STR Rally – March 16, 2025
Sunset Trail Riders (STR) capped off another successful snowmobiling season with a rally at the A & W Ball Field on Sunday, March 16th. The purpose of the rally was to say thank-you to the City of Kenora for their assistance in the club securing funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario programs to purchase two Kubota RTV grooming machines.
STR thanks Mayor Andrew Poirier and Councillors Graham Chaze and Lindsay Koch for attending Sunday’s rally. Thanks also to Josh Nelson for all his assistance and cooperation over the past few years, helping STR grow and improve our trail system. In the attached photo, longtime club member Doug LeBlanc points out the 637 km trail network of lake’s and land, as well as key points of interest and fishing spots that are accessible from the STR trail network.
As part of District 17 of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC), Kenora’s Sunset Trail Riders manage over 637 KM of trails, the largest trail network managed by any club across the OFSC.
A 2023 report by Harry Cummings and Associates, approximates the combined economic impact across all OFSC clubs show that snowmobilers spent $1.481 Billion in the 2022-23 season, a direct contribution to GDP of $704.6 million and $1.13 billion in direct, indirect, and induced GDP impacts. Employment from snowmobilers expenditures totalled an estimated 9,307 full-time equivalent jobs and $538 million in taxes across three levels of government.
In District 17, where STR is based, snowmobilers spent an estimated $22.7 million in 2022-23 , with total employment of 168 jobs, and $10.891 million in taxes across three levels of government.
A special thank-you to volunteers Rick Vincent and Connie Gilbertson for their countless hours in submitting the funding request proposals for the groomers, the volunteer groomers who spend thousands of hours managing the trails, and the entire STR volunteer team who make our trails one of the premiere destinations in all of Canada.
Please ensure you Buy Where You Ride
Select Sunset Trail Riders as your club
during your online permit purchase.
MAY WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
2025 Ontario Snowmobile Trail Permits are now available online at https://permits.ofsc.on.ca!!
You will be happy to note that there is no fee increase this season but purchasing now through November 1st is the best value for your money and fees are in effect until November 1st.*
Your permit purchase supports club volunteer efforts and investments into the provincial snowmobile trail network through groomer acquisitions and refurbishment, infrastructure maintenance and replacement, trail preparation and grooming operations.
See you on the trails this year!!
*permit terms and conditions available online at ofsc.on.ca
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Trail Report
TRAIL UNAVAILABLE
The route is not available at this time, access is prohibited and anyone entering the property may be trespassing.
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Access to the identified route is limited with marginal riding opportunities, snowmobilers enter with the understanding that they should exercise extreme care and reduce speed.
AVAILABLE
The identified route is accessible with the understanding that the trail will likely vary considerably in quality, attributes and terrain over it’s length.
For specific trail availability details,
always consult the OFSC Interactive Trail Guide (ITG)
prior to accessing snowmobiles trails.
WEEKLY GROOMING HISTORY
(Updated Every Friday)
| TRAIL | DESCRIPTION | TRAIL NOTE | DISTANCE | SHELTER |
| A | Pipeline Trail |
NO GAS available at Stewart Lake |
Kenora To Stewart Lake Est. 57 kms / 36 miles |
*See HITRAC Warm-up shelter on L102 |
| A | Kenora Town Corridor |
A/A113A Jct to A/L104 Jct Est. 19 kms / 11.7 miles |
N/A | |
| A | Kenora to Falcon Lake (MB) |
Kenora to Falcon Lake (MB) Est. 58 kms / 36 miles |
Enns Brothers Warm-Up shelter (Rush Bay) |
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| A113A |
A/A113A Jct to Sioux Narrows
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A/A113A Jct to A113A/L108 Jct (Via LOTW and Hydroline Trail) Est. 65kms/41 miles |
Witch Bay Warm-up shelter GPS Location: N 49.59720 W 94.18380 |
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| L101 | West Hawk Trail |
L105/L101 Jct to Longpine Lake (Manitoba Border) (West Hawk Lake) Est. 50kms / 31 miles |
YamaHut Warm-up shelter (Minkaduza Lake) GPS Location: N 49.44585 W 94.54581 |
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| L102 | Stewart Lake Trail |
NO GAS available at Stewart Lake |
A113A/L102 Jct to A/L102 Jct Est. 54 kms/34 miles |
HiTrac Warm-up shelter GPS Location: |
| L103 | Snook Lake Trail |
L104/L103 Jct to Tomahawk & Barbie’s Warm-up shelter Est. 51 kms/32 miles |
Tomahawk & Barbie’s Warm-up shelter GPS Location: |
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| L104 | Redditt Trail |
A/L104 Jct to Redditt Est. 24 kms/14.9 miles |
N/A | |
| L105 | McKenzie Trail |
A/L105 Jct to Keewatin Est. 22 kms/14 miles |
N/A | |
| L106M | North West Angle Trail |
Passport Required to enter USA |
L101/L106M Jct to Youngs Bay (USA) Est. 61 kms / 38 miles |
N/A |
| L107 | Dogtooth Trail |
A113A / L107 Jct to L102/L107 Jct Est. 33 kms/ 20 miles |
N/A | |
| L108 | Dryberry Trail |
L102/L108 Jct to A113A/ L108 Jct (Sioux Narrows) Est. 42 kms/ 26 miles |
Dick & Dolly’s Warm-up shelter( near Dryberry Lake) |
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| L109 | Longbow Trail |
L107/L109 Jct to A/L109 Jct Est. 22 kms/14 miles |
N/A | |
| L110 | Sunset Channel Trail |
A113A/L110 Jct to L110/L106M Jct (Hydroline Trail to North West Angle Trail) Est. 54 kms / 33 miles |
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| L111M |
French Portage Narrows Trail |
Passport required to enter USA |
L110 /L 111M Jct to Oak Island (USA) (SunsetChannel Trail to Oak Island USA) Est. 25 kms / 15 miles |
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