by Donna Baylis | Sep 11, 2019 | Events
Photo contributed by rider Andrew Pelvin
Come Ride With Us!
Dufferin Grey ATV Club (DGATV) is happy to help raise funds for Centre Grey Health Services (CGHS) Foundation supporting Grey Bruce Health Services and the Markdale and Owen Sound Hospitals.
The funds raised by this ride will be put towards the purchase of a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine:
– Current machine is 14 years old, is out of date, expensive to repair and hard to get parts
– One of the oldest MRIs in Canada
– More than 11,000 MRIs are performed in Owen Sound every year
– It is the ONLY MRI machine in Grey Bruce
Join us …
When: Saturday, September 14, 2019
Time: Registration starts at 9:30am and ride leaves at 10:00am.
Location: Staging from Markdale Parking Lot, 199-151 Grey County Rd 12, Markdale, ON N0C 1H0
Participants: This ride is open to OFATV members and non-members. A day pass for non-members cost $20.
Side-by-side (SxS) vehicles are welcome.
Factory built two-up riding is legal. Single-rider bikes with added-on seats are not legal to carry a passenger.
Young operators, aged 12 to 16, the ATV should be sized appropriately for the child’s weight. The child must be accompanied by an adult on the trail. Legally, the child cannot ride on the road without a valid Ontario driver’s license (G2/M2). DGATV does not condone young unlicenced operators riding on the roads.
Young passengers, must wear proper fitting DOT-certified helmet and appropriate safety equipment on a factory built two-up. The law states that the youth must be able to reach hand and footrests.
Cost: OFATV pass is required for each machine. A $20-day pass can be purchased at registration for non-members.
Ride cost is $20 per rider with 100% going to CGHSFoundation.com to assist in the purchase of a new MRI machine.
Lunch cost is $10 provided by Grey Highlands Fire Fighter Volunteers grilled especially for us in Harkaway Forest.
Route Map: GPS file can be downloaded as a .kml/kmz or you can open it in Google Maps on your phone, tablet or computer.
Both ATV and SxS routes are listed and show the rail line and Harkaway Forest bypasses.
ATV – BLUE
SxS – RED
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?fbclid=IwAR05GGwaCO4zGELX7iAIGuqd7hkM5ej3sO4kY2EyytVu-dkAqScY-wD3P5k&mid=1CayTxY3fKWuSK3vwzr1DN6jkOnC-OQ38&ll=44.36374041458777%2C-80.663478&z=12
Comments:
This ride will be a controlled with Wardens leading and sweeping groups so you do not need to know the route before hand.
The route will be approximately 80 kms total with a mid-ride lunch stop at Harkaway Forest. If you choose to indulge in the fire service hosted hot lunch, a ticket should be purchased at registration before you leave for the ride.
As with any ride, please have a full tank of fuel. It is advisable to have extra fuel, drinking water, snack, rain gear, basic repair tools, bandaids, compass, map and cell phone on hand.
We are expecting a great turn out and the ride will happen rain or shine. We are, of course, hoping for FANTASTIC weather!
If you have any questions please find our event posted on our DGATV facebook page or add a comment in our DGATV facebook discussion group, or contact the club directly at info@dgatv.ca / 519-266-3559.
See you on Saturday!
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FAQs
by Donna Baylis | Aug 22, 2019 | Events
Tim Allen, President of Dufferin Grey ATV Club, Ontario with Tim Densmore, President of North Shore ATV Club, Nova Scotia
DGATV has friends everywhere!
This summer DGATV’s President, Tim Allen, took the opportunity to ride with Nova Scotia’s North Shore ATV Club. Checking out the trails, swapping stories and picking up ideas were on the agenda for Tim’s holiday “out east”.
DGATV’s umbrella association, the Ontario Federation of ATV Clubs (OFATV) has reciprocal riding agreements in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Who knows? Maybe one day an agreement with Nova Scotia will appear … fingers crossed.
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FAQs
by Donna Baylis | Aug 9, 2019 | Events
DGATV Club Ride on Sunday, August 11th, 2019
Registration starts at 9am
Ride leaves at 10am
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE: 80 KM
We will be leaving from and returning to the Markdale Parking lot.
