The Kawartha ATV Association – Ride With Us
Are you new to the area, visiting over the summer or just looking for a new place to ride your ATV or Side by Side? The Kawartha ATV Association (KATVA) has the trails for you. Every year thousands of people travel to the Kawarthas to ride the KATVA trail systems. KATVA is the largest ATV club in Ontario with over 1500 annual members, and they have two unique trail systems they manage in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough County.
If you are new to riding and are looking for some nice easy rural trails, start with the Victoria Rail Trail Corridor. The VRTC is 84 kms of railway bed that connects to the Haliburton Rail Trail just north of Kinmount. You can take a nice scenic ride on your ATV from Fenelon Falls to Haliburton Village for lunch, and return back to Fenelon Falls to do some shopping right in town, or take a detour off of the VRTC into the Somerville Forest Tract. The Somerville forest is a 6000 acre block of pine compartments that are actively forested. Most of these trails are suitable for beginner or intermediate riders, but there are a couple of more difficult trails for those who are more experienced, and are looking for a more technical ride.
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If you are looking for something a little more challenging, check out the 5 Points trail system. The trails here are tailored to the more intermediate and expert riders, and are made up of everything from old logging roads to rocky ridges and mud holes. They are by far the most popular trails in the Kawarthas. The 5 Points trails are located in Trent Lakes, a municipality of Peterborough County, and run through mixed parcels of crown land and private land, including a 104 acre property that KATVA purchased in January 2019. The 5 Points trails have been around for many years and are a main attraction to all motorized trail users, including off-road trucks, off-road motorcycles, and snowmobilers alike.
KATVA also has a long standing reciprocal agreement with Haliburton ATV Association including their chapter clubs, Algonquin West ATV Club and Lake of Bays ATV Club, or as they call themselves the “Family of Clubs”. The most recent addition to the family was Quad Niagara, which operates a trail system in the Welland area. This reciprocal agreement means that members of these organizations have the benefit of enjoying each others trails at no additional costs. This agreement has been in place for almost 10 years, and continues to be the most successful partnership between ATV clubs in Ontario.
With the warm weather quickly arriving we can’t wait to get out on the trails. It’s a great way to feel immersed in nature, and take in the scenery of the area – and maybe a little wildlife too!
Kawartha ATV Association
PO Box 21, Lindsay
705-328-0931
www. katva.ca
