Monday, March 31, 2025

Ontario Trails- Trail Wise - March 31, 2025. Ontario Trail News, Events, Advocacy and Membership!

 

Ontario Trails Council - a provincial charity working for the development, use, management and preservation of trails and trail based activity.
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Ontario Trails is a charity, led by a volunteer board of directors, that promotes the use, management, development, and preservation of trails and trail-based activities in Ontario.



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Show your Ontario Pride - we ask members to place our logo on your trail pages! A variety of styles and colours. 

 


Membership Appeal on Now.

We are writing you from Ontario Trails Council to ask you for your financial support. 

We are a provincial charity with a volunteer Board and a membership that loves trails and trail activity as much as you do.
 
We understand that your organization is also involved in trails!
 
We can help with your efforts. We regularly share the stories of trails on social media, we amplify your local efforts to develop, manage and preserve trails. Our 6 point program for trails in Ontario is better fulfilled with your support. 
 

OTC Membership Map - Are you on the map?

  a map showing points which are the various locations of ontario trails council members in ontario

Ontario Trails Council members span the entire province and over 24 different uses.

We are the only trail organization in Ontario filtering trail best practices on multi-use trails, promoting the safe use by all trail users across all activities.
 
We also share stories through our weekly newsletter, ‘Trail Wise’ and on our blog.
 
We hope you would help us through a donation or join the 170 other member organizations supporting our work in Ontario, for more and better trails in Ontario.
 
With your support, we can achieve this one trail at a time, making the case for all of Ontario's trails, together.
 
 

Host A Mayor's Walk in 2025!

mayor's walk badge


Ontario Trails "Mayor's Walk" are open to OTC member organizations to act as hosts for a walk on June 7, 2025.

We are asking communities to share their enthusiasm for their local trails by inviting your mayor out for a walk on provincial trails day, June 7, 2025.

With trails in 100's of Ontario Communities this is a great way to showcase your local support while enabling all the Mayor's and their trail friends to get out for a celebration of trails.

Sign up sheet.

We wish to thank the Town of Plympton-Wyoming, City of Welland, City of Orillia, Newmarket, Grimsby and Durham Region for expressing an interest in hosting a Mayor's Walk in 2025! 

Ask for the event planning tool, email us at execdir@ontariotrails.ca

Thanks everyone!

 add your event badge with links to a form where people can add their trail events

Over 1.4 million unique visitors go to ontsriotrails.ca each year. On the website we post trail events that are linked to one of our over 2400 trail listings. We have over 130,000 followers on social media. Send us your event we'll add it to our inventory of over 6,000 trail events taking place in Ontario Annually.

add a trail badge



site review wanted

 The OTC website has been renewed and updated for about 18 months. Tell us what you think. https://g.page/r/CQ9K9pdhHG6TEBM/
  

 


       
 

Monday, March 24, 2025

Ontario Trails Council - Trail Wise - March 24, 2025. Ontario Trail Events, Trail News and Trails Membership!

 

Ontario Trails Council - a provincial charity working for the development, use, management and preservation of trails and trail based activity.
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picture of a book during spring thaw stay away from water at this time of year

Ontario Trails is a charity, led by a volunteer board of directors, that promotes the use, management, development, and preservation of trails and trail-based activities in Ontario.



         .            

 

Show your Ontario Pride - we ask members to place our logo on your trail pages! A variety of styles and colours. 

 


Membership Appeal on Now.

membership badge showing a climber user of trails asking for membership support

We are writing you from Ontario Trails Council to ask you for your financial support. 

We are a provincial charity with a volunteer Board and a membership that loves trails and trail activity as much as you do.
 
We understand that your organization is also involved in trails!
 
We can help with your efforts. We regularly share the stories of trails on social media, we amplify your local efforts to develop, manage and preserve trails. Our 6 point program for trails in Ontario is better fulfilled with your support. 
 

OTC Membership Map - Are you on the map?

  a map showing points which are the various locations of ontario trails council members in ontario

Ontario Trails Council members span the entire province and over 24 different uses.

We are the only trail organization in Ontario filtering trail best practices on multi-use trails, promoting the safe use by all trail users across all activities.
 
We also share stories through our weekly newsletter, ‘Trail Wise’ and on our blog.
 
We hope you would help us through a donation or join the 160 other member organizations supporting our work in Ontario, for more and better trails in Ontario.
 
With your support, we can achieve this one trail at a time, making the case for all of Ontario's trails, together.
 
