The
Madawaska Trails Group (MT Group) is a loose, informal alliance of individuals
with an interest in promoting and participating in non-motorized outdoor
recreation activities. In that vien, the alliance has taken on a task to make
facilities available for such activities.
The MT Group
has installed a 50-kilometre network of trails centered around Spectacle Lakes
/ Bear & Burnetts Mountains in the Upper Madawaska Basin.
The
trail network is on crown land with permission of the Ontario Ministry of
Natural Resources & Forestry, granted under provisions of a strategic plan
for economic revitalization and development in the Madawaska Valley &
Highlands and the Upper Ottawa Valley to diversify economy from dependence on
the declining timber industry. A major component of the strategic plan centres
on tourism, and hence the provision of facilities to enhance the region as a
tourist destination.
No public funds were utilized in creation of the trail
network. Volunteers in the MT Group provided their labour and covered
out-of-pocket expenses for materials (including trail signs & markers) and
equipment utilized. In kind accommodations and meals have been provided by
proprietor of a local facility.
MT Group volunteers conduct an annual
inspection and maintenance of the trails, normally in early spring. The MT
Group is not in a position to provide timely remedial maintenance of the trails
outside the period of annual inspection and maintenance.
Type of
activity use for each trail is based on requirement to minimize ecological
damage and to conform with land-use guidelines from Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources & Forestry.
Hiking |
Snowshoeing |
Bicycling |
X-C skiing |
Use of
the trails is on the honour system — there are no daily patrols of the
trails. Please consult the trail use guide
on Trails page for the approved
activity use of each individual trail.
Users of the trails do so at
their own risk.
| WARNING: Use trails at own risk. |
The primary point of contact for the MT Group is
via
e-mail:
slbmtrails@gmail.com or use the convenient
e-mail response form on Feedback
page.
You can expect to receive a response within one
day. |
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