{"id":15389,"date":"2026-02-17T20:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/?p=15389"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:33:54","slug":"glen-huron-section-trail-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/?p=15389","title":{"rendered":"Hiker&#8217;s Code &amp; Trail Etiquette &#8211; A Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ganaraska Hiking Trail exists thanks to the generosity of landowners. We therefore consider access to private land a privilege, not a right, and trail users are expected to adhere to the Hiker&#8217;s Code. This includes not trespassing onto private property (other than on the blazed trail) and keeping dogs on a leash. The recent loss of a private property trail section on the Mad River trail near Glen Huron is an example of the consequences of abusing the privilege on having permission to hike on private property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A reminder about the Hiker&#8217;s Code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Respect private property<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay on the trail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross fences using stiles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carry out all garbage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walk around the edge of fields<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protect wildlife, trees and shrubs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never strip bark from trees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep dogs on a leash near farms and where required by law&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dogs are not allowed on group hikes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please familiarize yourself with the widely used blazing system used by many long distance hiking trails in North America, so you don&#8217;t stray off the Ganaraska Hiking Trail. <a href=\"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/?page_id=4567\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/?page_id=4567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About the Trail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks<br>Frieda Baldwin<br>President, Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association Inc.<br>Email: president@ghta.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ganaraska Hiking Trail exists thanks to the generosity of landowners. We therefore consider access to private land a privilege,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,15,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-association-news","category-ghta","category-trail-changes","post-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15389"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15551,"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15389\/revisions\/15551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ganaraska-hiking-trail.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}