 

Host A Mayor's Walk in 2025!

mayor's walk badge


Ontario Trails "Mayor's Walk" are open to OTC member organizations to act as hosts for a walk on June 7, 2025.

We are asking communities to share their enthusiasm for their local trails by inviting your mayor out for a walk on provincial trails day, June 7, 2025.

With trails in 100's of Ontario Communities this is a great way to showcase your local support while enabling all the Mayor's and their trail friends to get out for a celebration of trails.

Sign up sheet.

We wish to thank the Town of Plympton-Wyoming, City of Welland, City of Orillia, Newmarket, Grimsby and Durham Region for expressing an interest in hosting a Mayor's Walk in 2025! 

Ask for the event planning tool, email us at execdir@ontariotrails.ca

Thanks everyone!

 add your event badge with links to a form where people can add their trail events

Over 1.4 million unique visitors go to ontsriotrails.ca each year. On the website we post trail events that are linked to one of our over 2400 trail listings. We have over 130,000 followers on social media.
Send us your event we'll add it to our inventory of over 6,000 trail events taking place in Ontario Annually.

add a trail badge



site review wanted

 The OTC website has been renewed and updated for about 18 months. Tell us what you think. https://g.page/r/CQ9K9pdhHG6TEBM/
  

 


 



 

Monday, March 17, 2025

Ontario Trails - Trail Wise - March 17, 2025. Ontario Trail Events, Trail News and Trails Membership!

Ontario Trails Council - a provincial charity working for the development, use, management and preservation of trails and trail based activity.
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ontario trails newsletter header with the name trail wise and a picture of a sign pointing in the direction of a trail

Ontario Trails is a charity, led by a volunteer board of directors, that promotes the use, management, development, and preservation of trails and trail-based activities in Ontario.



         .            

 

Show your Ontario Pride - we ask members to place our logo on your trail pages! A variety of styles and colours. 

 


Annual Membership Appeal on Now.

We are writing you from Ontario Trails Council to ask you for your financial support. 

We are a provincial charity with a volunteer Board and a membership that loves trails and trail activity as much as you do.
 
We understand that your organization is also involved in trails!
 
We can help with your efforts. We regularly share on all types of social media the stories of trails, their development, management and use

 

OTC Membership Map - Are you on the map?

  a map showing points which are the various locations of ontario trails council members in ontario

Ontario Trails Council members span the entire province and over 24 different uses.

We are the only trail organization in Ontario filtering trail best practices on multi-use trails, promoting the safe use by all trail users across all activities.
 
We also share stories through our weekly newsletter, ‘Trail Wise’ and on our blog.
 
We hope you would help us through a donation or join the 160 other member organizations supporting our work in Ontario, for more and better trails in Ontario.
 
With your support, we can achieve this one trail at a time, making the case for all of Ontario's trails, together.
 
 

Host A Mayor's Walk in 2025!

mayor's walk badge


Ontario Trails "Mayor's Walk" are open to OTC member organizations to act as hosts for a walk on June 7, 2025.

We are asking communities to share their enthusiasm for their local trails by inviting your mayor out for a walk on provincial trails day, June 7, 2025.

With trails in 100's of Ontario Communities this is a great way to showcase your local support while enabling all the Mayor's and their trail friends to get out for a celebration of trails.

Sign up sheet.

We wish to thank the Town of Plympton-Wyoming, City of Welland, City of Orillia, Newmarket, Grimsby and Durham Region for expressing an interest in hosting a Mayor's Walk in 2025! 

Ask for the event planning tool, email us at execdir@ontariotrails.ca

Thanks everyone!

 seeking board members


add a trail badge



site review wanted

 The OTC website has been renewed and updated for about 18 months. Tell us what you think. https://g.page/r/CQ9K9pdhHG6TEBM/
  

 


 



 

Monday, March 10, 2025

Ontario Trail News - Trail Wise Newsletter - March 10, 2025 - published regularly by the Ontario Trails Council

 

Ontario Trails Council - a provincial charity working for the development, use, management and preservation of trails and trail based activity.
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a picture of two cabins from fulton's sugarbush in the winter

Ontario Trails is a charity, led by a volunteer board of directors, that promotes the use, management, development, and preservation of trails and trail-based activities in Ontario.



         .            

 

Show your Ontario Pride - we ask members to place our logo on your trail pages! A variety of styles and colours. 

 


Annual Membership Appeal on Now.


