The Regional Municipality of York will re-open public access to the York Regional Forest by this weekend, with stricter guidelines for all users.
Residents are responding well to messages from York Region Public Health on the importance of physical distancing and the role it plays in reducing the transmission of COVID-19 across our communities.
With milder weather coming, York Region recognizes the need for people to get outside and connect with nature and the much-needed health benefits our public tracts provides.
The following guidelines are in place for all users at the York Regional Forest and its 21 public forest tracts:
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All dogs must be leashed and under control at all times (the off-leash dog area at Bendor and Graves Forest Tract both remain closed until further notice)
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Practice physical distancing of at least 2 metres between yourself and other forest users, both on the tracts and in common parking areas
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Do not litter, including garbage, personal protective equipment and pet waste
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Please be kind and act responsibly
The York Regional Forest is made up of 2,400 hectares of protected land, located in different parts of the Region with 21 public tracts and more than 120 kilometres of trail. For a list of York Regional Forest tracts, visit york.ca/yrf
Bendor and Graves Tract
17689 Kennedy Rd, East Gwillimbury, Ontario
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Bendor and Graves Tract
17858 Mccowan Rd, East Gwillimbury, Ontario
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Brownhill Tract
22612 Mccowan Rd, East Gwillimbury, Ontario
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Clarke Tract
15015 Mccowan Rd, Stouffville, Ontario, 152867
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Cronsberry Tract
9526 Old Homestead Rd, Georgina, Ontario
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Dainty Tract
15182 Mccowan Rd, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario
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Eldred King Tract
16232 Hwy 48, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario
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Hall Tract
15681 Mccowan Rd, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario
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Happy Valley Forest Tract
15430 7th Conc, King, Ontario, L7B 0G4
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Hollidge Tract
16389 Hwy 48, Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 7X4
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Metro Road Tract
1763 Metro Rd N, Jacksons Point, Ontario, 158996
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Mitchell Tract
4677 Vivian Rd, Cedar Valley, Ontario, L0G 1E0
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North Tract
17054 Hwy 48, Cedar Valley, Ontario, 135182
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Patterson Tract
15461 Mccowan Rd, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario
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Pefferlaw Tract
24408 Lake Ridge Rd, Georgina, Ontario
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Porritt Tract
15470 Kennedy Rd, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario
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Robinson Tract
14989 Warden Ave, Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 7X5
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Scout Tract
16578 Mccowan Rd, Cedar Valley, Ontario, L0G 1E0
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Zephyr Tract
5748 Holborn Rd, East Gwillimbury, Ontario
(Source: The Regional Municipality of York ) |