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Ontario boasts over 80,000 km in trails. Whether you're in downtown Toronto or North of Superior, we have a trail for you. The Ontario Trails Council is a registered charity, led by volunteers who promote the development, management, use and conservation of Ontario's trails. You'll find everything from gentle walking trails to rock faces for climbing and water routes to canoe and kayak.
Friday, June 27, 2014
Ontario Trails News - call us to opt in to the news letter
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Ontario Trail News - CASL
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Ontario Trails News - call us about your e-mail status!
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Ontario trails News - friends of trails - a category of membership for people that like Ontario trails
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 Trail HerosKnow somebody that works hard on trails? If so nominate them to be an Ontario Trails "Trail Hero!" We'd be happy to review your recommendations and acknowledge in a small way their contribution to trails in your community. Trail BlogEvery day trails are news! Every day we blog about trails. In communities all over Ontario trails are big news, for cyclists, runners, canoe or horses, every day we capture in one spot all the trail news - local, provincial or national! Join today! Trail Leaders!Become a trail development leader. Join Ontario's first ever series of 14 trail education courses in the development and management of trails. Designed for both volunteers and professionals. Next On-line Course begins February 3rd. Topic - Trail Planning. Register today - registration is open 24/7 Join OTCThe Ontario Trails Council is a nonprofit charitable organziation, established in 1988, that promotes the development, preservation, management and use of recreational trails. With over 130 organizational members and 25 individual supporters the OTC continues to grow! Support trails in Ontario - join the OTC Learn an ActivityOur website contains information on over 2,600 trails, and a description for nearly 2,000. Learn about the places where you can bike, cross country ski, climb or any of another 15 activities. We are linked to over 130 organizations and a variety of provincial groups that can help you learn an activity or become better at one you already love! Add Your EventWe post trail or outdoor events on trail specific facebook pages, the main OTC facebook page, and the event section of the OTC website. You can send us your event and we'll post it to these extensive networks. Each week we reach over 20,000 people, so if you want your event known, a bit better, send us the information. Add/Edit TrailsAn important part of the Refreshed OTC Web site will be a dynamic page dedicated to each trail. It is important that you give us as much information as possible - this will be the only source for creating your dedicated page on the OTC Web site. If we don't get the information from you, it won't make it onto the site. If you have any questions about the form, please contact Patrick at 613-484-1140. Thank you for taking the time to add or edit your trail on the Ontario Trails Council Web site. Be a Friend of TrailsWe invite all trail users to support the work of the Ontario Trails Council. As a registered charity we do our community work based on the support of member organziations, individuals and some government grants. We do the work, in the end for the individual families and folks that use the trails every day. Please consider supporting us as your thanks for your trails. Thank you. |
Monday, June 23, 2014
Ontario Trails Council - National Trail Program Announced
We Value Our Members - Mr. Jack De Wit, OTC President
Dear Members - I often get questioned what are the benefits of an OTC Membership? Your financial support enables us to assist trail groups and do many more things in support of trails.
This week the Ontario Trails Council will be a full participant in meetings of the Canadian Trails Federation in Ottawa. Our involvement there has resulted in much work with the National Trails Coalition, and in the direct securing of funding that we used to make trails in Ontario. I am pleased to provide you with the JOB ADS
for the position of National Coordinator for the Project.
As you can see your financial support may not return directly to your community, but with it, by keeping the OTC viable, we are able to preserve or develop trails somewhere in Ontario.
Sincerely, Jack De Wit, President.
Dear Members - I often get questioned what are the benefits of an OTC Membership? Your financial support enables us to assist trail groups and do many more things in support of trails.
This week the Ontario Trails Council will be a full participant in meetings of the Canadian Trails Federation in Ottawa. Our involvement there has resulted in much work with the National Trails Coalition, and in the direct securing of funding that we used to make trails in Ontario. I am pleased to provide you with the JOB ADS
for the position of National Coordinator for the Project.As you can see your financial support may not return directly to your community, but with it, by keeping the OTC viable, we are able to preserve or develop trails somewhere in Ontario.
Sincerely, Jack De Wit, President.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Ontario Trails News- trail eduation, website updates and more news from all over Ontario Trails
We Welcome Returning Members!
