I went to see the new Huckins Street bridge which is certainly a work of art due to the efforts of the work crew, a job well done. I have placed some Inukshuks at theContinue reading
Trail Talk 122 June 10th 2020
First my apologies for misplacing the Bannockburn Tract, it is on Bannockburn Line South of Mill road not North of Mill road. The Maitland Trail work crew have now installed the new bridge in theContinue reading
Trail Talk 121 June 3rd 2020
Nearly all our trails should be open, although washroom facilities will be closed. The exceptions I am aware of are the GART closure from Hwy 21 to the end near Auburn, for trimming brush. ThisContinue reading
Trail Talk 120 May 27th 2020
Let’s hope we have seen the last of the frost this spring. The cherry trees have been out in blossom, most of the ones I’ve seen have been the Pin cherry, where the flowers areContinue reading
Trail Talk 118 May 13 2020
We enjoyed a brief warm spell on the first weekend in May, which resulted in lots of trilliums blossoming. On Sunday May 3rd I wanted to see how many spring flowers I could see onContinue reading
Wondering about Trail Closures?
Please see TRAIL CONDITIONS for the current list of MTA trail closures. Stay safe, and keep at least 2m distance.
Trail Talk 107 February 26th 2020
This tree was unusual as it joined itself together again to make a D The Friday hike had 18 out despite the cold (-15o C) weather. We hiked the Maitland Trail from Auburn. At oneContinue reading
Trail Talk 106 February 19th 2020
On our Friday hike on Feb 7th at Exeter we were rewarded by having a fairly close view of a pair of bald eagles, one flying and one perched on a nearby tree until itContinue reading
Trail Talk 105 February 13th 2020
On Sunday February 2nd the Maitland trail hike at Hullett had a much smaller turnout than the previous week’s outing, with only two snowshoers and one skier. Perhaps it was the Super Bowl or theContinue reading
Trail Talk 104 February 5th 2020
On Sunday Jan 26th the Maitland trail hike at Sheppardton tract had the largest turn out I can remember (other than the Camino and candlelit events). Due to the mild weather the trail was unusuallyContinue reading
Trail Talk 103 January 29th 2020
This was an interesting week with Sunday Jan 19th being the time to dust off the snowshoes and join the snowmobilers. The 13 LIFE hikers ventured out on Friday Jan 17th to hike the SugarContinue reading
Sunday Skiing at Sheppardton Tract
Sunday Jan 26, 1:30pm The entrance to Sheppardton Tract is located at 911 #82782 on the right hand side of Hwy 21 If you are heading north from Goderich, it’s past Point Farms between MarketContinue reading
Trail Talk 99 January 1st 2020
Looking back on the past year the big event on our trails was the opening of the Jones bridge on the Exeter trail so that hikers doing the MacNaughton- Morrison trail did not have toContinue reading
49km in a Day – Maitland Trail Hike End-to-End
Maitland Trail (49K in a Day Challenge) – May 5, 2018 Chris Monteath and Ken Gaudreau Here are the highlights of the trail. After completing the Avon Trail end-to-end over a 6-week period in summerContinue reading
Be Prepared!
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
