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Cycle trail from Sudbury to the Soo to open next summer

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380 km trail will be the first full signed and maintained cycle trail in Northern Ontario

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Jun 13, 2016 6:00 PM by: Matt Durnan
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Waterfront Regeneration Trust has been hosting pilot rides of the province’s first northern bike trail throughout the month of June, which is bike month across Ontario. The Lake Huron North Channel Trail is slated to open next summer. Supplied photo.

Cycling enthusiasts will have a brand new way to see Northern Ontario as early as Canada Day 2017.

Waterfront Regeneration Trust has been hosting pilot rides of the province’s first northern bike trail throughout the month of June, which is bike month across Ontario.

The Lake Huron North Channel Trail will be the first fully signed and maintained northern cycling trail of its size, stretching 380 km from Sault Ste. Marie to Sudbury, with 18 stops along the way.

 

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Support Northern Trails – Get the VTA Trail Guide

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Hikers on the VTA

VTA Trail Guide (2014)

The 2014 editon of the guidebook is now available.

with 42 Full-Colour 1:50,000 Maps and written trail descriptions for over 600 km of trails from Nipigon to Spanish (not continuous), contained in 6-ring binder. Includes an overview map of the entire trail system, table of contents, a map legend, details on how to make the most of your Voyageur Trail experience, and index tabs. The guidebook measures approx. 7.5″x5″; maps are bi-folded and are 11″ long when unfolded. The guidebook is designed so that individual map pages can be removed from the binder and carried in a Ziploc-type bag on an outing. Datum: NAD 83.

Members of the VTA may choose to pick the book up themselves to save shipping costs.

You can also buy the Trail Guide at a number of stores (list), both along the trail and in some other places throughout Ontario.

Updates to trails after the Trail Guide is printed are available at www.voyageurtrail.ca/trailupdates.html