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“Colours are the smiles of nature” Leigh Hunt
“Colours are the smiles of nature” Leigh Hunt
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
(all events subject to change)
The following is the tentative itinerary for the upcoming guided hikes and work party days. All participants must fill out the registration form below which includes a waiver, have the physical ability to complete the hike/do the work, wear appropriate footwear and clothing, and bring water, lunch, snacks, etc. Shuttle meeting location for hikes will be at the vacant lot east of Odena Foods in Kakabeka Falls unless otherwise noted. Departure and return times TBA. A small fee of $5 per person will be charged to offset transportation costs for guided hikes.
Trail conditions vary in configuration from semi-active logging roads, reclaimed overgrown logging roads, and new trails with varying elevation changes.
Please download the entire Shabaqua Trail from our website or AllTrails
Please note that the Work Party Days qualify as 8 hours worth of volunteer time for students.
Mark these dates on your calendar. PLEASE NOTE THIS INFORMATION MAY CHANGE
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Cleanup/Greenup Guided Hike: Sunday April 27/25
Hike Location: NWORTA's Trans Canada Trail Kakabeka Falls Trail
Meet Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Meet Location: Neebing Arena parking lot
Join us for a hike and trail clean up along NWORTA's newest section of the Trans Canada Trail - Kakabeka Falls Trail from King Road to Whitewater Drive Sunday April 27 to celebrate Earth Day. Meet at Neebing Arena on Broadway Avenue 12 noon. Parking available. We will then hike the entire trail (3.8 km one way), focusing on clean up and green up (litter and brush), then hike back to Neebing Arena. Parking available at Neebing Arena 1715 Bowlker Road (Broadway Avenue). Bring gloves, and appropriate clothing/footwear. Garbage bags and tools provided. Open to all.
Discover the Trail Guided Hike: Sunday December 22/24
Hike Location: New Trans Canada Trail Broadway Avenue Trail Extension
Meet Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Meet Location: Neebing Arena parking lot
We have completed the Trans Canada Trail Broadway trail extension along Broadway Avenue. In celebration of this, we will be hosting an "out and back" hike along the trail from Neebing Arena to 25th Side Road. This will be a just under 5km. return hike. All ages welcome. Meet at the Neebing Arena for a 1:00 hike start time. Bring appropriate outerwear, footwear (micro spikes recommended), hat, mitts/gloves, water. To register, please fill out the Event registration form above. Hope to see you there!
Work Party Outing: Saturday November 23/24
Work Location: Neebing Arena - Broadway Avenue
Meet Time: 10:00 AM
Meet Location: Neebing Arena parking lot Bowlker Road
We are calling on volunteers to come out this coming Saturday to help with the completion of our newest trail along the north easement of Broadway Avenue from King Road to 25th Side Road. All tools will be provided. Please bring suitable footwear, outerwear, gloves, safety glasses, water, lunch/snacks. You may stay as long as you wish, but we typically quit for the day around 3:00 PM.
Please fill out the registration form above so we have an idea of how many will be attending.
PAST EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
JUNE 2024
Work Party Outing: Sunday November 3/24
Work Location: Broadway Avenue - west of Fort William Historical Park
Meet Time: 9:00 AM (clocks go back 1 hour Sunday morning)
Meet Location: Neebing Arena parking lot Bowlker Road
We are calling on volunteers to come out this coming Sunday to help with continuing the construction of our newest trail along the north easement of Broadway Avenue from King Road to 25th Side Road. All tools will be provided. Please bring suitable footwear, gloves, safety glasses, and hard hat (required when overhead work is being performed), water, lunch/snacks. You may stay as long as you wish, but we typically quit for the day around 3:00 PM.
Please fill out the registration form above so we have an idea of how many will be attending.
Work Party Outing: Sunday October 27/24
Work Location: Broadway Avenue - west of Fort William Historical Park
Meet Time: 9:30 AM
Meet Location: Neebing Arena parking lot Bowlker Road
We will be starting the construction of our newest trail along the north easement of Broadway Avenue from King Road to 25th Side Road. All tools will be provided. Please bring suitable footwear, gloves, safety glasses, and hard hat (required when overhead work is being performed)
Please fill out the registration form below for more information
Sunday October 20/24
DISCOVER THE TRAIL GUIDED HIKE (subject to change)
Date: Sunday October 20/24
Section: Adrian North Road (Adrian Lake) to Glenwater Road (subject to change)
Distance: 13.2 km (one way hike with shuttles)
Difficulty rating: Level 2 out of 3 (moderate to difficult elevation changes)
Start location: Adrian North Road KM 1 (48.44958, -89.80775)
End location: Glenwater Road (48.49616, -89.89029)
Hike time: approx. 5 hours
Departure Kakabeka Falls: 9:00 AM (rain or shine)
Return ETA Kakabeka Falls: 4:00 PM
Hike leader: Len Day (Hike Ontario certified hike leader)
Hike description: Meet at the vacant lot east of Odena Foods in Kakabeka Falls (4751 Hwy 11/17 Kakabeka Falls). It will be the on your left immediately as you arrive in Kakabeka Falls coming from Thunder Bay. This hike will be a point-to-point (one way) taking in some new sections of the Shabaqua Trail. We will be hiking some of the highest elevations on the entire trail (high point 580m/1,900 ft. - Mt. McKay is 480 m./1,575 ft). There is one short section with a steep downhill grade, otherwise much of the route will have more moderate inclines/declines. Participants must be able to physically complete the hike. All participants must register through our new online registration form (scroll down) and agree to the waiver conditions. Please make sure to have proper equipment: suitable hiking boots/shoes, blaze orange vest/shirt (hunting season - *REQUIRED*), plenty of water, snacks, lunch, rain gear (if rain forecast), bug spray, sunscreen, warm weather clothing. All participants must follow directions of the hike leader or designate. We will depart Kakabeka Falls at 9:30 AM SHARP (sooner if all registered attendees are present). There will be a short tailgate safety meeting prior to departure so try to be there earlier than 9:30 AM. It is recommended that you download the Shabaqua Trail GPS track to your favourite GPS device (Garmin or Google Earth) by going to our Trails:Shabaqua Trail webpage.
