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Trail Section closure for maintenance
Trail Notices & AlertsThe trail section from Vinegar Lake Road to the Black Point Fire Department will be closed for approx two weeks due to work on trail. Also please note: The Puddle Bridge replacement is soon starting . Gear is going to start being placed the week of Jan 6 2025 with a start date of Jan…
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Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsThe trail has suffered significant infrastructure issues, the entire trail from Hubley to Hubbards is closed. We have multiple assessments that need to be done, and as such we have closed the Trail until further notice. The trail will re-open once it is deemed safe by volunteers. Thank you
Continue ReadingTrail Closed to all users
Trail Notices & AlertsTory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, announced that travel and activities in the woods are restricted as of 4 p.m. May 30th 2023. Click to read the news release Please respect this directive as multiple fires in the area continue to burn out of control. Current information can be found at: https://novascotia.ca/alerts/ and…
Continue ReadingOff-highway vehicle use banned within the HRM during state of emergency
Trail Notices & AlertsAs of 9:45am May 30th The use of all off-highway vehicles is banned within the limits of Halifax Regional Municipality while the State of Local Emergency is in effect. People are being asked to avoid the Upper Tantallon area if possible and are urged to follow the directives of emergency responders. https://novascotia.ca/alerts/ https://www.halifax.ca/fire-police/fire/emergency-management/fires-tantallon-hammonds-plains
Continue ReadingLocal state of emergency declared
Trail Notices & AlertsEmergency responders are working around the clock to keep people safe and reduce the threats posed by the fires in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas. Please refrain for using the trail between Lewis Lake through Upper Tantallon to Head of St. Margaret’s Bay areas as conditions can change rapidly and unpredictably and could pose…
Continue ReadingTrail Closed Due to Weather
Trail Notices & AlertsThe SMBARTA trail will be COMPLETELY CLOSED at the direction of the Province of Nova Scotia – Department of Environment and Climate Change: “As of noon on Friday, September 23, all provincial trails will be closed to both hikers and off-road vehicles until after the storm and they have been assessed for public safety.” Information…
Continue ReadingHubbards Trail Closure
Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsSMBARTA has been notified that the trail realignment in Hubbards is starting the morning of Tuesday September 6th. The section from the start of smbrta in Hubbards at Hwy #3 to Station road in Hubbards will be closed for at least two weeks to allow the re-alignment and new construction of trail due to the…
Continue ReadingHubbards Temporary Trail Closure Notice
Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsAs of Monday, March 29th (7am- 6pm) a section of the Trail in Hubbards from Station Road to the end of the trail at Route 3 (Hubbards) is going to be closed, to all users, for one week. There will be signs and construction staff contractor at either end to stop traffic. The affected closure…
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Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsThe following is a letter from the Nova Scotia Lands and Forests – Parks and Outreach Division March 24, 2020 Trails Stakeholders:Earlier today, the province updated Nova Scotians on recent measures to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, including use of parks and trails. Understandably, Nova Scotians want to get out for walks…
Continue ReadingCOVID 19 Update to Members and Trail Users
Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsJump to section:Hygiene recommendations | Volunteer recommendations | Provincial Restrictions | Safety & Responsibility Trail use and the need for trail maintenance is expected to increase with the closure of some recreational and community venues. Trail use remains one of the safest recreational activities during the pandemic and a good way to relieve the stress…
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