“All motorized trail users including off-road trucks, off-road motorcycles and snowmobilers” access to these trails for their members for many years to come. The benefits to their club members and other trail user groups are significant. These trails are a main attraction to all motorized trail users, including offroad trucks, off-road motorcycles and snowmobilers. KATVA has a plan to work with these groups to build trails on their land for everyone to enjoy. This multi-use trail plan will be the first of it’s kind in Ontario, and will only enhance the tourism opportunities for the area. Trail permits are required on all KATVA trails with the exception of crown land only trails, which are very scarce as most crown land trails cross over private property at some point. The revenue from trail permits goes back into the development and maintenance of the trails, as well as promotion of the sport throughout Ontario. KATVA has a long standing reciprocal agreement with Haliburton ATV Association (including their chapter clubs), Algonquin West ATV Club and Lake of Bays ATV Club, or as they call themselves the “Family of Clubs”. The most recent addition to the family was Quad Niagara, which operates a trail system in the Welland area. This reciprocal agreement means that members of these organizations have the benefit of enjoying each others trails, at no additional costs.
The agreement has been in place for almost 10 years, and continues to be the most successful partnership between ATV clubs in Ontario.
As the sport of ATVing continues to grow, so will Kawartha ATV Association and their trail systems. New trails are opened every year for their riders and they continue to work with adjacent municipalities to create access for their riders. There is really no end in sight.
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