| Saulteaux Voyageur Trail Club (Sault Ste. Marie area) approx. 58 kms of hiking trail 705-942-1891 or 705-949-4105 |
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| Featured Hike (pdf Crimson Ridge) On-Line Guidebook Sales PADDLING PARTNERS Photo Gallery Saulteaux Club Welcome (pdf) Tips for Outing Leaders (html) Trail Cleaning Guidelines (html) Current Saulteaux Voyageur Trail Club Executive: Gayle Phillips, President Jan Zurawinski, Vice-President Susan Graham, Secretary-Treasurer Want to become a member? Take me directly to: Outings / Trail Conditions / Where to Buy the Voyageur Trail Guidebook / Retailers who offer discounts for VTA members / Local Links |
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Here's a little Saulteaux (pronounced Sue-toe) Club history... - first section built: Maki Road to Goulais Avenue on November 23, 1974 - whole section officially opened on September 21, 1975 at a ceremony at Gros Cap before a crowd of approximately 150 people - first New Year's outing was held in 1975 - first Mother's Day outing was held in 1986 - helped to establish the Sault Trails Action Committee (STAC) to plan and build the SSM HUB TrailThe Saulteaux Voyageur Trail Club schedules over 30 outings a year including hikes, trail maintenance, snowshoes, bushwhack skiis and backpacking. You do NOT have to be fit to participate! We schedule several outings a year for small children and/or beginners. If in doubt, call the leader. He/She will be most willing to let you know how long you can expect to be out and what kind of terrain you may be covering. Then decide if that particular outing is for you. Come out and try us out! You are more than welcome! Saulteaux Club Outings (outside of Sault Ste. Marie area are marked with an *) For all outings, bring water, fly repellent, a lunch, and dress appropriately. Be prepared to sign an Assumption of Risk Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, these outings are all a Level 2, slow (according to Hike Ontario recommended ratings.) Meeting location addresses: Goodlife building, 589 Second Line East (in parking lot on Second Line side); Market Mall 275 Second Line West (in parking lot on Korah Road corner); Churchill Plaza 150 Churchill Blvd., near Beer Store (on Trunk Road between Lake and Wellington). To check for any last-minute changes in this schedule, please call the outing leader listed. ^ means Certified Hike Ontario Leader. *PLEASE NOTE: Saturdays, Sundays and holidays ~ There is a good possibility of trail maintenance work parties being organized throughout the winter (like tramping down snowshoe trails) on a week-to-week basis. If you would like to be on an email roster to receive information, please contact Don at mcgormd@hotmail.com and mention 'trail maintenance' in the Subject line. Sat., Jan. 21st ~ Snowshoe west of Glenview Cottages with Jon^. Meet 11 AM in the Goodlife parking lot to car pool. Call Don (705-946-9599) for more details. Behaved pets welcome. Sun., Jan. 22nd ~ Snowshoe in the Hiawatha area with Garry^ (705-949-1302). Meet 10AM at Goodlife. Please leave your pets at home. Sat., Jan. 28th ~ VTA Coordinating Council meeting at 10AM. Location TBA. Call Susan^ at 705-949-4105. Sun., Jan. 29th ~ Snowshoe Connor Road to Trout Lake and return with Mark^ (705-254-2356). Call for meeting place and time. Sat., Feb. 4th & Sun., Feb. 5th ~ Bon Soo ~ Volunteers Needed! Call Susan^ at 705-949-4105. Sat., Feb. 4th ~ Moonlight snowshoe w/ campfire at Glenview Cottages with Jon^. Meet 6:30 PM at Glenview. Call Don (705-946-9599) for more details. Behaved pets welcome. Sat., Feb. 11th & Sun., Feb. 12th ~ Bon Soo ~ Volunteers Needed! Call Susan^ at 705-949-4105. Sat., Feb. 11th ~ Moonlight snowshoe at Hiawatha with Jon^. Meet 6:30 PM at the Hiawatha Highlands office on Landslide Road. Snowshoe rentals are available. Please