Safety and landowners
Most PEISA trails cross private land. Landowners let us use it as long as riders stay on the trail.
Stay on the trail
Off-trail riding puts landowner permission at risk, and once a trail is lost it's gone for good. Ride with a permit, stay on marked trails and speak up if you see someone who isn't.
#stayonthetrails
Never
- Ride while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
- Ride on any land without the owner’s permission.
- Ride at a speed or in a way that puts people or property at risk.
Always
- Wear a helmet, and make sure your passenger does too.
- Obey traffic signals and yield to all traffic at road crossings.
- Obey trail wardens.
- Directly supervise young riders. You must hold a valid driver’s licence.
- Slow down for groomers and wait for the operator’s signal before passing.
Stay on the trail
You can ride on your own land, on land where the owner has given you permission, and on PEISA trails with a valid permit. Anywhere else is trespassing.
- Trespass to Property Act: $200 to $2,000
- Off-Highway Vehicle Act regulations: $225 for riding on private land without permission
More from our partners
- Snowmobiling on the Confederation Trail (Government of PEI)
- Off-Highway Vehicle Act
- Off-highway vehicle operation booklet
- Go Snowmobiling
- Safe Riders safety awareness
- Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations
In an emergency, call 911.
