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Motivated by videos such as 1, 2, 3, my grandparents desire to rent a SUV with all-wheel-drive (ATVs appear too risky to them) to explore such trails situated in the wilderness. Ontario Trails differentiates ATV Trails (which greatly outnumber) from the 5 SUV trails.

Ontario Trails lists all such trails, but fails to distinguish and confirm each trail's level of difficulty, extent of the roughness or possibility of impassable hazards. The videos above depict, on these trails, large rocks/boulders, water currents and water bodies of unknown depth, about which any trailblazer must be premonished (as far as possible) because they can easily obstruct a SUV.

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The Ontario Federation of 4WD Recreationists maintains a trail index, which is unfortunately accessible to their members only (joining costs $50). The trails listed there are graded according to their own rating system which covers difficulties ranging from 1 Maintained Dirt Roads to 5+ Impassable trail.

In addition, Ontario Trails lists many trails for free, as you mention. Trails are not classified by difficulty. However, you can click on Trail Details and see if the surface type is listed. This should give an indicator of trail difficulty. For example, below is the trail details for the Forgotten Trails:

Forgotten Trails details showing asphalt surface type

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