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Ganaraska Forest

Location: Kendal, Ontario
Ride Type: Many Trails To Choose
Trail Type: Single Track 80%
Dirt Road 20%
Distance: not specified.
Duration: not specified.
Elevation Gain: not specified.
Climbing: Steep At Times
Skill Level: Something for everyone
User Density: not specified.

Trail Description:
This place is huge. There is over 1100 hectares of land through out this forest. The main (central) forest consists of a couple loops that if you take them all you can have a nice 25-30 km of long steady clims and fast long decents on trails used by cross country skiers in the winter. Here it is impossible to get lost.

The east forest is all old logging roads and grown over trails made for bush wackers. There are also many trails used for snowmobiles which are very sandy and challenging to ride.

The west forest is the best. It is the largest area of the forest and has miles of singletrack. These are motocross trails and they are all roots and rocks with sand and very technical turning and climing. You have to like punishment to do this because the sand is very thick and there is lots of poison ivy - do not fall. From late June to August is raspberry season in some parts and they are all over. They can really cut your skin up riding through them but you can make a good snack of them to make up for that. Bring a compass out here as it is very easy to get lost. When you want out, find the nearest snowmobile crossing and try to choose the right direction.

There is a fee to pay $25 for the year. It goes towards trail maintenance in the central forest.

How to get there:
Hwy. 401 to 35/115 north.

Turn east at Durham Rd. #9 (Town of Kirby) Follw road untill you Reach Cold springs road (There will be a ganaraska sign.) Go north 4 km untill you get to Forest Centre.

Additional Notes:
Trail membership fee $25 per season