Northumberland Forest Trails

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Northumberland County has proposed that Off Road Motorcycles be restricted to the main east-west and north-south forest access roads in the Northumberland Forest near Cobourg Ontario, Canada.

The Northumberland Trail Riders (NTR) have developed, with permission granted in 1997 by county council, a network of recreational multi-use trails that are well engineered and pose no proven environmental or ecological concerns. The trails are situated in the Oak Ridges Morraine and were deemed legally allowable according to an opinion from a lawyer contracted by the county.

The Ontario Federation of Trail Riders and the Northumberland Trail Riders are working to preserve your right to ride in this forest.

More information regarding this important issue is available at http://www.oftr.ca/page.php?id=314

By signing this petition, you are stating that you disagree with the proposed trail closures in Northumbermand Forest and you are requesting that Northumberland County enter into a stewardship agreement with the NTR/OFTR to manage all of the existing trails in this forest and to preserve the investment made, in good faith, by the off road motorcylists in this public forest.


1557 Signatures

  • Ken Hoeverman
    • Comments
    • These are some of the finest trails in Ontario
  • Barry Armstrong
  • Jennifer Button
  • Darryl Copithorne
  • Robert Kolbin
  • Alfredo faria
  • Bryan McNicholl
  • Ian Hughes
  • Chris Conway
    • Comments
    • As an Ontario tax payer, I should have the same ability to use the resourses of the province as the rest of the population, as long as I follow the same rules and regulations as the rest of the population. If a cyclist can use the trails, then a motorcyclist following the rules should have the same ability.
  • mike evans
  • Ernie Taylor
    • Comments
    • If this area closes then the all the users will over flood an other area ,and so on , and so on.
  • Andrzej J Taramina
  • John Stickel
  • Kevin Wright
  • Joseph Angione
  • Hermann Kock
  • Dave Simpson
    • Comments
    • We make the trails and don't get to use them. Not very democratic
  • Paul Landry
  • Rui Leal
    • Comments
    • Very dissapointed in what's happening
  • Ken Hynds
    • Comments
    • Really take a look at who uses the forest the most, its not who you think . People that use it once or twice a year should not try and controll what others do on a weekly basis.
  • Jim Ikola
  • Andrew Hurst
  • Cameron Stager
    • Comments
    • I thought this was supposed to be a demcratic process. I am a tax payer and respect the forest. Why am I being restricted. Please listen to the OFTR's recommendation for a trial period of stewardship
  • Ken MacNeil
  • THOMAS HOEDICKE
    • Comments
    • Please review the presentation information by the OFTR & NTR
  • Randy Kunert
  • Daniel Davies
    • Comments
    • Keep forest open to motorcycles
  • Costas Harvey
  • Ed Kikauka
  • stephen cameron
  • Linda Lou Sproule
    • Comments
    • Northumberland Forest Trails are for everyones use.
  • Larry White
  • Derek Raby
    • Comments
    • off road motorcyclists are friends of the forest
  • James R Denton
  • Erwin Schandelmeier
  • KEITH BILLINGS
  • Tyler Attewell
  • Andrew Post
    • Comments
    • This is discrimination. It is disgusting like all forms of discrimination
  • Peter Schultz
  • Doug Maugham
  • Daniel Wakeford
    • Comments
    • Many of the best stewards of Northumberland Forest are the off road trail riders. It would be very unfair to see use of these trails restricted as proposed.
  • Frank Imeson
  • Steve Polonoski
  • Rick Poulin
  • Craig Twigger
    • Comments
    • This has been investigated and agreed to and there is no reason to restrict the usage as no damage is being done.
  • Dianna Twigger
    • Comments
    • My family including my two small children enjoy the forest, respect the land and treat it fairly and we would like to continue to ride here. It is great family time, and poses no threat to the environment.
  • Tim Jenkins
  • Tony Wong
  • Laura Wong
  • Chris Alexander