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September and October will have some awesome rides so check the rides page and your email. 

NOVEMBER TECHNICAL RIDE PICTURES LINK

http://picasaweb.google.com/ATVTrainer/2010TechnicalRide?authkey=Gv1sRgCPrQiKCQ0ZHOHw#5542138964731562402
 

FALL COLORS RIDE PICTURES LINK

http://picasaweb.google.com/ATVTrainer/2010FallColourRide?authkey=Gv1sRgCO3794un4Y7WjwE#
 

November Technical Ride

Hi Everyone!

After a very successful colour ride on Sept 30 and Oct 2, with one day
missed for Cartronics Open House, I was amazed by the number of riders who
said they wanted to return to the more technical trails of Ompah that we've
enjoyed for the last number of years and haven't done in 2010.

Not being one to disappoint my riding friends, we will be taking a late
technical run on Saturday November 20th, delayed because we'll be waiting
until the moose and deer hunt finishes.

We'll plan on leaving Canadian Tire/Tim Horton's at the 401 &Hwy 41 in
Napanee at 8am sharp on Saturday, November 20th.  For those who wish to join
us in Kaladar at the Shell Service Station we'll be passing through about
8:35am heading North on Hwy 41.  The drive is just over 90 minutes.

The co-ordinates for parking/unloading are N44 59.681 W76 53.188 Mosque Lake
Road.  We'll take our favourite path in reverse through the Quinns and visit
the other tough terrain of the escarpment top that has been made rougher and
rougher by truck traffic.  Doing the ride in reverse will give us good
challenge but is slightly less difficult.  The last time we were through the
area near the end of the ride, there was a rather deep stretch of water
caused by a beaver dam.  If your ATV hates water this is not the place for
you and there is no way around it.

A few words of caution.  This is a long, slow ride that takes the full day
and will be even longer if we have a high number of participants.    I won't
know what time we'll be back at the trailers until I confirm how many
machines we'll have.  It could be close to dark.

If you are a rider who has good throttle control over rough terrain, and
loves a challenge you may wish to join us - you WILL have a great day!

Our emphasis will be on keeping everyone safe all day long and riding within
personal comfort levels but the terrain IS difficult.  The ride itself is
over 120km, so an additional few litres of fuel and hearty snacks are
strongly advised for everyone.  2-up riding is far too dangerous - don't
even think about it.

If you'd like to join us, please send me a return e-mail so I can have an
idea of the number of riders,  I will send an e-mail a few days in advance
of the ride to give approximate times that we should be back at the
trailers. 

We will not be checking for trail permits or selling them for this ride
however a permit is required and we do appreciate every rider who supports the EOTA and OFATV through permit purchases.

Finally, feel free to pass this invitation along to others, or if you know
that others would like to be added to my ride list, please let me know their
names and e-mail addresses.  If you'd like to be deleted, please respond
with REMOVE in the subject line.

See you on the trails.


Dave Haney
 

FALL COLORS TOUR #3

Hi Everyone, hope you had a great summer!


Once again this year we are doing 3 different rides over 3 days on the
first weekend in October.  Join us for one or all of the rides, based on
your preference.  Further details of each ride will follow closer to the
date.


Friday, October 1st, 2010

Bannockburn Technical Ride – Difficulty 3.5 out of 5 – 80km – ATVs only
– We'll leave the Lowe’s parking lot in Belleville (Hwy 62 and 401) and
go north of Madoc on Hwy 62 to ride some trails that include one
difficult rock-climb that can be bypassed and about 3km of slow rough
forest riding.  The balance of the ride is well established trails.
We'll plan to leave by 8:30am and should be loading by 3pm.


Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Flinton Tour – Difficulty 2.5 out of 5 – 100km – open to UTVs and all
ages – We'll leave Boyer's Chevrolet in Napanee at 8:30am to go just
north of Kaladar – we’ve approached some Napanee Club Members who are
familiar with the area to lead us on a loop which should have us
arriving back at our vehicles by 4pm.


Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Ganaraska Forest Ride – Back by popular demand! - Difficulty 2 or less
out of 5 – 80km – open to UTVs and all ages – Ganaraska permit required
$25 per machine available at the forest entrance – We'll leave the
Lowe’s parking lot in Belleville (Hwy 62 and 401) at 8:30am for the 90
minute drive – there will be a morning loop that will bring us back to
our start point for lunch and an afternoon loop – the ride should be
finished by 3pm.  Documentation for all participants is highly
encouraged as there are usually police checks in the forest.  Young
supervised riders are welcomed!

September 19th 2010

Member will be doing a large loop of trail,rail,and roads with 100+ kms. and suitable for couples and leisurely riding. call Steve for more info 354-5202

FALL COLORS RIDE...

Hi Everyone - as fall approaches its time to pull out your calendar to commit a few dates to enjoy the fall colours on your ATV.

This will be the 4th year we've done the Fall Colour Ride and the scenery gets better each year.  As in past years there are 3 different rides over 3 days.  Join us for one or join us for all 3!

This year we've promoted the use of trail passes, which helps clubs and our ATV organizations fund better trails and lobby governments to keep ATV riding areas open on our behalf.  Having passes has been warmly accepted those who ride with us and we are pleased to say we've had 100% participation in permit purchases.  Day passes are $20, or annual passes $140 (one year from the date of purchase), will be available at the beginning of each ride.

