Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #50, Glide Wax: CH7, Grip Wax:

Skated from P19 along Trail 50 to the top of the big hill at the campground on Lac Phillipe. Fortunately there is much less tree damage in this sector than on the ridge. The trail had two good classic tracks, but they were set so close together it was impossible to skate without going over the tracks. (I double poled in the tracks wherever I could. The skate lane (such as it was) also had a fair amount of small frozen chunks in it, which didn't make for the smoothest ride. As Ron has suggested, for the time being it's probably best not to skate Trail 50. Let's hope this changes soon- the rolling terrain and great scenery make 50 one of my favorite skate runs.













Gatineau park map


Gatineau Park is ski paradise! The network of ski trails offer machine groomed skate skiing and classic skiing as well as little groomed backcountry trails. Multiple access points allow skiers to access a variety of terrain and scenery. The NCC offers season or daily pay rates.

Gatineau park map

For suggestions on where to ski, excellent trail descriptions, photos and maps checkout Michael McGoldrick`s website about recreational xc-skiing in Canada`s National Capital Region (with an emphasis on the Gatineau Park).

Gatineau park map