Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, #5 (green), #27, #26, #29 (shared), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

I wanted to give this report ** 1/2 stars, skiable for classic but not great. I will say that on trail #29, 26, 27, and #5 hardly any debris on these trails to mention, but they are hard, icy, but like Andy mentioned nothing that a good grooming wont solve.

Also in this area of the park the poles would sink down, but regardless its still nice to get out even for a short run. Part of trail # 29 in the open field area was flooded as you can see in the first picture. The skating lane on the Gatineau parkway was hard packed, somewhat uneven, with the odd icy patch.













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