Hikers

Respecting the following guidelines, you will fully enjoy your hiking experience in the woods while keeping you and others safe..

Before leaving

Plan your route

Familiarize yourself with the trail you plan to use. Consult maps, guides or information available online to know the length, difficulty and points of interest .

Make someone aware of your plans before going on a hike. Inform a friend or relative of your planned itinerary and estimated return time. This could prove crucial in case of emergency.

Check the weather forcast

Consult the local weather forcast to ensure proper clothing and be ready to face any sudden change in weather conditions.

Adventure and experience

Stay on the trail

For safety reasons and to preserve the natural environment, always stay in the marked path and avoid venturing off-piste.

Acknowledge your level of physical fitness. Choose a trail adapted to your physical fitness and capacity. Do not overestimate your capacity and pause regularly when necessary.

Safety first

Gear up appropriately

Make sure to have the proper gear for you hike, including robust hiking shoes, clothes adapted to the weather conditons, water, snacks, a first aid kit, a flash light, a compass or GPS and a charged up cell phone.

Follow rules and regulations Get familiar with rules and regulations pertaining to the Meruimticook Trail, notably concerning camping, bonfires, wildlife and protection of the environment.

Respectful hiker

To ensure an enjoyable experience for all hikers and maintain a good collaboration with woodlot owners who have signed trail user agreements, we ask hikers to demonstrate good citizenship.

Camping and fire

Camping sites have been managed at regular intervals in wooded portions of the trail. You can camp elsewhere along the trail but we ask that you do not light up fires elswhere than in designated sites.

Trash

There are no trash cans along the Trail because we have no one to regularly collect their content. We therefore ask that that hikers bring all their trash back.

Parking

If you access the Trail at the crossing of a countryside road, you can park on the side. During the Winter, some roads are not plowed up to the trail but only accessible with an ATV or snowmobile. If the snow is plowed and that you park on the side, make sure not to obstruct the passage forthe snowplows (shovel your parking spot before parking).

You need to relieve yourself ?

An outhouse is managed at the Sisson camp. If you need to go elsewhere during your hike, we ask that you do so at some distance from the trail and to cover your stools with forest litter (dead needles and leaves) for more discretion and to ensure a fast decomposition.

Maintenance of the trail