leave your pets at home. For more info, call Don (705-946-9599). *Sat., Feb. 18th ~ Snowshoe the lakes in the Heyden area with Ila^ (705-949-1097). Meet 10AM at Goodlife to car pool. Sun., Feb. 19th ~ Family snowshoe in Hiawatha Highlands with Dawn^ (705-649-4936). Meet 1PM in front of Hiawatha Highlands clubhouse. *Sat., Feb. 25th ~ Ski the Link Trail from Upper Island Lake to Trout Lake and return with Mark^ (705-254-2356). Not for the ìfaint of heartî. Call for meeting place and time. Sat., Mar. 3rd ~ Saulteaux Club Annual Dinner at Sandro's Restaurant. Call 705-949-4105 for more info. *Sun., Mar. 4th ~ Snowshoe in the Echo Ridges area with Garry^ (705-949-1302). Meet 9:30 AM in the Wellington Square parking lot to car pool. Please leave your pets at home. Sat., Mar. 10th ~ Snowshoe at Red Rock to see the 'ice formations' with Dieter & Erika (705-942-9636). Meet 10AM in the Goodlife parking lot to car pool. Behaved pets welcome but must be under control if there is thin ice or open water. Sat., Mar. 17th ~ Snowshoe with Doris^ (705-942-9466). Meet 10AM at Goodlife to car pool. Behaved pets welcome Mon., Mar. 19th ~ - Saulteaux Club bi-monthly meeting at 7PM in the Civic Centre. Call Gayle at 705-942-1891 for more info. After the business meeting we will plan our summer outings. Fri., Mar. 23rd to Sun., Mar. 25th ~ Volunteers are needed to help 'man' a display at the Home, Leisure & Outdoor Recreation Spring Expo (at the John Rhodes Community Centre). Please call Don at 705-946-9599. Sun., Mar. 25th ~ Ski past the 'ice sculptures' from Red Rock to Gros Cap (depending on ice conditions) with Mark^ (705-254-2356). Call for meeting place and time. Sun., Apr. 1st ~ First of four end-to-end hikes of the city's HUB Trail with Gayle^ (705-942-1891). Please call for meeting time and place. Fri., Apr. 6th (Good Friday) ~ Second of four end-to-end hikes of the city's HUB Trail with Gayle^ (705-942-1891). Please call for meeting time and place. April 14th, Apr 21st, and Apr 28th ~ Introduction to Hiking and the Voyageur Trail. Locations TBD (considering Wawa, Sault Ste. Marie & Blind River). Volunteers required either to help plan the presentation and/or plan a short local hike. Call or email Carole^ 705-649-2235 or caroleblaquiere@yahoo.ca Sun., Apr. 15th ~ Third of four end-to-end hikes of the city's HUB Trail with Gayle^ (705-942-1891). Please call for meeting time and place. Sun., Apr. 22nd ~ Final of four end-to-end hikes of the city's HUB Trail with Gayle^ (705-942-1891). Please call for meeting time and place. Fri., May 4th to Sun., May 6th ~ Volunteers are needed to help 'man' a VTA DISPLAY at Passport to Unity (at the Essar Centre). Please call Don at 705-946-9599. *Sun., May 6th ~ Hike through early spring wildflowers to Robertson Cliffs with Mark^ (705-254-2356). Call for meeting place and time. Sun., May 13th (Mother's Day) ~ Hike the trails at Horst's place. Bring lunch, water and meet at Horst Wetzl's cabin (driveway begins at the northern terminus of Peoples Road). Call Horst at 705-971-4812 or 705-542-8978 or Gayle at 705-942-1891. Mon., May 14th ~ Saulteaux Club bi-monthly meeting at 7PM in the Civic Centre. Call Gayle at 705-942-1891 for more info. *Sun., May 20th ~ Hike in Pancake Bay area with Ila^ (705-949-1097). Meet 10AM at Goodlife; no pets please. SAULTEAUX SECTION NOTICES: For anyone thinking they can use the new Brookfield Windfarm Road, you must go to Brookfield's office and sign a Waiver AND you are not allowed to park on the road. Your vehicled WILL be towed. The Waiver is just to pass over the road, not to park there. Anyone using the Camp Korah area at the end of Goulais Avenue: please do NOT park in the Camp Korah parking lot. You may be inadvertently locked in behind a gate with no way to get your vehicle out. Saulteaux Trail Conditions (last report November 2011): Gros Cap Loop