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Southern Ontario trails when it's wet?

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flag adrian427
Posted: Feb 7, 2023 at 19:19 Quote
Can anyone suggest some trails in Southern Ontario that are okay to ride during these warm/wet periods?
flag cheesepreetza
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Posted: Feb 8, 2023 at 17:55 Quote
Try the Hood in Port Colborne. It's generally rocky with some clay and the first place to dry out around here when its wet in other nearby areas, Limestone hill and St Catharines are not as rocky and tend to hold water on the clay more than the Hood loop. If you do make it out let me know what you think of it. I try to trim the trails after work some nights.

little tip if you have never been: Park in the main street lot and ride the paved road to "Wades world." It's usually the driest trail. If it ends up being too wet there is other open areas to ride within the hood.

Turkey point being sandy is also a good spot in the damp weather, turns into hero dirt!
flag blazekelly
O+ FL
Posted: Mar 15, 2023 at 0:16 Quote
The Pines in Woodstock
flag mtbrider25
Posted: Jun 14, 2023 at 7:54 Quote
Trails in Niagara are slick in most places after any sort of consistent rainfall, the clay soil, roots and rock base need a couple days to dry out depending on the time of year.
When dry the trail systems here are a blast... It's best to stay off the trails in the early spring and after hard rainfalls so there's no trail damage done.
flag morkys
Posted: Jun 21, 2024 at 17:10 Quote
Long time since this initial question was posted, however;

Durham Forest area trails and any other trails located on the Oak Ridges Morraine are very resilient in rainy weather. The geography contains a lot of coarse gravel and well drained soils. In fact, this also makes Durham Forest a good place to take your few final late season November rides on terra firma before winter shuts things down. Don't ride the Don Valley trails during really wet periods. Too much clay in the area can make the trails really muddy.
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