Was following an old trail that ended at a big fast runnin creek, too deep and fast to cross. I can see the trail on the other side continue, can I cut down a tree or 6 to make a man-bridge or would that be against the law? Or is building a structure on crown land another can of worms?
Crown land- cutting trees to make a bridge?
- Thread starter bandit86
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You might get away with the fact that it wasnt going to be/nor intended to be a permanent structure (just an expedient bridge) eg you would dismantle after using etc .. and by extension would not result in an improvement/alteration to a trail. But you would be screwed on the "cut live trees on crown land" provision if thats what you did. When on Crown the objective is always "ZERO impact"! I have seen terrible erosion on hills due to a few ATV's following an old creek bed and opening it up just a few feet on either side enough to change the course. Wasn't intentional I'm sure .. but the results were pretty dramatic.
- Location
- Durham Region
This is letter of the law. Let your conscience interpret it...
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Good to know! I have a lot of hunter friends who do this routinely. I always make nice big fires when I camp, but have also looked for spots where dead wood is easy to harvest so it wasn't an issue. Not that I was thinking about it from a legal POV, but just the hippie in me trying to protect what i can when i can.
Ok, no cutting live trees. Thought so. A few storm knocked over trees, maybe some ropes and sticks and voila- a bridge
I was thinking of driving in atv trailer/bridge
We're the last farm on a dead end road with 3 km of ravine and slope before it hits the river. We used to make and keep the bridges and groom the trails, sometimes with sand and a bobcat to keep them usable. A$$holes come in and spin out on the fresh fill and create bigger holes faster than we can fill them. Now when someone else builds a bridge, one stick of dynamite takes it out. The people that now use the trails are friendly and respectful. The trails are now clean, no garbage, no beer cans, although there is much less traffic.
8-10 feet. An atv would be nice, was looking for a ten foot folding ramp
canadian hunter312
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- Location
- Brant County
Crown land use policy:
http://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/crown-land-use-policy-atlas
You will need to contact the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry for approval if you want to:
create a new trail
build a water crossing
hold an organized event
http://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/crown-land-use-policy-atlas
You will need to contact the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry for approval if you want to:
create a new trail
build a water crossing
hold an organized event
