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Treetop Trekking Horseshoe
Category: Active Life Playgrounds Playgrounds [Edit]
1110 Horseshoe Valley RdBarrie, ON L4M 4Y8
(888) 733-8679
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
7 reviews for Treetop Trekking Horseshoe
7 reviews in English
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Review from Jennifer N.
Toronto, ON
8/28/2008
Tree top trekking is essentially an obstacle course in trees. Crazy? No... Crazy fun? Yes!!!
Tree Top Trekking Horseshoe is a great way to spend a day. It's located within the Horseshoe Valley complex in Barrie (about an hour and a half north of Toronto). Once you figure out how to get to the site from the parking lot (it's a 5 min walk through parking lots and lane ways), you'll sign your life away (consent form) and get fitted for your harness.
You then go through several pre-trek drills which teaches you how to safely navigate through the games. Listen to this! You cannot afford to not know when you're 60+ feet in the air and the only thing keeping you up there is a crotch harness and a hook-thing (I know I'm sooo technical).
If you've never been there before, you go on the first game. It's pretty easy. But there are harder games with more challenging tasks that will certainly give your balance, strength, comfort level with heights a run for its money. The most fun part of this? Ziplines. Strap on to that line and let her rip!
Tree top trekking is fun, inexpensive, challenging and a great exercise for families, groups of friends and kids. It's totally worth the drive to Barrie. -
Review from Jason B.
8/26/2011
Warning: not for the faint of heart:
This is not just Zip Trekking between trees!
They have one 'Big Zip' which is great... and a number of mini-zips built in-between what they call 'games'... which are basically obstacles. I've never done anything like this and for me, it was an incredibly unique adventure!
Sometimes you have to do a tight rope walk across the zipline, sometimes a Tarzan swing, sometimes stepping across a wobbly bridge... but you're always secured to a line above. Doesn't matter though, your girlfriends will still probably break down... unless they are the super outdoors type and enjoy a physical challenge. One of the guides told me "Don't worry about her flipping out... this happens constantly"
But I had an absolute blast! I want to go up with just the guys next time.
The courses have increasing levels of difficulty and you have 3 hours to get through as many as you can. It can be a little slow to get through everything if there are people with a slower pace in your course. I didn't get to do the most challenging course due to the time limitation... but a good reason to go back though!Listed in: Bucket List
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Review from Patty H.
North York, ON
9/25/2010 4 photos
I wasn't expected to go between the trees with just two wires, shaking wood logs or boards. It is scary at first because I think I am going to fall. But then you are attached to the wire 100% of the time. (I know it's mentally conflicting)
I am afraid of height, but I actually got used to it after completing few courses.
There isn't too many ziplines and I wish they had more zipline focused path. (Ziplining is super fun!) Tree trekking is definitely worth trying for. It is actually a good workout and balance training.
It took us over 3 hours to finish the beginner, a intermediate, an advanced course and finally the big zip. Most of the time we are waiting people to go across and they only allow 2 ppl max on a tree platform.
Side note: We got to Horseshoe Valley Resort fairly early and we found an all you can eat breakfast at the restaurant on top of the admission office. The breakfast was surprising good! It is 12.99 per person and I think it's well worth it.
It is better to go there early because it will be less waiting. -
Review from Chantal m.
Scarborough, ON
8/17/2011
This was the first and only time I've actually been scared and had fun at the same time. If you've read the other reviews you know that it's inside the Horseshoe Valley Resort grounds, the instructors harness you up and give you the need to know information on how to safely manuver your way through the courses and how to prepare yourself for the ziplines. What they dont tell you is how terrifying it is thinking you might fall despite the fact that you know the harness will save you. Nobody else is falling off so you don't want to either.
The intermediate courses consist of moderately difficult "games" (as they like to call them) i.e. wobbly bridges, climbing through swinging tubes, tarzan swings etc. Let me tell you, it looks a lot easier then it actually is.
