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Welcome to Ontario Federation Snowmobile Club District 17
North Western Ontario is a hidden jewel in the north
when it comes to snowmobiling and trail riding. Easily accessible, only
two hours from Winnipeg, five hours from Minneapolis and one hour from Thunder Bay, we offer over 1000 km of
groomed trails. North Western Ontario's
NWOSTA trail system offers top level riding experiences for riders of any
skill level. There are long stretches of lake trails next to hidden bays
full of powder that has never seen a sled. For the nature seekers, there
are kilometers of trails winding through the bush where you may see a
bald eagle, timber wolf, deer, bobcat or other wildlife. Snowmobilers can
ride for several days and complete a 1000 kilometer circle trip. With the
low population density you may ride all day and hardly see another sled.
The groomed and marked trails connect communities such
as Fort Frances,
Atikokan, Ignace, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake,
Dryden, Kenora, Sioux Narrows, Nestor
Falls, Rainy River
and Emo. Most communities offer food, fuel and accommodations accessible
by snowmobile. There are also several “must see” things along
the NWOSTA circle tour, such as the White Otter castle near Atikokan, the scenic lookout over the lake beside
Sioux Lookout, thrill hills on the pipeline near Kenora, and various
rapids and water falls along the trail near Sioux Narrows.
Enjoy your ride!
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2010-11 the Sunset Trail Riders
received funding through OFSC from the Ontario Tourism and brushed the A
trail from Kenora towards the Manitoba
border. This project was approximately $50,000.00
In 2009-10, with funding from the National Trail
Coalition and OFSC, District 17 installed a new bridge on the Atikokan Sno-Ho trail &
re-decked a bridge on the Kenora Sunset Trail Riders trail. This project
was over $140,000.00.
In the past, trail permit dollars were invested in
the future of the sport in District 17 via the purchase of a new bridge
for the A trail between Ignace and Sioux Lookout. Also much needed
brushing and trail clearing in the Atikokan
area and signage through-out the district. These clubs funded 20% of these
endeavors, with the other 80% coming from OFSC, (trail permit dollars).
That is why it is important to buy where you ride.
Clearly, trail permit dollars are going a long
way towards providing sledders with quality
trail development, improvement and maintenance. However, these
accomplishments could not have been realized without the small corps of
dedicated volunteers who, each year, put in many, many hours of their
time performing these invaluable tasks.
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