Trail networks in the Ottawa and Outaouais region
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KM of Trail: 26
Description: Lift-assisted downhill and demanding technical trail riding with steep climbs and descents
Fees: Daily and seasonal fees apply
Best For: Downhill, enduro, and trail riding on steep, rocky, technically-demanding descents. Best for strong intermediate and advanced riders.
Winter Use: None
Rules & Restrictions: Please consult the Camp Fortune website.
Trail Closures: Mountain bike season runs from May 15th to November 30th inclusive, conditions permitting. Lift access does not run the entire season and is not offered every day. Trails may be closed due to conditions, repairs, or events. Please consult the Camp Fortune website before heading out.
Maps: Trailforks - Camp Fortune | Camp Fortune - Trail Map -
Description: Pump track and skills area
Fees: Free. OMBA membership ($30/year individual) helps pay to maintain this park.
Best For: Skills development; children.
Rules & Restrictions: Biking is prohibited on some nearby trails. Please do not construct new trails or alter the features or pump track at the bike park.
Closures: park is closed during winter season and should not be ridden when wet to avoid creating ruts in the pump track.
More Info: Trailforks - Carlington Bike Park -
KM of Trail: 2.9
Description: Flowy open rock barren riding with some rock rolls and drops and beautiful views of Canadian shield landscape.
Fees: Free. OMBA membership ($30/year individual) helps pay to maintain these trails.
Best For: Strong intermediate and advanced riders seeking technical challenges and good flow; early spring riding when other locations are still too muddy to ride.
Winter Use: Winter riding results in compacted snow on trails which is slower to melt in the spring. To ensure the earliest possible spring opening of this trail, OMBA recommends riding elsewhere.
Rules & Restrictions: There is very limited parallel parking available roadside on Thomas Dolan Parkway. You risk a fine if you park outside the designated areas. No dogs permitted.
Trail Closures: Trail closed to all users from day after Victoria Day until August 15th inclusive to protect nesting birds and turtles. Signs are posted at trailheads and notice is posted on Facebook and Trailforks.
Maps: Trailforks - Carp Barrens | Friends of Carp Hills - PDF Map -
KM of trails: 10 KM and more
Description: Centre Vorlage is an outdoor center focused on skiing and mountain biking. There's a network of mountain bike trails in summer and an alpine ski and skimo during the winter.
Restaurant, bar and vanlife services are available. Bike cleaning stations, bike rentals, mechanical services, a souvenir store, a bike school and more will arrive as early as 2024.
Fares: Daily and seasonal passes are available here.
Ideal for : Anyone who loves mountain biking or would like to discover the sport. There's something for the whole family!
Winter use: To come.
Rules and restrictions : Please consult the Centre Vorlage website.
Trail closures : Trails are closed during the ski season. Lift access flows throughout the season. Be sure to check their website for hours of operation. Please note that trails may be closed due to ground conditions, repairs or events. Please check the Centre Vorlage website before visiting.
Maps and directions : Trailforks - Volage
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Description: Bike park with a pump track, multiple descent lines for various skill levels, berms, jumps, drops, and skills features, plus mechanically groomed fatbike riding.
Fees: $15 per day; $140 per season
Best For: Skills development
Rules & Restrictions: Please refer to their Facebook page
Closures: Park is occasionally closed due to weather, trail conditions, or events. Please check their Facebook page before heading out.
More Info: Trailforks - Domain Kanawe -
KM of Trail: 171+
Description: Lots of climbing and descending on a variety of trails from gravel-surfaced doubletrack roads, to flowy dirt trails, to technical and rocky singletrack.
Fees: Free for summer use. Winter access fee applies.
Best For: Epic distance rides; climbing workouts, spotting wildlife; rides with a swim after; bikepacking.
Winter Use: A reduced set of trails (49.4km) are open for fatbiking in winter. Minimum tire width 3.7”. Trails manually compacted by walkers and snowshoe users. Please stay on the trails designated for fatbike use and do not venture onto ski trails.
Rules & Restrictions: Dogs are permitted on leash on some trails and not permitted on others. Please consult the National Capital Commission (NCC) website for more info.
Trail Closures: Summer mountain biking season runs from May 15th to November 30th inclusive, trail conditions permitting. Trails are occasionally closed in summer or winter seasons due to trail conditions or for repairs. Please consult the NCC website before heading out.
Maps: Trailforks - Gatineau Park | NCC Summer Activities Interactive Map | NCC Fatbiking Interactive Map | Avenza Maps -
KM of Trail: 35
Description: Dirt-surfaced, fast and flowy beginner to intermediate trails with little elevation change.
Fees: OMBA membership ($30/year individual) is required to ride these trails.
Best For: Beginners, families, small children, and groomed winter riding.
