Beginning April 8, 2024, Maitland Woods will be closed to the public while maintenance crews work to remove dead trees. A notice will be posted when the trail re-opens.
MTA Annual General Meeting | May 9, 2024
The Maitland Trail Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is: May 9, 2024 | 7:00 PM Columbus Centre390 Parsons Court, Goderich MTA members will receive a direct email notification of the AGM approximately 30 days prior to the scheduled meeting. AGM Special Guest Speaker: Randall Kahgee, Senior Counsel Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP Randallmore…
ONCA Update: Information Meetings
April 10, 2024 | 8:30 PM | Virtual Zoom meeting link will be sent to registrants in advance. April 13, 2024 | In person (time and location to be determined based on registration number.) Over the past several months, the MTA Board of Directors has reviewed its board and association governancemore…
Annual MTA Camino – September 21-22, 2024 Registration will GO LIVE on Saturday, May 18th!
New for 2024: Kids 17 & under hike for FREE and FREE PARKING for participants! The Maitland Trail Association’s annual El Camino hike event is scheduled for September 21-22, 2024. Participants are invited to hike the entire 52-kilometre Maitland Trail from Auburn to Goderich over two days, or they canmore…
Trail Talk 308 – April 17, 2024
There was a very disturbing report from a landowner, who met two dog walkers with off leash dogs. When the landowner asked them to put the dogs onto a leash, one did not as they had no leash, and also refused to return to their vehicle the way they came. Thismore…
Spring Hike, Plant & Compost Sale
May 11, 2024 | 10:00 – 2:00 | Columbus Centre Parking Lot | Maitland Woods Hike at 1:00 About the Maitland Woods: The Maitland Woods Trail is a lovely, serene trail on the south edge of Goderich. It is rich in its variety of trees, plant life and birds, andmore…
Trail Talk 307 – April 10, 2024
The mosses seem to like this spring. There was a large patch of Rough Goose Neck Moss in the Robertson Tract. There are now great patches of wild leaks poking up from the leaf litter. They are a bit like a young Bloodroot, but if you smell them, you willmore…
Trail Talk 306 – April 3, 2024
In May 2021, I started keeping track of the different bird species I identified in Ontario – nearly all within Huron County. In June 2023, I had recorded 80 species, then recently added three more. These were not especially rare species, but I had not been able to make a positivemore…
Mud Season is Here!
It’s that time of year where the warming temperatures bring wet and muddy trails. As we enter into the spring season of hiking, remember to hike safe and hike smart. You can hike safe by: You can hike smart by: Stay safe this hiking season and thank you for helpingmore…
Trail Talk 305 March 27, 2024
On March 17th, three of us came out for the hike scheduled for the G2G at Hardwood Line. However, as there was a cold wind, we decided to instead hike the Maitland and Robertson Tract trails at the Auburn end which are mostly sheltered from the wind. We came acrossmore…
Trail Talk 304 March 20th 2024
On March 7th the Midweek Hikers hiked in the Morris Tract and River Bend area of the Maitland Trail. Fortunately, the beavers had not been active, so the trails were not flooded, but we had to climb over a few windfalls, which have now been cleared by the volunteer Maitland Trailmore…