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Please take note of three upcoming Trails events that may interest you   Annual business meeting of the Merrickville District Trails Society, Saturday February 7th , at the Merrickville District  Community Health Centre, from 10 am to 1 pm. The … Continue reading →

These photos were taken on a sunny October morning before our regular trails meeting. Thanx to Rod and John and Anne and the many community volunteers who worked for many months clearing and blazing this lovely trail. A broad well … Continue reading →

On May 10th 1869 Leland Stanford drove the Union Pacific’s last spike at Promontory Summit Utah Territory and united the United States. On Nov 7th 1885 Donald Smith drove the CPR’s last spike at Craigellachie BC and united our own … Continue reading →

August 2014 – Work crew in action clearing Woodland Toboggan Hill Trail Last week we had a great turnout and cleared a lot of brush on the lower portion of the loop and spread about a 100 meters of gravel … Continue reading →

With the help of Fred Grodde ( pictured below on his tractor) we were able to extend the gravel trail all the way to Toboggan Hill. Rod Fournier ( pictured below with his dog Gunner) has had a lot more … Continue reading →

The weather was perfect last Wednesday for working on the trail and Denis Faulkner and I made quite a bit of progress. One of the nice benefits of working in the woods for a couple of hours was getting a … Continue reading →

Hi everyone Fred McFarland was kind enough to pass on this information about an upcoming orchid walk in Limerick Forest. See the link to the poster and event information below. regards John Mundy LIMERICK FOREST ORCHID BLITZ JUNE 14, 2014 … Continue reading →

MDTS Annual General Meeting and Walk 2014 The 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Merrickville District Trails Society will be held on Saturday morning February 15th at the Merrickville United Church. The meeting will be followed by a presentation of … Continue reading →

Hello Merrickville Trails Society friends Here is a message from Rod Fournier who is organizing an upgrade of the Woodlands Trail this summer. Our society has received funding from the Province and support from Council, which will allow us to … Continue reading →