Algonquin West ATV Club Almaguin Highlands north of Muskoka in Ontario, Canada

The Algonquin West ATV Club is located on the West side of Algonquin Park, from the north end of Huntsville, to well north and east of South River.  With our Park to Park Seguin Trail agreement (see parktoparktrail.com) our trails now extend west to north of Parry Sound, giving us well over 400 kilometres of trail, and, even better, our trails are above 80% actual trail, not roads. 
We only use roads to connect where we must, and nearly all of those are dirt back roads.  We believe this is the highest percentage in Ontario!  Our club is run by a team of committed volunteer directors, supported by many active members who regularly turn out to help us maintain the trails, conduct events, and complete the plethora of things required to manage a serious ATV club properly.  We appreciate you all, thank you!

Latest News

We are delighted to announce that for 2013 we have renewed our agreement with  Park to Park (the Seguin trail) that allows all Algonquin West ATV members to ride the Seguin trail from Kearney all the way to Parry Sound!
While most of our trails are on Crown land deep in the bush, we do access towns and roads to get in, for accommodations, get food and fuel, etc. and we enjoy generous road riding privileges from the township of Kearney.  Permanent permit revocations will occur for flagrant violations.  Be an ambassador for us and please follow these basic rules, and see the MTO guide for full regulations.

Riding the Almaguin Highlands Trails ATV Getaway

 The above information is taken from the Algonquin West ATV Club home page on their website.  For nearby accommodations for the Almaguin Highlands visit Almaguin Vacation.

If you are looking for information on the area or other area events visit Danette Evely at Sand Lake Cottages & Inn located on Sand Lake in Kearney, Ontario.

Discover Almaguin Highlands ATV Trails north of Toronto

Starting out from Kearney around Sand Lake Cottages you can access a variety of trails!  If you visit the area around Rain Lake near Algonquin Park you will find lots of mud and challenging trails.  Head towards Kearney and you will find a few trails that are not as difficult!

Everyone seems to have different riding choices and it is best to ask before you head out on the trails.  You want to have fun and we all have different ideas when it comes to our fun choices.  Personally I like the easy trails and my husband likes the difficult trails.  If you decide you want to take your partner on an ATV trip you should make sure you do your homework before you go out.  If you hit the wrong trails it may lead to that partner not wanting to come back!  Make sure you are educated before starting out.  Contact the Cottage Resort that you are staying with and ask lots of questions, visit the local ATV Dealership or the Algonquin West ATV Club and ask them a few questions.

We all have different perspectives when it comes to ATV riding so come prepared.  If I was asked my preference I would stay in the Emsdale area on the trails near Rochester and Kearney Road, there are a few twists, turns, little mud, straight stretches and a few lakes to enjoy.  When you get to the Sprucedale area I find those trails boring and straight but remember that is just the one trail that I used while I was there, apparently there are also a large number of difficult trials in that area but I just did not discovered them and I really don't want to.
I live in the Sand Lake area and I do realize that in that area there are all kinds of trails, my husband has taken me on the easy trails but according to many customers there are some pretty challenging trails also in the same area.

I also did the ATV ride in Parry Sound which is the Park to Park Trail System and again the trail I used was very easy but they also offered a route on that same ride that was very challenging.  I obviously did not take that route.  It was a fun day out on the trails.
The funny thing about ATV riding is I actually love anything fitness to include cross country skiing, hiking and biking but ATV riding is a fun thing to do with the whole family to enjoy wildlife, family picnics and relaxation.