 

We are writing you from Ontario Trails Council to ask you for your financial support. 

We are a provincial charity with a volunteer Board and a membership that loves trails and trail activity as much as you do.
 
We understand that your organization is also involved in trails!
 
We can help with your efforts. We regularly share on all types of social media the stories of trails, their development, management and use

 

OTC Membership Map - Are you on the map?

  a map showing points which are the various locations of ontario trails council members in ontario

Ontario Trails Council members span the entire province and over 24 different uses.

We are the only trail organization in Ontario filtering trail best practices on multi-use trails, promoting the safe use by all trail users across all activities.
 
We also share stories through our weekly newsletter, ‘Trail Wise’ and on our blog.
 
We hope you would help us through a donation or join the 160 other member organizations supporting our work in Ontario, for more and better trails in Ontario.
 
With your support, we can achieve this one trail at a time, making the case for all of Ontario's trails, together.
 
 

Host A Mayor's Walk in 2025!

mayor's walk badge


Ontario Trails "Mayor's Walk" are open to OTC member organizations to act as hosts for a walk on June 7, 2025.

We are asking communities to share their enthusiasm for their local trails by inviting your mayor out for a walk on provincial trails day, June 7, 2025.

With trails in 100's of Ontario Communities this is a great way to showcase your local support while enabling all the Mayor's and their trail friends to get out for a celebration of trails.

Sign up sheet.

We wish to thank the Town of Plympton-Wyoming, City of Welland, City of Orillia, Newmarket, Grimsby and Durham Region for expressing an interest in hosting a Mayor's Walk in 2025! 

Ask for the event planning tool, email us at execdir@ontariotrails.ca

Thanks everyone!

 seeking board members


add a trail badge



site review wanted

 The OTC website has been renewed and updated for about 18 months. Tell us what you think. https://g.page/r/CQ9K9pdhHG6TEBM/
  

 


 join today badge showing two people out cross country skiing on a trail



Monday, March 3, 2025

Ontario Trail News - Trail Wise Newsletter - March 2, 2025 - published regularly by the Ontario Trails Council

 

Ontario Trails Council - a provincial charity working for the development, use, management and preservation of trails and trail based activity.
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trail wise newsletter header photo two people skating on a skate trail

Ontario Trails is a charity, led by a volunteer board of directors, that promotes the use, management, development, and preservation of trails and trail-based activities in Ontario.



         .            

 

Show your Ontario Pride - we ask members to place our logo on your trail pages! A variety of styles and colours. 

 


Annual Membership Appeal on Now.

cross country skiers on a trail
 

We are writing you from Ontario Trails Council to ask you for your financial support. 

We are a provincial charity with a volunteer Board and a membership that loves trails and trail activity as much as you do.
 
We understand that your organization is also involved in trails!
 
We can help with your efforts. We regularly share on all types of social media the stories of trails, their development, management and use

 

OTC Membership Map - Are you on the map?

  a map showing points which are the various locations of ontario trails council members in ontario

Ontario Trails Council members span the entire province and over 24 different uses.

We are the only trail organization in Ontario filtering trail best practices on multi-use trails, promoting the safe use by all trail users across all activities.
 
We also share stories through our weekly newsletter, ‘Trail Wise’ and on our blog.
 
We hope you would help us through a donation or join the 160 other member organizations supporting our work in Ontario, for more and better trails in Ontario.
 
With your support, we can achieve this one trail at a time, making the case for all of Ontario's trails, together.
 
 

Host A Mayor's Walk in 2025!

mayor's walk badge


Ontario Trails "Mayor's Walk" are open to OTC member organizations to act as hosts for a walk on June 7, 2025.

We are asking communities to share their enthusiasm for their local trails by inviting your mayor out for a walk on provincial trails day, June 7, 2025.

With trails in 100's of Ontario Communities this is a great way to showcase your local support while enabling all the Mayor's and their trail friends to get out for a celebration of trails.

Sign up sheet.

We wish to thank the Town of Plympton-Wyoming, City of Welland, City of Orillia, Newmarket, Grimsby and Durham Region for expressing an interest in hosting a Mayor's Walk in 2025! 

Ask for the event planning tool, email us at execdir@ontariotrails.ca

Thanks everyone!

 seeking board members


add a trail badge



site review wanted

 The OTC website has been renewed and updated for about 18 months. Tell us what you think. https://g.page/r/CQ9K9pdhHG6TEBM/