Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #50, #51, #52, #53, #55 (green - alternative), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Decided today would be a good day to do the Wakefield triangle counterclockwise. My route was from P17=>#53=>#51=>#55=>#50=>#52=>#53=>P17. The ski trails were not overly crowded today, everything had been groomed, and with the couple of cm of snow we got tracks were nice and not too icy, in fact conditions were slower then I expected.
If you happen to ski on trail #51, on the other side of Lac Philippe access road going toward the junction with trail #55 you will encounter a surprise ditch, see my picture. I had to take my skis off toss them over and jump across this ditch.
I noticed when you come back on trail #52, across trail #53 there is a connector going to the wakefield Inn that is now open this year, the sign shows 700 meters to the Inn from that junction.
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.
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).
