Welcome to Club 3
Club VTT/ATV Restigouche
The VTT/ATV Restigouche club is nestled in the heart of Region 2 and primarily serves the City of Campbellton and surrounding areas. The club volunteers manage a number of trails that are in use by the club members from mid-April to mid-December each year. Unfortunately, the club does not manage any winter trails.
The club can offer local guides (a fee may be charged) for those new to our area and also help with questions concerning where to stay, obtain services for your ride or where to get food and fuel.
Contact us today through our website or through our FACEBOOK page. Also, many of our members have personal Facebook pages dedicated to our sport. For example, please visit Découvrir avec Lili.
Club activities
Our trail system and status
Status of managed trails (quadnb)
Club #3 is responsible for all trails designated with a 300 number. This means Trails 301, 304, 309, and 311 fall within the responsibility of the club volunteers. They are also responsible for part of Trail #10 (Border Quad Trail) where it crosses the #17 Stewart Highway near the town of Menneval, NB (the boundary with Club 2) and where it crosses the #280 roadway near the community of Dundee, NB (the boundary with Club 4).
Unfortunately, nearly all these trails in Club #3 are also used by the local snowmobile club in the winter months and there is currently no agreement to share the trails in the winter. Hence, there are no groomed winter trails within Club #3 from mid-December to mid-April each season.
The managed trail status can be found by reviewing the interactive map provided by QuadNB and searching for the 300 series trails around Campbellton.Local Trails to Attractions
Club 3 members use a number of local trails that are not found on the QuadNB interactive map.
This means the trails are not recognized / maintained by the Club and are not covered under the Clubs insurance policy.
These trails have been used for years by local club members to visit attractions that fall outside the managed trails.
However, please use these trails with CAUTION and adhere to any signage from property owners.
Local Trail
Meto'mquijuig Mountain
Meto'mquijuig Mountain is an attraction well worth the 9 kms detour off Trail #10 (Border Quad Trail). This detour allows you to ride directly to the top of the mountain (400m / 1300ft) following a steep, rocky but manageable trail that can be navigated even by novice riders. At the top of the mountain, you will be treated with a breathtaking view of the valley floor and untamed forests. During the ATV season, riders can get to the mountain by following the offseason snowmobile Trail #234, which branching off from ATV Trail #10 near Upsalquitch, NB.
Mountain Location: Lat: 47.88257 Lon: -66.88628
Local Trail
1957 Plane Crash Site
Although well outside the area managed by Club 3, this day long adventure starts at the intersection of Trail #10 (Border Quad Trail) and managed Trail #309. After riding 8 km on Trail #309, you exit off the trail and onto a number of gravel roads that will take you 75 kms south to the site of a plane crash where pilot Elwyn Gail Behnke tragically lost his life while participating in a Spruce Budworm spray operation in 1957.
Once near the site, look along the side of the road for a trail entrance. A short hike through a field and woods (lined with ribbons) leads to the crash site. We ask that the site be left as is and no artifacts be removed. See below for a CBC video about the site.
Crash Site Location: Lat: 47.51027 Lon: -66.6294
Club activities
Additional Attractions
Upsalquitch River Bridge
The International Railway (INR) was in operation up to 1989, and during that time the Upsalquitch River bridge was the longest bridge span on the route. Years later, the bridge was repurposed to become a vital river crossing used by pedestrians, ATV'ers and snowmobiles. The bridge location is directly on Trial #10 (Border Quad Trail) near the town of Upsalquitch, NB.
Bridge Location: Lat: 47.832287 Lon: -66.887520
Sugarloaf Provincial Park
Sugarloaf Provincial Park offers and abundance of outdoor activities, including hiking trails around and up the Sugarloaf Mountain (300m / 1000ft). The park is very close to amenities for lodging, food, and fuel and the campground is a great place to stay and extend your visit. Sugarloaf Park is directly on Trail #10 (Border Quad Trail).
Park Location: Lat: 47.985156 Lon: -66.694511
Rest Area
Need a little break? This is a perfect place to stop and have a rest on the edge of a crystal-clear brook. The rest stop is directly on Trail #10 (Border Quad Trail), about 5 Kms from the train collision location.
Rest Stop Location: Lat: 47.81319 Lon: -67.04209
Train Collision Site from 1943
On May 29, 1943 train No 216 and train Extra 1160 West collided on the Inter-national Railway line (INR) near Upsalquitch, NB. As a result of the head-on collision, three men died instantly and a fourth died the next day in hospital. Nearly everyone on the trains including passengers on No 216 were injured, some serious. The site is located on Trail #10 (Border Quad Trail) near the town of Upsalqitch, NB. and a small monument has been erected at the site.
Collision Location: Lat: 47.81592 Lon: -66.97773
Plane Crash Site from 1957
On June 20 1957, 31 year old pilot Elwyn Gail Behnke tragically lost his life while performing spraying operations for the Spruce Budworm program. A 75 km local trail starting at the intersection Trail #10 and Trail #309 leads you down a number of gravel roads until you reach the location. Once there a short hike will bring you to the crash site. We ask that the site be left as is and no artifacts be removed.
This video clip was obtained from the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (TM) and captures a visit by Elwyn’s sons Elwyn Behnke Jr. and Mark Behnke who visited the crash site in 2022.
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