Date: Sunday October 6/24
Section: Strom Road to Cedar Creek (north)
This will be an "out and back" hike
Distance: 5 km (one way)
Total Hike Distance: 10 km. (out and back)
Elevation change: 470 m. to 560 m.
Hike start location: Strom Road
Hike turn-around location: 5 km.
Duration: approx. 5 hours hike time
Departure Kakabeka Falls: 9:30 AM
Arrival Kakabeka Falls: 4:00 PM
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Work Party Outing: Sunday October 13/24
Work Location: TBA
INTERNATIONAL TRAILS DAY JUNE 1/24 THUNDER BAY MARINA:
(WTRCAT) Waterfront Trail Rotary Community Action Team is hosting an event at the marina on International Trails Day (Saturday June 1, 10am-2pm). The event is part trails clean up and part public education about Thunder Bay's growing trail systems. There will be info about trails, raffle tickets, memberships, etc. from various trail groups including Northwestern Ontario Recreational Trails Association . Come join us in the fun! Hope to see you there! For more info email nworta@nworta.ca
VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY OUTING SUNDAY JUNE 9/24
We will be hosting another Volunteer Work Party Outing on Sunday June 9. We continue to work on a 1km. new trail north of Adrian Lake. This will eliminate 3 km. of the Adrian Lake Road. We will park at KM 16 Adrian Lake Road and trek approximately 0.75 km. to the job site. As usual, bring appropriate footwear and clothing, bug spray, sunscreen, gloves, hat/hard hat, snacks, water, lunch. Transportation to/from Kakabeka Falls will be provided. Hand tools will also be provided. Only those with certified training will be permitted to use chainsaws. We are hoping to have our brand new brush saw generously provided through funding from the Trans Canada Trail Trail Care grant by then. Waivers are required to be signed which are valid for 1 year.
Details are as follows:
Meet location: vacant lot next to Odena Foods 4751 Highway 11-17 Kakabeka Falls
Meet time: 9:30 AM
Tailgate/safety review/waiver signing: 9:45 AM
Departure time: 10:00 AM sharp
Return time: 4:00 PM Kakabeka Falls
We hope to see you there! Email nworta@nworta.ca for more details and to RSVP.
SHABAQUA TRAIL REROUTE/EXTENSION OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION SESSION JUNE 18/24:
NorthWestern Ontario Recreational Trails Association (NWORTA) has applied to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to grant a Trail Work Permit to reroute and extend the Shabaqua Hiking Trail in Conmee and O’Connor Townships west of Kakabeka Falls, and unorganized Laurie Township south of Shabaqua. The purpose of this application is to apprise interested parties of our intent to construct new trails to mitigate shared use of public roads (Sovereign, Fleming, Shabaqua Roads) and local NWOSTA snowmobile trails. It also includes extending the existing trail further east from Sovereign Road @ Highway 590 to Luckens Road (O’Connor Township).
LOCATION: O’CONNOR COMMUNITY CENTRE (330 Highway 595, Kakabeka Falls, ON)
DATE: TUESDAY JUNE 18/2024 7:30 - 9:30 PM
VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY OUTING SUNDAY JUNE 23/24
We will be hosting another Volunteer Work Party Outing on Sunday June 23. Target project details TBD. As usual, bring appropriate footwear and clothing, bug spray, sunscreen, gloves, hat/hard hat, snacks, water, lunch. Transportation to/from Kakabeka Falls will be provided. Hand tools will also be provided. Only those with certified training will be permitted to use chainsaws. We are hoping to have our brand new brush saw generously provided through funding from the Trans Canada Trail Trail Care grant by then. Waivers are required to be signed which are valid for 1 year.
Details are as follows:
Meet location: vacant lot next to Odena Foods 4751 Highway 11-17 Kakabeka Falls
Meet time: 9:30 AM
Tailgate/safety review/waiver signing: 9:45 AM
Departure time: 10:00 AM sharp
Return time: 4:00 PM Kakabeka Falls
We hope to see you there! Email nworta@nworta.ca for more details and to RSVP.