TRAVEL TIME SHOULD BE ABOUT 4 HOURS DEPENDING ON REST STOPS
The route will take us north through Berkeley and around Holland Centre. Through Harkaway forest and down along side the old talisman skill hill. We will have a planned stop at top ‘o’ the rock approximately at 1:30 pm for a late lunch / ice cream before returning back to Markdale.
PLEASE COME PREPARED FOR A FULL RIDE, ALL APPROPRIATE SAFETY GEAR, FULL TANK OF FUEL, SNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS.
DGATV will have trail wardens throughout the group for assistance if required, there is NO cost to join this ride other than an valid OFATV/DGATV permit. Day passes are available at Registration for $20
Hope to see you there !
by Donna Baylis | Apr 4, 2019 | Events, Wardens
Warden training is planned for Saturday, May 4 and Sunday May 5, 2019. The session starts at 10am and runs until lunch time. Bring your lunch. Afterwards, a ride and field training so feel free to bring your bike (weather-permitting). There is no charge for the training. RSVP.
Location: Markdale Agricultural Services Centre, 206 Toronto Street South, Markdale, ON, N0C 1H0 (back of building)
Registration: Contact Dan Liedtke, Chief Warden, at 519.266.3559 (extension 5) or warden@dgatv.ca
Becoming a Warden is a great way to Volunteer. You can help monitor the trails, answer visiting riders’ questions and represent DGATV on the trail. It’s also a great excuse to meet fellow riding enthusiasts and to get out for a ride!
Click here to learn more about what a becoming a Warden does for our club.
See also:
More about Wardens
FAQs
by Donna Baylis | Mar 31, 2019 | Events
*** UPDATE: DGATV’s trails are open. Enjoy your ride! ***
The following list of Dufferin Grey ATV Club (DGATV) events is subject to change. Please stay tuned to DGATV’s social media (dgatv.ca, facebook, twitter, google calendar) closer to the event date for confirmation.
Trails open May 1st (weather-permitting) and close November 30th or when snow covered, with some exceptions.
- May 4 – DGATV Warden Training, Markdale Ag Centre – bring your bike (weather-permitting) & your lunch
- May 5 – DGATV Warden Training, Markdale Ag Centre – bring your bike (weather-permitting) & your lunch
- May 25 – DGATV Breakfast Club Ride, Flesherton – proceeds to Macphail Memorial Elementary School
- June 22 – Harkaway Forest opens to ATVs
- July 1 – DGATV Canada Day Ride, Markdale – show your true colours!
- August 11 – DGATV Sunday Fun Ride, Markdale
- September 14 – DGATV Ride for MRI, Markdale – proceeds to Centre Grey Health Services Foundation
- October 6 – DGATV Sunday Fun Ride, TBA – proceeds to Chatsworth Food Bank
- October 15 – Harkaway Forest closes to ATVs
- November 2 – DGATV Fun & Final Ride, Markdale – weather dependent
- November 17 – Grey County roads close to ATVs
- November 30 – DGATVs trails close, except Walters Falls
Side-by-sides are welcome / side-by-side by-pass trail
Show up ready to ride … Come Ride With Us!
See also:
Warden Responsibilities
Parking
New Riders
FAQs
by Donna Baylis | Mar 17, 2019 | Events
It’s official! Spring is almost here so we start our season with a review of last year and plans for the upcoming summer. Join us for DGATV’s annual general meeting.
Would you like to see ATVing promoted in Ontario? Do you have ideas? Join us as a Member, a Volunteer or a Director to advance the sport of ATVing. The ultimate goal is a web of trails spanning the province but we need people like YOU to make that dream come true.
Meet last year’s Executive members and other ATVing enthusiasts. Learn about our club and what we do for you. Vote for this year’s Directors or step up and join the Executive.
More information can be found at www.dgatv.ca or call 519.266.3559.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Dufferin Grey ATV Club Inc. is scheduled for Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 1:00pm.
Location: Dundalk Legion, 109 Proton St. N., Dundalk, ON
- To receive the Report of the Executive for 2018
- To hear the Accountant’s Report
- To elect four (4) Directors
All Members of the Dufferin Grey ATV Club Inc. are welcome.
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