Cross-Country Schedule

Meet in the parking area on south side of Carling Ave. at the intersection with Rifle Rd. There is additional parking across the road off of Carling. This is an easy ski along the groomed Ottawa West Winter Trail. Snowshoeing is an option on this trail. 

Send an e-mail to xc-2025{at}raski.ca by 6 pm the evening before if you wish to participate. Before you head out, check the raski.ca website or the Facebook page for any changes or cancellations. 

Trip Leader: Bob Cavan

Meet at the Rideau Sports Centre (1 Donald St) at 10:30 a.m. for an easy ski along the Rideau Winter Trail. Snowshoeing is an option on this trail. Optional Lunch at the Bridge Public House. 

Send an e-mail to xc-2025{at}raski.ca by 6 pm the evening before if you wish to participate.

Trip Leader: Jane Hilliard

Meet at the P9 Parking Lot at 10:30 a.m.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/z9VXBgzdmvDE2Vg28

Due to unknown grooming conditions from overnight snowfall, the route will be from P9 parking lot to P8 on the north loop parkway.

Flat terrain. Returning same route - total 7km. Apres ski cafe in Chelsea at La Trappe a Fromage, 193 Chemin Old Chelsea  

Send an e-mail to xc-2025{at}raski.ca by 6 pm the evening before if you wish to participate. Before you head out, check the raski.ca website or the Facebook page for any changes or cancellations.

Trip leader: Bob Cavan

Meet at the P7 Larose Forest at 10:30 a.m. to explore the cross-country trails at Larose Forest.

Directions: Take Hwy 417 east to Exit 79 (Hwy 5, Limoges).Head north (left) on road 5. Drive through Limoges. Keep right onto Indian Creek road (unpaved), following signs to P7, Larose Forest. Turn left onto Ferdinand Lane and meet in the P7 Parking lot (the first parking lot along this lane). For those interested in lunch after the ski, there is an option to go to Boboul Pizza in Limoges.

Send an e-mail to xc-2025{at}raski.ca by 6 pm the evening before if you wish to participate.

Trip Leader: Mike Dewing

Meet at the parking lot behind Cairine Wilson School on Orléans Blvd. in Orléans.

To get there, take the 174 East and exit at Jeanne-d'Arc Blvd and head north to Orléans Blvd. Travel north on Orléans Blvd. to the end. On the right, there is parking behind Cairine Wilson School. We will ski east along the trail. 

Trip leader: Mike Dewing

Meet at 10:30 a.m. at P20 on Anderson Road in the Greenbelt. From downtown Ottawa, take Highway 417 and exit at Walkley Road. Turn left on Walkley Road and take the turn onto Ransayville Rd. Turn left onto Ridge Rd., then left on Anderson Road.

The roughly 7 km trail is generally flat. Lunch option to be determined.

Trip leader: Mike Dewing

Meet in the parking lot at Nakkertok South (900 Gatineau Avenue, Gatineau, QC) to explore some of the trails at Nakkertok Nordic. There is a trail fee for non-members at Nakkertok.

Send an e-mail to xc-2025{at}raski.ca by 6 pm the evening before if you wish to participate. Before you head out, check the raski.ca website or the Facebook page for any changes or cancellations. 

Trip Leader: Bob Cavan

Meet at the P19 Parking Lot (Lac Philippe) at 10:00 a.m. We will ski to Lusk Cabin on trails 50, 55 and 54. Trail 54 is a blue trail and the others are green trails Bring a lunch for the cabin. Approximately 10 km round trip. 

Send an e-mail to xc-2025{at}raski.ca by 6 pm the evening before if you wish to participate and indicate which route you will join. Before you head out, check the raski.ca website or the Facebook page for any changes or cancellations.

Trip Leader: Jane Hilliard