PAST EVENTS:
VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY OUTING SUNDAY MAY 26/24
We are excited to announce our very first Volunteer Work Party Outing of 2024 on Sunday May 26. We are targeting a 1 km. section of new trail north of Adrian Lake that will eliminate 3 km. of the Adrian Lake Road. We will park at KM 16 Adrian Lake Road and trek approximately 0.75 km. to the job site. As usual, bring appropriate footwear and clothing, bug spray, sunscreen, gloves, hat/hard hat, snacks, water, lunch. Transportation to/from Kakabeka Falls will be provided. Hand tools will also be provided. Only those with certified training will be permitted to use chainsaws. We are hoping to have our brand new brush saw generously provided through funding from the Trans Canada Trail Trail Care grant by then. Waivers are required to be signed which are valid for 1 year.
Details are as follows:
Meet location: vacant lot next to Odena Foods 4751 Highway 11-17 Kakabeka Falls
Meet time: 9:30 AM
Tailgate/safety review/waiver signing: 9:45 AM
Departure time: 10:00 AM sharp
Return time: 4:00 PM Kakabeka Falls
We hope to see you there! Email nworta@nworta.ca for more details and to RSVP.
INTERNATIONAL TRAILS DAY SATURDAY JUNE 1/24
(WTRCAT) Waterfront Trail Rotary Community Action Team is hosting an event at the marina on International Trails Day (Saturday June 1, 10am-2pm). The event is part trails clean up and part public education about Thunder Bay's growing trail systems. There will be info about trails, raffle tickets, memberships, etc. from various trail groups including Northwestern Ontario Recreational Trails Association . Come join us in the fun! Hope to see you there! For more info email nworta@nworta.ca
NWORTA SHABAQUA TRAIL
NWORTA SHABAQUA TRAIL
"Discover the Trail" Guided Hike
"Discover the Trail" Guided Hike
Sunday October 1/23
Sunday October 1/23
Meet 9:00 AM Kakabeka Falls - Return: 4:00 PM
This will be our 2nd and last of planned guided hikes of 2023. Join us for a guided hike along a section of the newly established Shabaqua Trail. Estimated distance is 8 km./5 mi. Meeting location is the vacant lot next to Odena Foods in Kakabeka Falls 9:00 AM. Departure time for the trail 9:30 AM. Our hike start location will be KM 9 on the Adrian Lake Road and hike end will be Adrian Lake Road KM 13. Shuttles will be provided back to the vehicles. Estimated arrival back to Kakabeka 4:00 PM
Trail difficulty: Intermediate - Participants should be physically fit and able to hike 5 to 10 km distances for 2 to 5 hours, be comfortable with varied terrain, rough trails, and moderate climbs. It is important to be suitably prepared physically, wear appropriate clothing, sturdy footwear, have adequate food and drink supplies, and have sunscreen and insect repellent. A bug net is also a good item to bring along. As it is hunting season, blaze orange is recommended.
The hike is open to all. Participants must sign a waiver, which will be good for a year from date of signing. Hike leaders directions must be followed at all times. Hike leaders will have sole discretion as to a participant's suitable preparation and physical abilities. A donation of $5 per person to help cover fuel costs for the shuttle vehicles is greatly appreciated.
NWORTA SHABAQUA TRAIL
NWORTA SHABAQUA TRAIL
Trail Work Party Outing
Trail Work Party Outing
Saturday October 7/23
Saturday October 7/23
Meet 9:00 AM Kakabeka Falls - Return: 4:00 PM
Join us for a fun trail work party day as we continue to construct new "connector" trails on the Shabaqua Trail at the the north end of Adrian Lake Road west of Kakabeka Falls. Location TBA.
Meeting location is the vacant lot next to Odena Foods in Kakabeka Falls @ 9:00 AM. Departure time for the trail 9:30 AM. Shuttles will be provided to and from Kakabeka. Estimated arrival back to Kakabeka 4:00 PM
Although we try to keep the workload light, participants should expect to perform some manual labour, be comfortable with varied terrain, rough trails, and moderate climbs. It is important to wear appropriate clothing, sturdy footwear, appropriate gloves, have adequate food and drink supplies, and have sunscreen and insect repellent. A bug net is also a good item to bring along. Rain or shine, so bring rain gear if the weather forecast is not great.
Participants must sign a waiver, which will be good for a year from date of signing. Work party leaders directions must be followed at all times. Work party leaders will have sole discretion as to a participant's suitable preparation and physical abilities.
These outings are great opportunities for secondary school students to get their volunteer hour credits.
PAST EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
NWORTA SHABAQUA TRAIL
NWORTA SHABAQUA TRAIL
Trail Work Party Outing
Trail Work Party Outing
Sunday September 24/23
Sunday September 24/23
Meet 9:00 AM Kakabeka Falls - Return: 4:00 PM
NWORTA SHABAQUA TRAIL
NWORTA SHABAQUA TRAIL
"Discover the Trail" Guided Hike
"Discover the Trail" Guided Hike
Sunday September 17/23
Sunday September 17/23
Departure: 9:30 AM Kakabeka Falls - Return: 4:00 PM
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