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Local G2G Trail clearin
grading complete
and quality of the trail as much as
possible in preparation for the 2017
International Plowing Match, which
will be held in Walton, one of the
communities the trail makes its way
through.
The clearing and grading are
important steps, Lee said, in the
process of potentially connecting the
trail to the area's snowmobile trails.
They have to be wide enough, he
said, and have a good enough grade
in order to accommodate
snowmobiles and groomers as well.
While there is still plenty of work
to be done, Lee says that the portion
of the trail near the Blyth Greenway
Trail is a perfect example of what
organizers hope the trail can be.
Despite starting with significant
brush and rough grades, the trail has
been improved, widened and
Blazing a trail
Thanks to a custom trail -clearing machine from Claussen Farms near Brucefield, much of the
clearing in the Huron County portion of the Goderich-to-Guelph Rail Trail has been completed
in the last two weeks. Chris Lee of G2G Inc. says that the process of clearing and grading will
continue east through the portions of the trail that are in Milverton and Millbank on their way
to Guelph with the hopes that the trail will be largely accessible and cleared in time for Canada
Day, 2017 and the International Plowing Match set for late September in Walton. (Photo submitted)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Clearing is well underway on the
Goderich-to-Guelph (G2G) Rail
Trail with hopes that grading will
begin later this year or early next.
Chris Lee of G2G Inc. says that
clearing began at the Blyth
Greenway Trail early last week. The
Blyth portion of the trail is the
western -most portion of the trail that
had yet to be cleared and graded.
A custom-designed machine by
Claussen Farms near Brucefield is
being used for the process, which is
clearing brush back as far as is
allowed, in order to ensure a large
pass throughout the trail.
In just over a week, clearing has
made its way from Blyth to east of
Walton. Lee says he hopes clearing
will make it past Monkton by the
end of the week and soon on its way
to Milverton and then eventually to
Millbank.
Much of the work, Lee said, is
weather -dependent, but the hope is
that most, if not all of the trail will be
cleared and graded by spring of
2017. Then, once further signage has
been installed and bridges have been
repaired, the trail will be accessible
from one end to the other, hopefully,
by Canada Day, 2017.
Lee says the group's goal is to
continue improving the accessibility
smoothed out to the point that
someone in a wheelchair should be
able to comfortably travel the trail,
he said.
For more information on the trail,
its improvement schedule or its
progress, visit g2grailtrail.com or
visit its Facebook page.
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Before and after
Above is a picture of a portion of the Goderich-to-Guelph
Rail Trail prior to clearing, while below is a portion of the
trail that has seen two trips by a custom clearing machine.
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