Welcome to Canada Day Sunrise Walk Sunday, July 1 – 6 AM | Level 1, Leisurely Pace, 2 + hrs Contact: Wendy (519) 525-6976 or Anne (519) 529-3050   Jenkins to Morris Tract Line Saturday,Continue reading

Morris Tract to Benmiller on the Maitland Trail Sunday, June 3 – 1:30 PM | Level 2, Moderate Pace, ~2 hrs Contact Carolyn Brown at (519) 524-5181 by 10:30 am on June 3rd.   CyclingContinue reading

The trail is re-opened between Pinery Line and School Road and the trail has been re-routed.  Please: watch for the new signage watch out for the small trees planted stay between the blazed stakes. ThanksContinue reading

The Saturday’s May 5th wildflower hike at Jenkins had five hikers out enjoying the many wildflowers which were flowering due to the warm weather. As well as the ones mentioned in previous trail talks thereContinue reading

The Saturday April 28th wildflower hike at Lobb’s had seven hikers out which outnumbered the wildflowers due to the cool two degree temperatures! On Monday April 30th going down from Sharpes Creek Line across theContinue reading

Finally we are enjoying Spring weather.  However, on the hike on Saturday April 21st there was still a snow drift over six feet deep on the trail at about 30.8 km at the top ofContinue reading

The ice storm on April 14th and 15th surely set the spring plants back, however on April 12th I saw the first violet in bloom before it was covered in snow. On the Friday hikeContinue reading

Spring was a tease on Thursday April 12th so I expect that some trails (such as Lobb’s) will have patches of ice for a while. I’m eagerly awaiting seeing spring flowers, violets and coltsfoot usuallyContinue reading

Spring seems to be rather slow in coming, however most of the trails are clear of old snow/ice the probable exceptions being the Lobb trail and the Maitland trail at the top of the hillContinue reading

There were 84 people at the Maitland Trail meeting on March 23rd when we heard about Erica Clark’s trip to Manchu Pichu. It was amazing to see how tightly the Incas formed large rocks toContinue reading

The Friday LIFE hikers were in Exeter on the MacNaughton –Morrison and Morrison Dam trails. Part of the group had hiked there on the Tuesday when the trails were all in good shape, however onContinue reading

On Friday March 2nd I joined the L.I.F.E. hikers on the Varna trail. Fortunately there had been only a little snow overnight. This made for some very interesting patterns of snow on the trail. OnContinue reading

While driving on Stone School Line on February 24th I was surprised to see a white squirrel running across the road. This is the first white squirrel I have seen North of Clinton. White squirrelsContinue reading

Well we had quite the flood on February 19th and 20th. We were fortunate not to get the problems that were experienced along the Conestoga, Grand River and Thames River which resulted in a lotContinue reading

Two Upcoming Evening Events: The Maitland Trail AGM on Friday March 23rd at 7:00PM at the Goderich Livery (all are welcome), featuring a talk by Erica Clark on “Hiking in Peru” and Dave Bagnall “HikingContinue reading

Hi Everyone!   We’ve had some reports of poison ivy on some sections of trail.  It has always been around but has been noticed closer to the trail in some locations.  Before you go hiking,Continue reading

Hike Ontario Leadership Opportunities Are you searching for a leadership opportunity which will positively promote hiking and trail development in Ontario? Hike Ontario has openings in important positions: President, Vice President, Fund Raising Chair andContinue reading

We’re now on Twitter! Search for us using @MaitlandTrail on Twitter.com. Follow us using the Twitter icon at the top of the page! When you’re hiking during the upcoming Camino Maitland Weekend, use the hastagContinue reading

The G2G Rail Trail has just launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money through the community and we need your help to complete it!  The teaser video on Facebook has reached 29,000 views being shared 1,392Continue reading