Welcome to 1257 Portage Road, an exceptional custom-built executive retreat perched on an elevated 2.73-acre property with unobstructed panoramic views across Mitchell Lake and the Trent-Severn Waterway. Built in 2017, this luxurious year-round residence offers privacy, modern comfort, spectacular sunrises and sunsets, and resort-style living just minutes from Balsam Lake.
The home offers more than 3,000 square feet of finished living space, with five spacious bedrooms, three full bathrooms, a dedicated home office, and a fully finished walk-out lower level that is ideal for guests, extended family, recreation, or in-law accommodation. High-speed fibre internet is available through both Bell and Rogers.
The impressive great room features soaring cathedral ceilings, expansive windows, natural wood finishes, and a wood-burning fireplace that creates warmth and character. The main-floor primary suite includes direct access to the wraparound deck, a walk-in closet, an electric fireplace, and a spacious ensuite with a soaker tub and separate shower.
Outside, the property becomes a private summer resort. The heated twenty-by-forty-foot inground pool features a waterfall, a fully fenced enclosure, a glass pool cabana, and generous surrounding space for entertaining family and friends.
A heated, approximately 900-square-foot triple detached garage and workshop provides excellent space for vehicles, boats, recreational equipment, hobbies, and storage. Its spacious upper loft offers further potential for a studio, games area, or additional storage.
Additional features include central air conditioning, a 24-kilowatt Generac standby generator, extensive parking, mature trees, open lawn, and peaceful natural surroundings.
Public boat and kayak launches are nearby, with boating access through the Trent-Severn Waterway to Balsam Lake and its popular sandbar without passing through lift locks. Beaches, marinas, golf courses, ATV and snowmobile trails, Beaverton, Lindsay, and Fenelon Falls are all within convenient reach.
This rare four-season property brings together modern construction, panoramic water views, nearly three acres of privacy, resort-style amenities, and the relaxed Kawartha lifestyle.
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Kawartha Lakes
The Kawartha Lakes are a chain of lakes forming the upper watershed of Trent River. The region, which is named after the lakes, is in Peterborough County and is dotted with cottages that vary in size hinting at the popularity of tourism in the region. It is a legal municipality in the form of a single-tier city but the size of a county and is mostly rural. The population centres around the community of Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, Omemee and Woodville.
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Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha was coined in 1985 by an Aboriginal called Martha Whetung meaning land of reflections (as Kawatha) but later changed to Kawartha to mean bright waters and happy lands. Before it became a city, it was known as Victoria County but changed names when it became a city in 2001. All constituent municipalities were amalgamated despite resident disapprovals into the City of Kawartha Lakes and de-amalgamation efforts have so far not borne fruit.
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Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha lakes region can provide some tranquility but has a lot to explore and there are numerous adventures on offer. Sitting or walking in the peace of nature is one of the experience available or one can opt for a hike, cycling, skiing over the 600kms worth of trails. There are also provincial parks, conservation areas and Carden plain which is a high-ranking birding locations.
There are also bowling lanes, museums, country clubs, houseboat rentals, art galleries, conservation areas, wildlife sanctuaries, beaches and golf courses. The lakes also offer fishing of various fish species as there is snowmobiling during winter as well as ATV trail riding in the summer. For those who love food there are many culinary delights on offer at the various restaurants and cafes and more inns, hotels, cottages as well as bed and breakfasts to rest.
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