Gatineau Park Snowshoe Reports

Trail #71 Saturday PM Jan 21st

Marc Charron — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:52:18 +0000

Conditions were very good, nice layer of powder over a good base. Slight crusty layer was more noticeable in the southern portion of the loop (near P15), almost non-existent in the northern portion (near Carman lake).

This trail offers great viewpoints of a rolling valley and some nice challenging climbs in the forest. We stopped a few minutes to warm up by the fire pit before heading back to P15. Total time: 3 hours.

60 & 61 Sat Jan 14

Charles Hodgson — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:58:11 +0000

Peter Dudley from his blog, w several pics

Trail #60 & 61 Friday Evening

Marc Charron — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:55:49 +0000

Conditions were very good yesterday. I plan to add pictures on my blog later this afternoon.

Snowshoe Trails 65 and 66 from P2

Charles Hodgson — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:01:43 +0000

Snowshoed these trails Wednesday, clockwise. They are a useful addition to the park’s inventory. But the NCC winter trail map of Nov 2011 showing trail 65 is very inaccurate. [Bill enclosed a GPS record of his track that differs somewhat from the NCC mapped lines.] The bottom of 66 is along the powerline, not too interesting, but the climb up from the Mountain Road was quite pleasant, and this section of the trail must have a long history. [I - Charles - believe I've seen old accounts of either the Pink Lake Trail or the Sunrise Trail beginning/ending at Mountain Road.]

Bill McGee

Trail #74 Sunday Jan. 8th

Marc Charron — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:29:51 +0000

Conditions were compact & crusty in places, snowshoes were optional today unfortunately.

Trails #60 & 61 Friday Jan 6th

Marc Charron — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:52:37 +0000

Trail conditions were good to very good this evening. Still early in the season, very few bare rocks left on the trail, plenty of fluffy powder off the beaten path.

2012 Snowshoe Season

Charles Hodgson — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:09:29 +0000

We’ve got no new snowshoe trail reports yet, but will post them as soon as people start to give feedback. In the mean time here’s a link to the new trails info.

2011-04-06 Trail #60 and 61 by Marc Charron

Marc Charron — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:54:39 +0000

Trails were in good condition today for a walk in winter boots. Trail #60 had a fair bit of bare spots, some run-off water under the snow cover, very little mud to be found. Trail #61 more snow cover, particularly on the uphill section (ccw). Near the top, the snow cover was about 50%, on the way down there were a number of ice patches to avoid, again very little mud.

P15 is closed to snowshoers

Charles Hodgson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:16:53 +0000

From the NCC website:

March 18, 2011
Notice to snowshoers
Due to the recent thaw, parking lot P15 is closed.

2011-03-13 Trail #60 and 61 by Marc Charron

Marc Charron — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:24:40 +0000

Thanks to above-zero temperatures, the trails had as soft-grainy texture that made for a pleasant outing this afternoon.