Bonnie Simpson
Niagara Parks Commission
Rain Barrel Event Supports Water Trails
Trails Education News
NEXT COURSE - JUNE 2014
Bonnie Simpson
Niagara Parks Commission
Rain Barrel Event Supports Water Trails
Hi, Help support the 10th Annual Haliburton-Muskoka-Kawartha Childrens Water Festival in September 2014. Order your RAIN BARRELS at the following, tell your family, friends, colleagues, community organizations. Pickup sale day is Sat. July 5th 9am - 12 noon at 12750 Hwy 35 beside Kawartha Dairy, Minden.
at the following, tell your family, friends, colleagues, community organizations. Pickup sale day is Sat. July 5th 9am - 12 noon at 12750 Hwy 35 beside Kawartha Dairy, Minden.Trails Education News
NEXT COURSE - JUNE 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Ontario Trails News - become a friend of trails today - support the work of the Ontario Trails Council
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Trail HerosKnow somebody that works hard on trails? If so nominate them to be an Ontario Trails "Trail Hero!" We'd be happy to review your recommendations and acknowledge in a small way their contribution to trails in your community.Trail BlogEvery day trails are news! Every day we blog about trails. In communities all over Ontario trails are big news, for cyclists, runners, canoe or horses, every day we capture in one spot all the trail news - local, provincial or national! Join today!Trail Leaders!Become a trail development leader. Join Ontario's first ever series of 14 trail education courses in the development and management of trails. Designed for both volunteers and professionals. Next On-line Course begins February 3rd. Topic - Trail Planning. Register today - registration is open 24/7Join OTCThe Ontario Trails Council is a nonprofit charitable organziation, established in 1988, that promotes the development, preservation, management and use of recreational trails. With over 130 organizational members and 25 individual supporters the OTC continues to grow! Support trails in Ontario - join the OTCLearn an ActivityOur website contains information on over 2,600 trails, and a description for nearly 2,000. Learn about the places where you can bike, cross country ski, climb or any of another 15 activities. We are linked to over 130 organizations and a variety of provincial groups that can help you learn an activity or become better at one you already love!Add Your EventWe post trail or outdoor events on trail specific facebook pages, the main OTC facebook page, and the event section of the OTC website. You can send us your event and we'll post it to these extensive networks. Each week we reach over 20,000 people, so if you want your event known, a bit better, send us the information.Add/Edit TrailsAn important part of the Refreshed OTC Web site will be a dynamic page dedicated to each trail. It is important that you give us as much information as possible - this will be the only source for creating your dedicated page on the OTC Web site. If we don't get the information from you, it won't make it onto the site. If you have any questions about the form, please contact Patrick at 613-484-1140. Thank you for taking the time to add or edit your trail on the Ontario Trails Council Web site.Be a Friend of TrailsWe invite all trail users to support the work of the Ontario Trails Council. As a registered charity we do our community work based on the support of member organziations, individuals and some government grants. We do the work, in the end for the individual families and folks that use the trails every day. Please consider supporting us as your thanks for your trails. Thank you. |
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Ontario Trail News - Toronto study, website updates and more about Ontario Trails
Ontario Trails Council Website Refresh - some hints
Due to recent upgrades to the OTC website you can now search the entire site for a particular record or item of interest. Let's say you wanted a copy of the Ontario Trails Strategy.
In the search box, where it says search term, at the top type in a term like "trail plans"; then click on the magnifying glass.
We hope this improves awareness and use of all the documents we've collected over the years to improve conditions on trails in Ontario through better communication.
Sample return below:
Due to recent upgrades to the OTC website you can now search the entire site for a particular record or item of interest. Let's say you wanted a copy of the Ontario Trails Strategy.
In the search box, where it says search term, at the top type in a term like "trail plans"; then click on the magnifying glass.
We hope this improves awareness and use of all the documents we've collected over the years to improve conditions on trails in Ontario through better communication.
Sample return below:
Tourism Industry in Consultation!
A 5 yr Review of the Sorbara Report
REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE
The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) is pleased to announce a province-wide consultation process that will result in a status update on the tourism competitiveness study: “Discovering Ontario: A Report on the Future of Tourism.” The report, released in the spring of 2009, contained four broad strategies and twenty specific recommendations to rejuvenate the industry.
