Ontario Trail Network

The Ministry of Health Promotion recently established the Ontario Trails Strategy, an exciting, long-term plan to promote the management and use of recreational trails across Ontario.

LIO is facilitating the collection of digital trail information into a consolidated database called the Ontario Trail Network (OTN).  LIO has been working with OTN users and managers to define data standards, collection methods, and long-term data maintenance approaches for trail data.

The OTN will eventually include all trail networks in urban, rural and wilderness settings, including:

• trails with natural or treated surfaces;
• bicycle routes;
• walkways, boardwalks and sidewalks;
• access roads (i.e. forestry and mining roads) designated for trail use; and
• waterway and portage routes.

LIO is implementing a business model to ensure intellectual property rights for trail data remains with the organization that owns and manages the trail information. Trail data will be available for download from the LIO Warehouse.

Organizations interested in partnering with the province, can contact LIO at (705) 755-1878 or by email at lio@ontario.ca.

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Ontario Trail Network Agreement

Ontario Trail Network Agreement Summary

LIO Data Exchange