Your favorite Hiking Trails are open Every Day of the Year

When embarking out on hiking trails make sure you bring extra food and water, appropriate clothing, first aid kit, and safety equipment. Bring insect repellent or netting to ward off persistent pests. Because water sources are not reliable in dry weather, you should bring at least one day’s supply of water. A cool head in a stressful situation can usually prevent things from turning from bad to worse.

Hiking trails are pretty much a no-brainer public asset, a win-win for those who live among ever-increasing development, traffic and growth. Unfortunately, Forest Service and Park Service budgets are often strapped and have steadily declined over the past decade. With the help of groups like WTA, public lands agencies have gotten used to the tightening belt, using a combination of volunteer labor, user fees, grant funding and other magic tricks.

Visitors may experience the backcountry of the preserve through three new backcountry day hiking trails. During the main tour season (the last Saturday in April through the last Sunday in October), visitors may hike from 9 a.m. Visitor information leaflets, which include a map of the Refuge, may be picked up at information kiosks at Refuge entry points.

Canada has a long history of trails. From the first footpaths of the original natives to today’s Trans Canada Trail, trails have played a part in our lives, first for commerce and transportation, now for recreation and adventure. Canada’s hiking trails are the envy of the world.

Hiking trails that lead to a rocky bluff are often rewarded with fantastic views of mature forests, sparkling spring-fed rivers and rolling countryside. Each season offers a changing landscape and new wonders to explore, whether it’s the chattering of birds and new growth in the spring, the rustle of leaves swirling to the ground in autumn or the crisp air of the quiet woods after a fresh snow.

Percy Priest provides a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities for millions of visitors each year. Volunteers are trained to assist Forest staff in patrolling Forest trails. Volunteers are needed April through October to ensure day use park entrance gates are opened in the morning and secured at night.

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