After the busy long weekend on the eastern trail system the Island # 4 left Grandview on Monday February 19th evening heading on the #104 to Uigg where it hopped on to the # 217 through Greenfield going to New Perth and then heading up the #221 to Ashton through Cardigan and Dundas before turning on to the #100 in Ashton and going to Elmira and Souris, also doing the new loop trail from Ashton, this new trail does not have a route # yet but is a excellent mix of unplowed seasonal roads, farmers fields, and some woods trails and makes for a nice loop from Elmira and also allows us to groom to one of our new partners at Elliotts General Store where fuel and snacks are available. Upon returning to Ashton and heading back down the #221 from Ashton to Cardigan the #4 Groomer spent some time in the fields from New Perth to Vernon River on the # 217 before returning to Grandview through the night.
Another groomer left early on Tuesday morning and headed towards Mt. Stewart on the #104 through Lake Verde before heading into Toymaster on the #100. After fueling up it returned to Mt. Stewart and then did a double pass from Mt. Stewart to New Perth on the #103 before returning back down the #104 and heading into Mt. Herbert on the #105 with a double pass as well, before returning back to Grandview through the night.
At this point all of the Eastern Trail System has been done with double and triple passes and it is all in excellent condition. With the expected cold temperatures for the next couple of days they should stay in good shape. We will evaluate tomorrow to see where we will be heading next