Winter Trails

WINTER TRAIL INFO

• Local volunteers groom the winter trails by snowmobile pulling tires which provide a wide, smooth and hard surface perfect for winter biking, hiking or X-country skiing. The grooming is only done as time permits on an irregular frequency, so they may not always be in  optimal condition.

• As noted on the map legend, not all trails are groomed by snowmobile. The red trails are primarily hiking trails that get frequent daily use giving them a narrow but hard packed base. This offers winter bike riders some more challenging bush trails. The terrain is relatively gentle but there are some short sections with obstacles.

• The terrain on the black trails is generally steep and rocky with many obstacles making them unusable by bike. These trails follow the shoreline of the Mattawa river and Long lake. 

• The ATV trail from Johnson Rd to the pipeline is long and remote. When it is groomed it is really awesome but it does have some wet areas, creek crossings and some steep hills. Once you arrive at the TCPL pipeline right of way, please be advised that you may not continue riding along the pipeline as it is an official OFSC snowmobile trail. You will have to turn around and return on the same trail.

• There is a trail from waypoint ATV 2, shortly before arriving at the pipeline that descends  to the Mattawa river just across from the Turtle lake narrows. Unlike the other red trails, this trail is not frequently used by many hikers, so it is often not usable by bike. It is however occasionally groomed by snowmobile, usually for winter bike events held later in the winter months. When groomed it is a nice downhill ride... or a steady uphill walk.

ENJOY!