Simcoe County Trails: winter trails near Barrie
Simcoe County Trails manages 28 km of cross-country ski trail, 44.7 km of snowshoe trail and 44.7 km open to snowmobiles in the Ontario Trail Network, across 2 named trails. The trails lie around Barrie.
Trail conditions and fees: www.simcoecountytrails.net
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Trails
| Trail | Length | Winter use | Also open to |
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Oro-Medonte Rail Trail Perhaps as long as 2000 years ago the area was populated by Native people, mainly the peaceful Hurons. French explorers, missionaries and fur traders travelled the region beginning in the 1600s. European settlers began arriving in the 1820s. In 1819 |
28 km | Cross-country skiingSnowshoeingSnowmobiling | Hiking or Walking, Cycling |
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Thornton-Cookstown Section The Trans Canada Trail (TCT) is still not connected from coast to coast to coast. Proposed trails represent future sections not currently connected, meaning that those sections are not built or officially recognized by the TCT. The Thornton Cookstown |
16.7 km | SnowshoeingSnowmobiling | Hiking or Walking, Cycling, Equestrian |
"Winter use" is what Simcoe County Trails 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
Campgrounds within 40 km
Most private campgrounds close for winter; call ahead. Winter camping on Crown land is covered in our winter camping guide.
- Heidi’s Campground — Oro-Medonte, 15 km
- Barrie KOA Campground — Springwater, 17 km
- Elm Grove Trailer Park/Family Campground — Sutton West, 22 km
- Rainbow Family Holiday Park — Minesing, 22 km
- To Jos Christian Family Campground — Elmvale, 29 km
- Nicolston Dam — Alliston, 30 km
Other trail networks within 60 km
Source: Ontario Trail Network trail segments, Land Information Ontario (Open Government Licence – Ontario), updated November 2023. Trail names, uses and descriptions are as supplied by Simcoe County Trails to the network.