Trail (pdf brochure) (access S-A1 via Marshall Drive and Jackson Island Road) (adopted by Mike & Cheryl Landmark). Cleaned and blazed (June 2011) A2 Marshall Drive to the lookout just before you descend the hill to A5 Creek Road is PERMANENTLY CLOSED. The landowners no longer give us permission to hike on this route and no alternatives were found. Creek Road (A5) to Carpin Beach Road (adopted by Mike Barker): passable (May 2011) Carpin Beach Road to Leigh's Bay Road: passable (September 2011) Leigh's Bay Road to Maki Road (A7a) (adopted by Mike Barker): passable (May 2011). Maki Road (A7) to Goulais Avenue (A8) [The Dr. Paul Syme Section] (adopted by Alvin & Carey Olar 942-6505): Cleaned and blazed (September 2008). **A note for hikers planning to park their vehicles on Goulais Avenue. Do NOT park in the Camp Korah parking lot. Due to dumping and damage to school property the gate can be closed and locked at any time, day or night, so even if it is open, it may not remain that way for long and your vehicle could be locked in! Crimson Ridge Loop (A9) (pdf brochure)(yellow blazed)(adopted by Doris Welz): good (Sept 2010). Goulais Avenue (A8) to end of Peoples Road (A10) (adopted by Horst Wetzl):good shape (expect wet feet over beaver dam). End of Peoples Road (A10) to Old Goulais Bay Road (A11) (adopted by Horst Wetzl): good shape. Trail now crosses a different beaver dam over the Root River. (November 2010) The entire John Rowswell HUB Trail rouute will have signs installed early in 2012. Call 705-942-1891 for more information. Where to buy the Voyageur Trail Guidebook in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: (Stores with telephone numbers are willing to take sales over the phone and ship the guidebooks to your home) ACR Gift Shop Airways General Store, 2667 Second Line West Algoma Bicycle Company, 360 Queen Street East Algoma's Water Tower Inn, 360 Great Northern Road Blue Ribbon Grooming Salon, Bruce Street Bush Plane Museum, 50 Pim Street Hiawatha Highlands, Landslide Road Hole in the Wall Bookstore, Wellington Square Mall JB Environmental (Polti Store), 186 Bruce Street Joe's Sports & Surplus, 40 Queen Street East, Tel: (705) 253-2361 and Fax: (705) 942-2877 (see ad below); National Canal Gift Shop; Ontario Travel Information Centre, 261 Queen Street West Sault Ste. Marie & Region Conservation Authority, Fifth Line; Stamp 'N Win Postal Outlet, Churchill Plaza; Trading Post, Hwy 17 North at Fourth Line. If you are a member of the Voyageur Trail Association, you must order your guidebook through the Association to get the discounted price for members! Sault Ste. Marie Retailers Who Offer Discounts to VTA Members (please show your up-to-date Membership Card). Algoma Bicycle Company, 360 Queen Street East (10% off purchases by showing current VTA membership card) Enterprise Car Rental [quote cororate #3CM0261], 97 Great Northern Road, 254-3227. Foot Locker, Station Mall (10% off purchases) Glenview Cottages, Great Northern Road (5% off cottages--certain restrictions apply, please inquire) Advertisers in the Voyageur Trail Guidebook |
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85 Great Northern Rd., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 4Y8 T: 705.942.7706 F: 705.942.8798 Little Brown Dog Bed & Breakfast, Sault Ste. Marie Links of Interest: Agawa Canyon Train Tour Saulteaux Voyageur Trail Club archives home / expect / history / membership & store / recognition / newsletter / misc. links Trail Route: Thunder Bay / Nipigon & Red Rock / Terrace Bay & Schreiber & Rossport / Marathon / Pukaskwa / Wawa / Lake Superior Provincial Park / Harmony & Haviland / Goulais & Stokely / Echo Bay / Desbarats & Bruce Mines / Thessalon / Iron Bridge & Blind River / Elliot Lake / Spanish / Massey / Espanola / Manitoulin Island / |
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