Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association

Ganaraska Hiking Trail map project survey - input required The Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association Inc. is embarking on a new "guidebook/map" project, to compliment the Ondago smartphone app, that we launched earlier this year. You are invited to provide some input, as to what format this new guidebook or map should take. Please enter your thoughts by Dec 6th

The Midland Cultural Centre has a vast collection of free resources and online/virtual events to take part in , from the safe space of your homes.

We tend to gravitate to the Trails, why not hike The World's Longest Fresh water BEACH this weekend! The water can provide such a calming affect! #WASAGABEACH

Don't fret...mother nature is handing us 4-5 days of PERFECT hiking weather later this week!

Our trails have the first signs of ' The White stuff", at least temporarily! It makes the trails so quiet and peaceful!

Porky and Stella reporting in from The Ganaraska Trail near Sheldon Lake.... The colours are beautiful but the mud is deep! By the looks of their paws, this is a good reminder to dig out the boots and remember to pack some towels and plastic bags for those wet, muddy boots and paws! Thanks girls, happy trails

The TRAIL was popping with colours today! Did you take in any of our over 500 km of trails this weekend?

While EVERY DAY is TAKE a HIKE Day on The Ganaraska Trail....If you can brave the HIGH WINDS TODAY, tag us and tell us where you are on the TRAIL!

Earlier this year, the Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association Inc. made a donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, for the purchase of the Baldwick Bluffs property in Springwater Township, through which the Ganaraska Hiking Trail runs.

Our TRAILS still host a lot of beautiful FUNGI. Here is a guide to which one to bring home and fry up!

Looking to take capture better photos when you are out on your outdoor adventures? Check out this free webinar next Wednesday

Take a hike this weekend!

We just got our first 100 followers on Instagram! Thank you for tagging us on all your recent adventures! Find us on IG @Ganaraskatrail

Mother Nature has handed us a gift of DOUBLE DIGITS tomorrow!!! Who's hitting the TRAILS for this final burst of warm SUNSHINE

Heading into this Thanksgiving weekend we'd like to say how blessed we are to have you, as a part of our Ganaraska Hiking Family. We have supported each other thru these trying days and we thank you for adhereing to our hiking protocols to ensure a SAFE HIKING SEASON. Enjoy this weekend responsibly ... until our next time together

This is a perfect time to grab a tea and a blanket and follow the Migration of the Monarch

Perfect timing

The Ganaraska Trail is full of amazing Fall Fungi. Get out there to explore https://www.orilliamatters.com//autumns-thrill-found-on-fo

Members of the Wasaga Beach and Midland Ganaraska Hiking Clubs attended the rememberance for Lois Kowal, who passed away in April 2020, and had been the membership director for the Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association for 20+ years. It was great to hear that a bench in her honour will be installed at Schooner Town Parkette, right next to the memorial for Harold Culham, who was instrumental as Mr. Trailblazer for both the Mad River and Wasaga Beach Ganaraska Hiking clubs. In the afternoon, we enjoyed a very nice hike to the Oxbow on the Nottawasaga River, by following the green blazes that form a loop from Schooner Town Parkette.

Thanks Joe for remind us to be safe on the Trails and in the Parks this fall!

Watching Ruth and Linda VIRTUALLY traversing The Ganarasaka Trail this year has been so exciting. Your friendship, zest for life and your love for our +500km Trail has been amazing to watch. Thank you and congratulations Check out all these outstanding pics https://www.facebook.com/media/set/

Hikers, if you are planning to be on the Wasaga Beach Section over the coming weeks, please know the Town is making our connector trail on the McIntyre Creek bigger and better! Please watch during regular Town business hours as a Team is on the Creek working hard to prep it for Winter. The condemned bridge is being taken down in the next few weeks BUT there is a re route just up and around it. HAPPYT RAILS

Bears’ appetites are biologically programmed to go into hyperdrive in the fall because they need to put on a thick layer of life-sustaining fat before they turn in for the winter. This annual power-eating marathon is called hyperphagia. Browse thru this article to understand how we as humans need to be aware of our Bears in our communities. https://bearwise.org/fall-is-power-eating-time-for-bears/