The one black course was down but we ended up doing the "mauve" which was an advanced course. It consisted of 4 consecutive ziplines (super fun) and 4 "games", 1 topsy turvy log bridge which if you don't step exactly in the middle you WILL fall, 1 line of upsidedown logs - walk on the wire instead of the logs - I found this one brutal, the third consisted of 3 lines (one for your feet, one for your carabeeners and one for your hands), hoops and large boards which forced you to switch back and forth on this small wire while going through the hoops and side stepping the boards - phew!!! The last I full out didn't even bother to try and held myself up on the wire above while pathetically stepping from log to swinging log before the relief of the last zip line to the ground.
While I make it sound terrifying your super proud of yourself by the end and can reward yourself with some fun you don't have to work at - The Big Zip, a huge zip line that goes from one side of the forest to the other. Fantastic way to end your trek!! If your looking for a thrill, a good work out or just love a challenge this is the activity for you.
With taxes for me and my sister was $100 in change, that included 3 hours of climbing and 1 big zip run - I manage to get 2 out of the guy working the line, a pretty good deal for one of the best workouts of my life. -
Review from Jenna R.
8/30/2008
Wow, were my niece and nephew (10 and 8, respectively) excited! Not as excited as I was, but excited nonetheless. They spent nearly two hours on the one children's obstacle course, going around in circles as they improved their skills on each "game."
While they completed their first few circuits, I was on the adult courses, bumbling my way through Tarzan swings, tightropes, and the occasional zip-line. I was more than challenged by the intermediate course known as Zip-Zip, and I'm glad I decided not to do the final course (described by one instructor as "three times longer and three times harder") because I was sore the next day, more than likely the result of having compensated for my knee on one of the games.
As fun as it was, I would have preferred more zip-line time, another course that wasn't quite so strenuous (both for me and the niblings), and to not have had to pay for the "longest zip-line in Ontario." I've already shelled out 40 bucks, you want me to shell out ten more for a 20 second ride? No, thanks. I can understand asking for that if you're not doing the main course, but nickel-and-diming people who've already paid is a real poor way to go. If you're going to pull that crap, you might as well get yourself a cartoon mascot and call yourselves Six Flags. -
Review from Lynda W.
Toronto, ON
9/14/2008 2 photos
Who knew jumping around in trees could be so much fun! A co-worker told me about this place, and I've always wanted to try ziplining, so I thought why not?
Tree Top Trekking is more than just a bunch of ziplines, it's a course (starting from beginner) of "games" that you have to get pass to get to the next game. Tight rope walking, walking across unsteady logs, walking through big metal hoops, swinging from one platform to another, etc.
You have 3 hours to complete as many of the courses as you can. When we went, we were stuck behind a big group (they were there for a company event), which really sucked because it felt like we were waiting in the queue for half the time! Saturday's are usually busy, so if you want to maximize your time, I suggest going early in the morning on the weekend, or just going on the weekday.
There's a Big Zip at the end, it's a 904ft zip. I didn't try it myself, but if you want to try, it's an extra $10. The price for an adult for the 3 hours of zip is $55.37 (tax included). Not bad for three hours of fun!! I want to try the zip in the winter, that would be quite interesting! -
Review from Geofferson M.
Toronto, ON
6/21/2011
It was my first time doing zip lines and this type of tree trekking, but I was really impressed with the setup out here. Since we went on a Monday, I'm sure it was a lot less busy, than weekends, which is a real plus for this type of activity. It's about 90 minutes drive from Toronto and easy to find. We were able to go at our own pace and once you get the hang of the equipment and obeying the one rule "always be attached", its a pile of fun. There are 6 main courses and then the BIG ZIP. We were able to do 4/6 of them (all beginner and intermediate) and I was left wondering what the advanced must be like since the intermediate had it moments of fear factor. Highly recommend this place, beautiful venue but one warning: you'll be sore the next day if you aren't used to this!
