Quetico Provincial Park: winter trails near Quetico
Quetico Provincial Park manages 13.7 km of cross-country ski trail and 19.1 km of snowshoe trail in the Ontario Trail Network, across 10 named trails. The trails lie around Quetico.
Trail conditions and fees: www.ontarioparks.com
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Cross-country skiing
Snowshoeing
Trails
| Trail | Length | Winter use | Also open to |
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Pines Hiking Trail An extension of the Whiskey Jack Trail, Pines Trail takes in a sandy beach guarded by a stand of majestic old-growth Red and White Pine. Enjoy the solitude of the walk, picnic on the beaches of Pickerel Lake, or venture into the interior. The trail i |
10 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking, Cycling, Paddling |
| Sawmill Trail | 4.9 km | Cross-country skiing | |
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Camp 111 Trail The Camp 111 trail is the remnants of an old logging road that runs adjacent to the French River. The route travels through a variety of forest types and completes the Dawson Trail System circuit by connecting to the French Falls Trail. |
4.4 km | Cross-country skiing | Hiking or Walking |
| Cache Lake Trail | 3.3 km | Cross-country skiing | Hiking or Walking |
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Teaching Trail Rough topography and steep slopes are features of this trail as it weaves its way through a variety of forest habitat. The rich diversity of plant life reflects subtle differences in sunlight, soil, temperature, moisture and topography under the fore |
3.2 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking, Cycling, Paddling |
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Whiskey Jack Trail This gateway to Quetico's wilderness begins on a boardwalk that winds through forest-covered lowland thick with mosses, Labrador tea, horsetail, twinflower, bunchberry, pyrola, black spruce and tamarack. The boardwalk gives way to a foot path that me |
2.5 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking, Cycling, Paddling |
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French Falls Trail This trail is not long but has some steep climbs as it follows the cascades of the French River. This is a picturesque, photogenic trail. |
2.4 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking, Cycling, Paddling |
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Baptism Creek Trail This trail links the Whiskey Jack and Camp 111 trails. The hilly terrain goes through a mature Jack Pine stand and finishes at a clearing along the banks of Baptism Creek. |
1.1 km | Cross-country skiing | Hiking or Walking |
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Pickerel River Trail The Sheila Hainey Boardwalk along the Pickerel River clips to lowlands along the river's edge through alder, balsam fir and spruce then slowly rises to highlands of pine, birch and poplar. It links the Quetico Information Pavilion at Dawson Trail to |
0.8 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking, Cycling, Paddling |
| Artist's Path | 0.2 km | Snowshoeing | Hiking or Walking |
"Winter use" is what Quetico Provincial Park permits on the trail, not a grooming report: check the organization before you go. Lengths are from the Ontario Trail Network.
Surveyed lakes within 25 km
Other trail networks within 60 km
Source: Ontario Trail Network trail segments, Land Information Ontario (Open Government Licence – Ontario), updated December 2023. Trail names, uses and descriptions are as supplied by Quetico Provincial Park to the network.