Resurrected Sledder Posted September 17 Posted September 17 Winter 2026 - Not a single open trail on the maps in Carden or Dalton. Used to have great trails in Dalton (Sadowa Rd). Almost all trail signs still left in place except at the bottom of cty6/46 (never removed) for 5 years. Lots of trees down etc from the last big ice storm. Nobody replied when you try to volunteer. Even the Orillia club didn't bother to reply. Have chainsaws, tractor etc. and willingness to help. Orillia club hosting meeting tonight 9/17, they didn't bother to notify me even though said they would email (I don't do social media). I'm not going to beg them to help. 1 Quote
Sksman Posted September 23 Posted September 23 Don’t forget no trails in 2025 either! Maybe the new OFSC president will help? 1 Quote
DooDette Posted September 24 Posted September 24 On 9/23/2026 at 8:16 AM, Sksman said: Don’t forget no trails in 2025 either! Maybe the new OFSC president will help? The Orillia club is working hard to get the main trails of old Carden up and running this season. If you want to help, drop an email to jearl@sledorillia.com - Jeff Earl. I'm not going to hang out on the forums too much guys, but I want you to know I'm here DooDette (Marni) 6 Quote
Sksman Posted September 28 Posted September 28 Thanks Doo Dette for your commitment and efforts for snowmobiling. i do regularly attend the Orillia meetings. I will see what happens this year 1 Quote
grover_yyz Posted September 30 Posted September 30 Its a long process to restart the club and establish trails. They are working to get agreements in order and City of Kawartha Lakes is not very quick to sign an agreement and its an election year to slow things down even more (in my opinion). When I was working on our club agreement it took an extra month due to missing a deadline for council meeting. Our trails didn't open until end of January. All good now. Jerry 3 Quote
yamadan700 Posted September 30 Posted September 30 9 minutes ago, grover_yyz said: Its a long process to restart the club and establish trails. They are working to get agreements in order and City of Kawartha Lakes is not very quick to sign an agreement and its an election year to slow things down even more (in my opinion). When I was working on our club agreement it took an extra month due to missing a deadline for council meeting. Our trails didn't open until end of January. All good now. Jerry Kudos Jerry!I 👊 I have heard that CoKL is not easy to deal with. On 9/24/2026 at 8:37 AM, DooDette said: The Orillia club is working hard to get the main trails of old Carden up and running this season. If you want to help, drop an email to jearl@sledorillia.com - Jeff Earl. Also kudos to Jeff Earl for taking on the Carden Trails' "adventure". 👊💪 I'm sure he is having fun dealing with the CoKL as well. 🙄 If you're in the area, please give him a hand! 1 Quote
Resurrected Sledder Posted October 2 Author Posted October 2 On 9/29/2026 at 8:22 PM, grover_yyz said: Its a long process to restart the club and establish trails. They are working to get agreements in order and City of Kawartha Lakes is not very quick to sign an agreement and its an election year to slow things down even more (in my opinion). When I was working on our club agreement it took an extra month due to missing a deadline for council meeting. Our trails didn't open until end of January. All good now. Jerry Thanks so much Jerry. Some of the trails (Dalton/Carden) still look fairly well established with not alot of timber obstructions. Took a walk up the old trail off Sadowa Road (used to run to the beaver ponds). ATVs have been using it all along. Signs are still there. Fingers crossed I can pull out of my driveway and straight to trails. Permit already bought. 3 Quote
Sksman Posted October 6 Posted October 6 So I am kind of confused. Can the Orillia club sign a land use agreement with the City of Kawartha Lakes? Or is that on the OFSC to negotiate and sign? Quote
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1 hour ago, Sksman said: So I am kind of confused. Can the Orillia club sign a land use agreement with the City of Kawartha Lakes? Or is that on the OFSC to negotiate and sign? Unless something has changed, the club putting the trails in is responsible for getting the land use agreements signed. Quote
Sksman Posted October 6 Posted October 6 2 hours ago, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: Unless something has changed, the club putting the trails in is responsible for getting the land use agreements signed. So for Kawartha Lakes there will be 3 different negotiating bodies representing 3 snowmobile club’s negotiating for 3 different contracts within the Kawartha Lakes area? And potentially 3 different contracts for snowmobiling within the Kawartha Lakes area? what could go wrong with that!! Quote
Yukon Posted October 6 Posted October 6 20 minutes ago, Sksman said: So for Kawartha Lakes there will be 3 different negotiating bodies representing 3 snowmobile club’s negotiating for 3 different contracts within the Kawartha Lakes area? And potentially 3 different contracts for snowmobiling within the Kawartha Lakes area? what could go wrong with that!! Needs to be a agreement between the 2 districts on behalf of the clubs, when dealing with this sort of thing. OFSC can be used for resources, but the negotiation process for those agreements untimately fall in the club/district hands. 1 Quote
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted Wednesday at 10:12 PM Posted Wednesday at 10:12 PM On 10/6/2026 at 10:57 AM, Sksman said: So for Kawartha Lakes there will be 3 different negotiating bodies representing 3 snowmobile club’s negotiating for 3 different contracts within the Kawartha Lakes area? And potentially 3 different contracts for snowmobiling within the Kawartha Lakes area? what could go wrong with that!! I know of one situation where 2 clubs were looking for approval in one municipality. The OFSC requires only one MOU to be signed for all trails in the and in that case the Municipality was OK with that for both clubs. Individual municipality requirements may vary. Quote
Yukon Posted Saturday at 08:55 PM Posted Saturday at 08:55 PM Posted on Sled Orillias fb page. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FVor1Jari/ CARDEN TRAILS UPDATE: For all of you that have patiently waited, we thank you for sticking with us! Many thanks to our VP and his dedicated efforts - we are now able to prep the East Side Carden Trails ahead of sled season! Work Parties are Needed! We would like to set multiple groups up working in various locations along the trail network. Many hands make light work ... and we have lots to do! The following weekends, we are permitted to do trail work on the B104 and 100 Trail: October 17 & 18 October 24 & 25 October 31 PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS POST OR EMAIL KATIE (katieb@sledorillia.com) to let us know if you are able to help with trail prep for B104 & 100 on any of these dates. We will set work parties in groups - NOBODY WORKS ALONE. If you head out to the trail network within your own group, please email Katie - we need to know you're on the trail, and appreciate your feedback on progress! Thank you so much - we cant wait to see everyone on the trails! 5 Quote
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