Grand Valley Trails Association (GVTA)

The mandate of the association is to build and maintain hiking trails in the Grand River Valley. As this is the reason for the existence of the association, members are encouraged to become involved in trail maintenance. This activity ranges from participating in work parties to "adopting" a section of the trail. The work involved ranges from repainting blazes to constructing foot bridges. Trail maintenance training sessions are included in the program. If you wish to become a member, please visit our Join GVTA web page and for information about how you can assist GVTA, please visit the Helping web page. Note that one does not have to be an avid hiker to get involved. In addition, the promotion of outdoor activities such as hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and canoeing is a part of the association's activities. These are supplemented by a few social activities. Day or whole weekend outings are organized by volunteers for most weekends during the year and are published in the association's quarterly newsletter (Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall issues). Some of the hikes and information in the newsletters are available in this website at the Hikes/News. End-to-end chevrons and a badge are available at a nominal cost to those persons who have walked the entire trail or sections of it.