes like Chandos, Stony, and Anstruther. Highway 28 is your main route, running north-south through Apsley, with Peterborough a straightforward 60 km run south for supplies and Bancroft 46 km north. Torontonians usually come up via the 401 to the 115 then onto Highway 28. Charge up your EV before heading in, options are thin locally. Don't miss Petroglyphs Provincial Park, home to Canada's largest known collection of Indigenous rock carvings, known as Kinomagewapkong, the Teaching Rocks.

Where is North Kawartha, ON on the map?

North Kawartha, ON is in Canada, at 44.750, -78.100 - about 38 km north-west of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, ON.

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What is the closest airport to North Kawartha, ON?

The closest airport to North Kawartha, ON is Peterborough Regional Airport, 74 km (about 1 h 12 min by car).

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