Day 1 - Friday, October 16, 2009 - OMPAH Technical Ride

We'll have an early start for the challenging Ompah technical ride.  Leaving from Boyers Chev parking lot in Napanee at 8am we should be hitting the trails by 9:30am. This year we'll do the trail in reverse which seems to be a tamer direction but would still be rated as 4 out of 5, quite difficult.  It is very important that you have refined your slow-riding, momentum and balance skills to attend this outing as we travel through the Quinns on the east and along our favorite escarpment on the northern edge of the ride.  Total distance is 125km which means extra fuel may be required for thirsty machines.  This ride will be limited to a maximum of 12 participants.  We anticipate being back at the trailers by 6pm. For those of you with Garmin GPS units*, the tracks are attached in the document called OMPAH and the co-ordinates for our departure in Ompah are N44 59.767 W76 53.226.  If you wish to attend, please respond to me by e-mail for this ride only.

Day 2 - Saturday, October 17, 2009 - Ganaraska Forest near Port Hope

We'll be departing from the truck stop at Exit 538 (Loyalist Wallbridge Road) at 9am.  The drive to Ganaraska Forest will take approximately 90 minutes allowing us to be trail ready at 11am.  Ganaraska is a public riding area, where horseback riders, hikers, dirt bikers and ATVs share the trails.  ATV trail permits cost $20 for adults and $10 for youths (yes, younger riders are welcome on this ride). This ride is open to riders of all expertise levels.  There is a morning and an afternoon portion to this ride totalling less than 100km.  The views of Lake Ontario and some of the sand climbs are really cool.  We anticipate being back at the trailers by 4:30 to head home.  For those of you with Garmin GPS units*, the tracks are attached in the document called GANARASKA and the co-ordinates for our departure at the Forest Entrance on Cold Springs Camp Rd. are N44 04.462 W78 30.253. (OFATV/EOTA permit not required)

Day 3 - Sunday, October 18, 2009 - McLean Road north of Kingston on Hwy 38 (Parham)

This is a shorter ride (but a good one) for those who need to travel home after a day on the trails.  We'll depart from the Canadian Tire lot in Napanee at 9am, arriving at Hwy 38 and the 401 in Kingston at about 9:20am for those who wish to join us there.  We will likely be unloaded and ready for the trail by 10:15am and back to the trailers by 3:30pm.  This ride will provide us with some lovely scenery as well as some optional and fun rock climbs.  This ride is mid level in difficulty with a rating of 2.5 to 3 out of 5 (optional climbs omitted) and a length of about 50km.   For those of you with Garmin GPS units*, the tracks are attached in the document called Maclean and the co-ordinates for our departure from the school parking lot in Parham are N44 39.372 W76 43.399.

Finally, for a bit of light humour, click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf48jI2bfUw&NR=1 to learn about finding the way out.  (Please note, this is not meant to offend anyone in any way)

Dave Haney
www.atvtrainingontario.com<http://www.atvtrainingontario.com/>

*  To transfer the tracks and waypoints to your own Garmin mapping software simply click on the map type you use in the upper left portion of your Mapsource software.  The most recent version of the software is required and can be downloaded for free at www.Garmin.com<http://www.garmin.com/>

 

LAKE ST. PETER RUN May 9th - 10th CHANGED.

Since Mothers day falls on this weekend and I haven't heard from anyone interested in joining in. I will change the date for next weekend May 16 - 17.

I will be leaving from Flinton instead of Kaladar to Lake St. Peter using routes never taken before. I am not booking accomodations until I arrive somewhere. If anyone is interested in joining in... you will need to call me. 613-354-5202 for details. 

ATTENTION MEMBERS:  The New TTN Provincial Trail pass is in and available NOW!! This pass has a VALIDATION STICKER for your ATV. The new pass is $140.00 annually and is also Valid for Quebec!!! ...

RIDE NOTICE! (Monday, Feb. 1st 2009) .... Thank you everyone who came out and participated in the 1st Westport stint on Sunday. We had 15 or so riders. Starting out we attempted to run the lakes and as predicted, the ice conditions were horrible due to heavy slush pockets under the snow. We decided to get off the ice and do our alternate plan of South Frontenac back roads. Thanks Jeff for leading the way. The back roads were surprisingly fun to ride and we had a couple of bush trails along the route... One was not traveled and blocked by a 7 foot snow bank, which was made short work of courtesy of Dave and his new tracks. We had a few under dressed riders in our group that were "needless to say" happy to arrive in Westport to warm up with a coffee and a hot meal. All in all, it was a good run in spite of having not doing the lakes. Hopefully, the 2nd ride on the 15th will produce better lake conditions.... Please note: Running the lakes is much much colder than running the trails. You are more exposed on an ATV than you are on a snowmobile. Please make sure you have full winter gear and apparel in layers. Getting cold and wet can turn the most fun day you had into the worst day...

The plans for the 15th are the same. Scroll down.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1st. and SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15th. 2009  WESTPORT STINT

NOTICE!  (friday, Jan. 30th)... Ice conditions are not good due to heavy snow, causing major slush pockets that are very hard to ride through. We may have to take an alternate route. The ride is not cancelled.

We will be leaving from Jeff Ball's farm at approx. 10:00 am. Both rides are full day runs with fuel and food in Westport. There is no need for you to bring fuel besides your emergency fuel. The run will be jumping from lake to lake. Ice conditions apply but they should be excellent.

To get to Jeff's farm... Drive north from Kingston on Montreal Street to Sunbury. Turn right at the flashing light on Sunbury Rd. for approx. 2 kms. then turn left at Ida Hill Rd. at the small church. Go down the hill maybe 1/2 km. then turn right. Follow another 1/2 km. to the farm driveway on your left.

If you like to ride in the winter... This is an amazing run.     DRESS WARM!

As always... Participate at your own risk. There will be a short discussion on the ride and safety before we depart.

Thanks, Steve. 613-354-5202