Atv/snomobile wars
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We have a ATV trail system and its free ,its call every OFSC trail on crown land once the Snowmobile season is closed.
I know guys who ATV from the Sault Ste Marie to Wawa Ont (150 miles) all of it is a OFSC trail and on crown land the whole way.
You can go much further (Maybe James Bay) but at some point it,s just time to turn around and head back. LOL
That does not included Park lands where no motorized recreational vehicle of any type or club trail can cross.
Could be different in other parts of Ontario where private land is more abundant then public crown land. Then you need a ATV club to work out "right of way" permission with land owners I would guess.
I know guys who ATV from the Sault Ste Marie to Wawa Ont (150 miles) all of it is a OFSC trail and on crown land the whole way.
You can go much further (Maybe James Bay) but at some point it,s just time to turn around and head back. LOL
That does not included Park lands where no motorized recreational vehicle of any type or club trail can cross.
Could be different in other parts of Ontario where private land is more abundant then public crown land. Then you need a ATV club to work out "right of way" permission with land owners I would guess.
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I do some some trails in own myself but been in them since I was 12 so they are pretty boring these days
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Get that thing on a trailer get up to Elliot Lake On. and rent a room and go until your out of gas.
Elliot lake (Between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie) really carters to ATVs big time , they even give you the run of their streets. ATV - Elliot Lake
No trail fees unless you want a group tour , their just after your meals and lodging cash. Which you have to do any time your out of town.
Elliot lake (Between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie) really carters to ATVs big time , they even give you the run of their streets. ATV - Elliot Lake
No trail fees unless you want a group tour , their just after your meals and lodging cash. Which you have to do any time your out of town.
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These same arguments have been around for as long as ATV's were invented. Back in the day, a person would own both. And ride them in season. The initial argument was over ATV's tearing up the trails. (True). But the second reason is that the Snowmobile owners paid for the trails initially, so they felt they had an ownership stake. ATV's came afterwards and felt entitled to use the same trails during the warm months. The Snowmobilers would come out in the winter and find their trails were all rutted up. (Again true). Not to mention the money issue. There was only so much funding available to maintain and build new trails. They didn't want to share. Then the problem is complicated by user fees, state registration and stickers etc. It became a logistical nightmare. The easy answer was to close the trails. So here is my take. Snowmobile owners and ATV owners and hell throw in dirt bikes too, we all need each other to survive. Learning to share the same litter box is hard, but that is what we have to work with. Can't we all just get along? I think the only way to achieve success is for clubs to take a lead position, and volunteering time to help maintain the trails we do have.
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