WeBeSleddin Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Would like to ride east from Gravenhurst to Minden and back. Can it be done in a day? Gas up in Gravenhurst and Minden? D to 3 to B to b112 into Minden, b104 to b north to d and back to ghurst. Anyone had any experience with this cool looking loop around the queen eliz wildlands provincial park? Are the trails wide and fast (50km/hr) or tight and twisty (40 kms hr)? With these conditions, thinking about new places to ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakesnowcrest Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Yes it can. Mostly decent trails as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme600 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Would like to ride east from Gravenhurst to Minden and back. Can it be done in a day? Gas up in Gravenhurst and Minden? D to 3 to B to b112 into Minden, b104 to b north to d and back to ghurst. Anyone had any experience with this cool looking loop around the queen eliz wildlands provincial park? Are the trails wide and fast (50km/hr) or tight and twisty (40 kms hr)? With these conditions, thinking about new places to ride No problem doing that run in the past in a day (less) Nice run actually is the run back on the B104 to B to D. That is one of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakesnowcrest Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I may try this loop actually. Thanks for the idea The RAQE2 Loop... Ride Around the Queen Elizabeth II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeSleddin Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Thanks guys, gonna give it a try at some point soon. Looks like a great run and probably pretty lightly travelled too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 WeBeSleddin, you might want to check Rockerdan's recent thread: Fridays ride to Minden,Haliburton- 2/7/2014 I think he mentioned that B112 into Minden was questionable. You can judge for yourself after seeing his posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstar Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I may try this loop actually. Thanks for the idea The RAQE2 Loop... Ride Around the Queen Elizabeth II Is anyone riding through the Queen Elizabeth II on the old snowmobile trail, is there still a bridge at the end of 209 to cross the small river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 B112 south of Hwy 118 needs grooming. The MSR section of TOP B was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeSleddin Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Is anyone riding through the Queen Elizabeth II on the old snowmobile trail, is there still a bridge at the end of 209 to cross the small river I heard that there used to be a trail that continued past Victoria falls, where did it go to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeSleddin Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Was also looking at the interactive guide, looks like you could ride the hydro corridor from the B trail just north of the black river east all the way across to Minden. In the right conditions, that might be a blast, and a very direct route - gotta love hydro one corridors. Anyone taken that backcountry route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstar Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I heard that there used to be a trail that continued past Victoria falls, where did it go to? The trail went across and split into 3 trails one to Norland, Gull lake and to the hydro corridor towards Minden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 that went to anson mountain. It was a hoot is it still open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstar Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 2006 was the last time I was through and it was not open then, most of it is like the Barrens not many trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 That was a Snowcrest Trail from Black River through the Hydro corridor which met the Haliburton club about halfway. Some of the signs are still out there. All the way from here to the outskirts of Minden without crossing one road. Beauty trail. This would be a good year to do it cross country. Maybe in March when the powder settles some more out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeSleddin Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 That was a Snowcrest Trail from Black River through the Hydro corridor which met the Haliburton club about halfway. Some of the signs are still out there. All the way from here to the outskirts of Minden without crossing one road. Beauty trail. This would be a good year to do it cross country. Maybe in March when the powder settles some more out there. Thanks for the info STG. Too bad that the trail was closed, it would be nice to have a direct route east west through Muskoka, and as I said in my earlier post, I love the hydro line trails. I guess the closest thing to that old old snowcrest trail along the hydro line east (that goes through a long run of wilderness) in the vicinity is the Hydro line B trail from north of haliburton to Whitney, which is an awesome trail to ride. Good to know that it is still possible to run in a good season - I love march conditions - lots of hard packed base and warm weather! Warm for us that like the cold that is. Anyone have any old Snowcrest maps or Muskoka maps that show the old/lost trails. I know that as sledding became more regional as opposed to local over the years, many of the club trails through Muskoka got shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I guess the closest thing to that old old snowcrest trail along the hydro line east (that goes through a long run of wilderness) in the vicinity is the Hydro line B trail from north of haliburton to Whitney, which is an awesome trail to ride. The