The best starting point is to identify which trail network you plan to ride, because Bancroft-area routes use more than one permit system.[1][2]

1. Hastings Heritage Trail and the Tweed–Bancroft routes

The Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance (EOTA) publishes a Tweed–Bancroft route and identifies the Hastings Heritage Trail as part of its eastern Ontario network.[1] For those EOTA routes, use the EOTA trail-pass page. It provides online purchasing, an in-person vendor list that includes Bancroft, and access to EOTA’s map resources.[2]

EOTA also provides an interactive trail map and a hard-copy map-request option.[1] This is the most direct starting point for current maps of the EOTA routes around Bancroft.[1]

2. OFATV club trails

If the route you want is an OFATV club trail, the current OFATV directory lists Coe Hill Riders ATV Club in District 2 and links riders to the QuadON trail-status/map system.[3] OFATV says its permit process connects riders with the selected club and that riders should check the relevant club and coverage before purchasing.[4]

I could not verify a separate Bancroft-named club in the current official OFATV directory.[3] That does not prove that no local riding group exists; it means the official directory is the safer source for choosing the club and permit tied to a specific route.[3]

Basic rules

Before riding, make sure the ATV is registered and insured and that you have the permit required by the network you are using.[6] Follow Ontario’s ATV/SxS rules and local road bylaws, and use only approved/sanctioned routes.[5] OFATV specifically warns that snowmobile trails are not automatically ATV trails unless the local ATV club has secured the required land-use agreement.[5]

In short: start with EOTA for Hastings Heritage/Tweed–Bancroft routes, and check Coe Hill Riders/OFATV when the route is part of the OFATV network.[1][3] Do not assume that one organization’s permit covers the other’s trails.[4]

Sources

• [1] Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance trail routes and maps
• [2] Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance passes
• [3] OFATV club directory
• [4] OFATV membership and permit information
• [5] OFATV regulations
• [6] Destination Ontario: ATV trails

Information checked August 20, 2026.