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Ontario Parks Snow Report

Sleeping Giant

Last Updated: 05/03/2024

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Current Condition Closed
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New Snow 0 cm
Last Updated 05/03/2024

Number of Trails 8
Open Trails (total length) 0 km
Track Set Trails (total length) 0 km
Skate Set Trails (total length) 0 km

Sleeping Giant maintains 69.75km of groomed cross-country skiing trails with both skate and classic options.

Most trails are long, linear routes that access remote sections of the park, and appropriate trip planning is required. Two-way traffic is permitted on all skiing trails within the park.

Parking is available at the Bay's End Lookout Trailhead (BELT) at the Marie Louise Lake Park Office and the Rita Lake parking lot. Parking on Highway 587 is illegal.

A friendly reminder: dogs must be kept on a leash that does not exceed 2-metres in length.

Trail Name Trail Conditions Trail Type Last Groomed
intermediate Bay's End Lookout
(11.6 km, linear)
Closed
Classic and Skate N/A
beginner Beach Road
(1 km, linear)
Closed
Skate 16/02/2024
Expert Burma
(11.4 km, linear)
Closed
Classic and Skate N/A
beginner Ferns Lake
(9.7 km, loop)
Closed
Classic N/A
beginner Jakobsen's Jaunt
(0.25 km, linear)
Closed
Classic and Skate N/A
intermediate Marie Louise Lake Loop
(18.2 km, loop)
Closed
Skate 16/02/2024
intermediate Pickerel Lake
(11.7 km, linear)
Closed
Classic and Skate N/A
Expert Thunder Bay Lookout Road
(9.2 km, linear)
Closed
Classic and Skate N/A

Skating Trail Condition Closed

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park offers a 300 metre long skating oval at campsites 85-96 within the Marie Louise Lake Campground.

The skate trail will be open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with no closure period.

Visitors can snowshoe on a variety of hiking trails. Popular trails include the Sea Lion, Ravine Lake, Sifting Lake, Joe Creek, and a portion of the Kabeyun Trail to Tee Harbour.

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