other Hydro line trail we had was (old) Trail 5. The Old Trail 5 did as it does today through Germania and into the swamp just north and west of Germania. Out in the swamp you faced three options. Turn off on a trail taking you to Skyline Motel/Gas/Restaurant, or; take what is the current Trail 5 up to 118, or; turn slightly south and west up on to the Hydro cut and follow it south from there eventually crossing Doe Lake Road just west of Harmony Corners and continuing south to intersect with current Trail 3 just east of Housey's Rapids Road. B to Lewisham, up the Barkway Parkway, to Germania and down the Hydro Cut to 3 and back to Kahshe was a great loop for a lazy Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakesnowcrest Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 That was a Snowcrest Trail from Black River through the Hydro corridor which met the Haliburton club about halfway. Some of the signs are still out there. All the way from here to the outskirts of Minden without crossing one road. Beauty trail. This would be a good year to do it cross country. Maybe in March when the powder settles some more out there. I might try it with a few buddies in the next 2 weeks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 You can't get lost - those lines go all the way to Minden. Before Snowcrest and Haliburton collaborated to put the trail through, my wife and I left from the line crossing at Coopers Falls Road on an Elan & an Olympic 340 and went cross-country to pick up Haliburton's groomed trail just west of Minden. Gassed up in town (had to mix oil with the gas pump running - looked "close" to 50:1) and headed straight back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakesnowcrest Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 You can't get lost - those lines go all the way to Minden. Before Snowcrest and Haliburton collaborated to put the trail through, my wife and I left from the line crossing at Coopers Falls Road on an Elan & an Olympic 340 and went cross-country to pick up Haliburton's groomed trail just west of Minden. Gassed up in town (had to mix oil with the gas pump running - looked "close" to 50:1) and headed straight back. Perfect. I was just looking at the satellite images of the area and it looks very straight forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstar Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 when are we going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeSleddin Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Thanks a ton for the very cool info STG, about all the old trails. Never gone backcountry for that distance. Would like to give it a go mid march this year. Have a friend with a place in Minden, maybe we'll meet him half way. Sure would be great if snowcrest and the Hali club could figure out how to reopen the hydro trail? I guess permission would be required by hydro one, and maybe the qe2 park folks too. No private land owners I think on the whole route, and if there are, hydro one already has an easement. I know that a few years back the msr and Halliburton tried to make a more direct route from bracebridge to haliburton on the Peterson road, but didn't happen. A pin straight direct east west tie groomed by snowcrest would be AWESOME! As are all of snowcrest's trails. Would open up a whole new world of riding. Maybe as The Ofsc's club of the millenium, some of the new federal funds could be accessed. I think we need to figure out how to open new trails, not close them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeSleddin Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 I might try it with a few buddies in the next 2 weeks or so. Please let us know once you do Blake, would be nice to take a path cut by a summit in any areas that look sketchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Thanks a ton for the very cool info STG, about all the old trails. Never gone backcountry for that distance. Would like to give it a go mid march this year. Have a friend with a place in Minden, maybe we'll meet him half way. Sure would be great if snowcrest and the Hali club could figure out how to reopen the hydro trail? I guess permission would be required by hydro one, and maybe the qe2 park folks too. No private land owners I think on the whole route, and if there are, hydro one already has an easement. I know that a few years back the msr and Halliburton tried to make a more direct route from bracebridge to haliburton on the Peterson road, but didn't happen. A pin straight direct east west tie groomed by snowcrest would be AWESOME! As are all of snowcrest's trails. Would open up a whole new world of riding. Maybe as The Ofsc's club of the millenium, some of the new federal funds could be accessed. I think we need to figure out how to open new trails, not close them. Kind of hard when current funding makes it hard to groom and keep the ones that we have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Kind of a thread hijack, are we talking about the area w/ all the "closed trails" shown on the HCSA map? Those trails have been like that for several seasons on their map, so why do the keep them on the map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeSleddin Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Kind of a thread hijack, are we talking about the area w/ all the "closed trails" shown on the HCSA map? Those trails have been like that for several seasons on their map, so why do the keep them on the map? Hardly a highjack just looked at the hcsa map, and I'm pretty sure those are the closed trails at the end of orillia 209 at Victoria falls. Any idea why the orillia trail which meets b at lewisham lane along the black river road to Victoria falls has been closed all season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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