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Ottawa Hiking |
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If exploration is appealing, there are a number of interesting day trips
to be had an hour's drive or less from downtown Ottawa. Within minutes,
tourists can visit Gatineau Park, an historic and scenic wilderness area
that provides thousands of visitors and especially camera buffs, with
spectacular views of the surrounding lakes and countryside throughout
the year. The park is also the ideal spot to participate in all forms
of outdoor recreation including swimming, hiking, snowshoeing, rock climbing
and cross-country and downhill skiing.
> Choose from these Ottawa Hiking Listings:
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Ottawa Hiking Listings - Featured (View Map) |
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Gatineau Park
Gatinea Park, Gatineau Quebec,
> View Telephone Number(819) 827-2020
Gatineau Park encompasses roughly 35,000 hectares in Quebec's Gatineau Hills, an oasis of wilderness on the doorstep of Canada's National Capital. The hills themselves are roots of the ancient Laurentian Mountains.
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Ottawa Hiking Listings - Standard (View Map) |
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Lac Beauchamp Park
Boul. Maloney, Gatineau Quebec,
> View Telephone Number(819) 669-2548
Lac Beauchamp Park in Gatineau, Quebec Canada is a large wooded park of 1.72 km built around a small lake in the middle of the suburban sprawl of the eastern part of the city. In the winter it has 15 km of ski and snowshoe trails. The lake also has a snow cleared skating area. In the summer the lake has a supervised swimming beach and canoe rentals. The ski trails are then used by amateur naturalists, hikers and bikers.
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Parc Omega
Montebello, Montebello Quebec, J0V 1L0
> View Telephone Number(819) 423-5487
For a completely natural adventure, be sure to visit Parc Omega. Follow the park's 10-km road path in the magnificent 1,500 acres of woodland and visit free-roaming animals such as bison, numerous types of deer, wild boars, beavers, raccoons, bears and endless varieties of wild birds.
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