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Posted by: Sethimus
because its a stupid rule that needs to be evaluated at some point again anyways because at there is gonna be a time when even in canada most sold bikes will have a motor. you can’t restrict that area for ever the same way you can’t restrict ALL mountainbikes to trails that are wider than 2m in baden württemberg…
FWIW there are lots of areas here where bikes are not allowed at all, for example most provincial parks including Garibaldi near Whistler which has some amazing alpine trails. But you can hike those trails and it's actually nice to have such great hiking terrain without bikes.
Like mtb riders before them, e-mtb riders can organize and advocate for trail access. The mtb access to the Sproatt alpine was gained after many years of advocacy by riders.
The tiny amount of access to Garibaldi Provincial Park trail wise for mtb is thanks to WORCA. And people like Grant Lamont who formed WORCA in the mid to late 1980’s to prevent a total ban. Through their efforts it wasn’t a total ban which gave riders access to Red Heather and the trail to Cheakamus Lake.
BC Parks is as have observed over the decades. Is not exactly a progressive agency.