One of the twenty recommendations identified in the report was the need for a single tourism industry association....a recommendation fulfilled by TIAO, which is now recognized as the umbrella trade association in Ontario. Given this role, the Ministry asked TIAO to lead this important consultation process which has been dubbed “TIAO Listens” in order to clearly communicate the primary objective: obtaining industry feedback.
http://www.tiaontario.ca/tiaolistens
http://www.tiaontario.ca/controls/calendar/calendar.aspx?ID=2
Member Profile - Horse Country Campground
Just imagine a relaxing and scenic trail ride with your horse through pristine Ottawa Valley landscapes, quaint forest trails and perhaps even some “horse swimming” in the Ottawa River! That is what awaits you on a day trip to Horse Country Campground.
Saddle up by yourself or bring along some friends to Wilderness Tours Resort in the heart of the Whitewater Region of Eastern Ontario’s scenic Ottawa Valley.
Upon arrival we will set you up in a suitable parking spot with plenty of room. Once you and your horse are saddled up to hit the trail a Horse Country representative will provide you with maps, instructions and tips on making your trail ride fun and safe.
What to expect on your trail ride? How about a discovery of the beauty of the last preserved section of the mighty Ottawa River on horseback enjoying beautiful views and scenic trails as you discover the wonder of a 6,000-acre conservation area an hour West of Ottawa.
Whatever your schedule and choice a day at Horse Country will be a great vacation get-a-way for you… and your horse! For more information please contact us at
info@horsecountrycampground.com or Reserve Now.
Congratulations Rainbow Routes
June 14, 2014
Ms. Deb McIntosh
Rainbow Routes Trail Association
c/o deb.mcintosh@greatersudbury.ca
RE: Opening of New Section of Trail at Lake Laurentian Conservation
Dear Deb;
The Ontario Trails Council regrets that developing other regional trail and participation in provincial level tourism meetings on trails product development prevents us from attending in person today.
Nonetheless, we are pleased to bring greetings on the opening of your new section of trail. We express these congratulations on behalf of the tens of thousands of other community leaders and volunteers that work tirelessly to create trails in Ontario.
As the provincial trails organization we hear from 430 other communities with trail, all of whom recognize that the popularity of trails has never been greater. Your ongoing efforts to make Sudbury a healthy, active community by developing and maintaining such a beautiful safe network of trails, is an example for other communities to follow.
The OTC is fully appreciative and wishes to acknowledge the unfailing local support of Ontario Trails Council Members, Rainbow Routes Trail Association, and Nickel District Conservation Authority, managers of Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, and Sudbury Region over the years. Without your support the Ontario Trails Council, and such great local trails, would not exist.
We wish to acknowledge the Board of RRTA, you, the staff and volunteers that support the development of trails in your area. We follow you on social media, we advertise your trail, and over the years, Ontario Trails Council have funded programs and sought outside money to make your trails better and more livable!
In closing, the OTC wishes to thank the Provincial and Municipal leaders, the Rainbow Routes Trail Association and all its members and users for their ongoing efforts to further improve your trails, for all trail users.
Sincerely,
Jack de Wit
President, Ontario Trails Council
East Don Trail Study - input sought
· topographical surveys and tree inventory in June; and
· geotechnical surveys later this year.
Within the study area you may continue to see temporary orange painted markings and/or stakes in the ground. These markings will remain in place until the design work for the study has been completed.
Before selecting a preferred trail alignment for the next round of public consultation, the project team addressed requests from different stakeholders for a review of additional trail alignments in:
A 5 yr Review of the Sorbara Report
REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE
One of the twenty recommendations identified in the report was the need for a single tourism industry association....a recommendation fulfilled by TIAO, which is now recognized as the umbrella trade association in Ontario. Given this role, the Ministry asked TIAO to lead this important consultation process which has been dubbed “TIAO Listens” in order to clearly communicate the primary objective: obtaining industry feedback.
http://www.tiaontario.ca/tiaolistens
http://www.tiaontario.ca/controls/calendar/calendar.aspx?ID=2
Member Profile - Horse Country Campground
Just imagine a relaxing and scenic trail ride with your horse through pristine Ottawa Valley landscapes, quaint forest trails and perhaps even some “horse swimming” in the Ottawa River! That is what awaits you on a day trip to Horse Country Campground.
Saddle up by yourself or bring along some friends to Wilderness Tours Resort in the heart of the Whitewater Region of Eastern Ontario’s scenic Ottawa Valley.
