Welcome to DGATV’s Maintained Trails
While Dufferin Grey ATV Club membership is for riders of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs, 2-Ups, side-by-sides), we do consider ourselves a custodian of the trails for other users as well.
In the summer the public trails are shared by walkers, hikers, runners, mountain bikers, and horseback riders. ATVs are permitted on the trails throughout the ATV season.
We ask our riders to be courteous to other users. For instance, when passing horses, be cognizant of the horseback rider’s wishes. The horseback rider may wave you past, but if not, please pull over, shut off your machine and remove your helmet so as not to spook the horse.
For motorcycles, Ontario Federation of ATV Clubs (OFATV) and Dufferin Grey ATV Club (DGATV) are entirely separate from The Ontario Federation of Trail Riders (OFTR) with separate legal landowner agreements. Check with OFTR to find out which trails you are permitted to ride.
In the winter snowmobiles use much of the same trail (although not identical as they are subject to different landowner agreements). Walkers and cross-country skiers also enjoy the groomed trails.
Dufferin Grey ATV Club spends a significant sum of money from user fees and fundraising on maintaining the trail every year. Funds and Volunteer hours go towards grass mowing; tree trimming; brush and trash cleanup; gravel for filling holes, smoothing slopes and preventing erosion; dust suppression; gate installation and maintenance; bridge building and maintenance.
When the trails are tended for ATV use, all users benefit.
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