Upon arrival we will set you up in a suitable parking spot with plenty of room. Once you and your horse are saddled up to hit the trail a Horse Country representative will provide you with maps, instructions and tips on making your trail ride fun and safe.
What to expect on your trail ride? How about a discovery of the beauty of the last preserved section of the mighty Ottawa River on horseback enjoying beautiful views and scenic trails as you discover the wonder of a 6,000-acre conservation area an hour West of Ottawa.
Whatever your schedule and choice a day at Horse Country will be a great vacation get-a-way for you… and your horse! For more information please contact us at
info@horsecountrycampground.com or Reserve Now.
Congratulations Rainbow Routes
June 14, 2014
Ms. Deb McIntosh
Rainbow Routes Trail Association
c/o deb.mcintosh@greatersudbury.ca
RE: Opening of New Section of Trail at Lake Laurentian Conservation
Dear Deb;
The Ontario Trails Council regrets that developing other regional trail and participation in provincial level tourism meetings on trails product development prevents us from attending in person today.
Nonetheless, we are pleased to bring greetings on the opening of your new section of trail. We express these congratulations on behalf of the tens of thousands of other community leaders and volunteers that work tirelessly to create trails in Ontario.
As the provincial trails organization we hear from 430 other communities with trail, all of whom recognize that the popularity of trails has never been greater. Your ongoing efforts to make Sudbury a healthy, active community by developing and maintaining such a beautiful safe network of trails, is an example for other communities to follow.
The OTC is fully appreciative and wishes to acknowledge the unfailing local support of Ontario Trails Council Members, Rainbow Routes Trail Association, and Nickel District Conservation Authority, managers of Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, and Sudbury Region over the years. Without your support the Ontario Trails Council, and such great local trails, would not exist.
We wish to acknowledge the Board of RRTA, you, the staff and volunteers that support the development of trails in your area. We follow you on social media, we advertise your trail, and over the years, Ontario Trails Council have funded programs and sought outside money to make your trails better and more livable!
In closing, the OTC wishes to thank the Provincial and Municipal leaders, the Rainbow Routes Trail Association and all its members and users for their ongoing efforts to further improve your trails, for all trail users.
Sincerely,
Jack de Wit
President, Ontario Trails Council
East Don Trail Study - input sought
Project Update – May 2014 www.toronto.ca/eastdontrail
Since March 2013, fieldwork has been taking place in the study area. The project team was planning to have all work completed this spring, however with a long and snowy winter survey crews experienced some difficulty getting to the site. The goal now is to complete field work:· topographical surveys and tree inventory in June; and
· geotechnical surveys later this year.
Within the study area you may continue to see temporary orange painted markings and/or stakes in the ground. These markings will remain in place until the design work for the study has been completed.
Before selecting a preferred trail alignment for the next round of public consultation, the project team addressed requests from different stakeholders for a review of additional trail alignments in:- Area 1 (north end of the study area near Charles Sauriol Conservation Area);
- Area 2 (middle of study near the Gatineau Hydro Corridor and Flemingdon Park Golf Club).
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Ontario Trail News - National Trail Progam Announced
We Value Our Members - Mr. Jack De Wit, OTC President
Dear Members - I often get questioned what are the benefits of an OTC Membership? Your financial support enables us to assist trail groups and do many more things in support of trails.
This week the Ontario Trails Council will be a full participant in meetings of the Canadian Trails Federation in Ottawa. Our involvement there has resulted in much work with the National Trails Coalition, and in the direct securing of funding that we used to make trails in Ontario. I am pleased to provide you with the JOB ADS for the position of National Coordinator for the Project.
As you can see your financial support may not return directly to your community, but with it, by keeping the OTC viable, we are able to preserve or develop trails somewhere in Ontario.
Sincerely, Jack De Wit, President.
Dear Members - I often get questioned what are the benefits of an OTC Membership? Your financial support enables us to assist trail groups and do many more things in support of trails.
This week the Ontario Trails Council will be a full participant in meetings of the Canadian Trails Federation in Ottawa. Our involvement there has resulted in much work with the National Trails Coalition, and in the direct securing of funding that we used to make trails in Ontario. I am pleased to provide you with the JOB ADS
for the position of National Coordinator for the Project.As you can see your financial support may not return directly to your community, but with it, by keeping the OTC viable, we are able to preserve or develop trails somewhere in Ontario.
Sincerely, Jack De Wit, President.
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