Winter Use: Mechanically groomed trails starting from the P1 parking lot. Other trails are shared use and we are dependent on snoeshoers to compact those trails enough to permit riding. Minimum tire size 3.8”. Please note that there are winter trails for dogsleding, XC skiing, and other activities. Please stay on the trails designated for fatbike use.
Rules & Restrictions: For the safety of dogsledders, dogs must be on leash at all times. 1.9” minimum tire width in summer; 3.8” in winter. Some trails are unidirectional and direction is changed periodically; please follow the signs. Please yield and use extreme caution when crossing dogsled trails. Dogsleds are swift and silent and collisions carry high consequences for all involved.
Trail Closures: Trails are completely closed during the spring thaw until about May 15th and occasionally closed due to conditions, logging, events, or other activities. Please check the Larose Forest Facebook page before heading out.
Maps: Trailforks - Larose Forest | Larose Forest Trail Maps Page(Scroll down page and click on “Mountain Bike READ MORE” heading to view maps for P1/P7 and P4) -
KM of Trail: 10+
Description: Groomed commercial winter fatbike network with equipment rentals
Fees: Daily and seasonal access fees apply
Best For: Groomed fatbike riding for beginners and intermediates; someone wanting to try fatbiking.
Winter Use: mechanically groomed trails
Rules & Restrictions: Consult Le Harfang website.
Trail Closures: Consult Le Harfang website.
Maps: Trailforks - Le Harfang | Le Harfang - Carte de Sentiers -
KM of Trail: 45
Description: A mix of everything from wide gravel doubletrack trails for beginners to rocky technical singletrack for advanced riders
Fees: Daily and seasonal access fees apply
Best For: Families with wide range of skills; off-bike tourist attractions;
Winter Use: Mechanically groomed winter riding.
Rules & Restrictions: Please consult the Montebello Velo website for more info.
Trail Closures: Consult the Montebello Velo website before heading out.
Maps: Trailforks - Montebello | Montebello Velo Trail Map -
Total distance: ~10 KM
Description: Beginner level multi-use double-track trails, and intermediate level single track trails, in intervals with short climbs and descents, old school cross country style with some rocks and roots in places. The trails are connected to a bus stop and the city's cycling network.
Best For: Riders of all levels who enjoy old-fashioned trails in the forest.
Fees: Free
Bike rental: Not available nearby.
Parking: Free. P3 (south of the lake), P2 (central), P1 (near the pavilion, limited places, 2 car chargers).
Services: Pavilion (toilets, lockers, reception room, water fountain); outdoor shower, playground, beach with swimming and volleyball courts, picnic tables, briquette BBQ, boat rental (canoes, kayaks, etc.) and equipment rental (snowshoes, cross-country skis, skates, volleyballs).
Winter Use: Fatbiking is possible on the offical trails manually compacted by walkers and snoeshoers.
Rules & Restrictions: Please stay on official trails. Please be mindful and courteous towards other users you encounter on the trail. Dogs are prohibited on the lake side (south of Rapibus). Do not clean your clothes or your bike in the lake.
Trail Closures: The OMBA respectfully requests that all users refrain from using trails when they are muddy during the thaw season or after heavy rains.
Maps: Trail Forks - Lac Beauchamp | Gatineau City PDF Map -
KM of Trail: 23
Description: Old school tight and technical riding with rock slabs, janky rock gardens, skinny bridges, and steep rock rolls. Mostly flat.
Fees: Free. OMBA membership ($30/year individual) helps pay to maintain these trails.
Best For: Strong intermediate and advanced riders looking for challenging, technical, rocky trails.
Winter Use: Trails manually compacted by walkers and snowshoe users. No tire width restrictions, but if the trail is soft, please stay off.
Rules & Restrictions: City of Ottawa requires dogs to be on leash.
Trail Closures: Voluntary trail closure during the spring melt. Signs are erected at trailheads, and voluntary trail closure notice is posted on Facebook and Trailforks.
Maps: Trailforks - South March Highlands -
KM of Trail: 32
Description: Enduro and technical trail riding with lots of climbing and descending
Fees: Velo MSM membership or day pass required.
Best For: Fast and flowy enduro descents; chunky old school descents and rock-slab rolls; pro-line features; skills area; climbing workout; day-trip option; beautiful scenery.
Winter Use: Maybe. Consult the Velo MSM website and Facebook page.
Rules & Restrictions: Consult the Velo MSM website and Facebook page.
Trail Closures: Trails may be closed due to ski season operations, trail conditions, repairs, or events. Consult the Velo MSM website and Facebook page before heading out.
Maps: Trailforks - Mont Sainte-Marie | Velo MSM - PDF Map -
Total Distance: 17 KM
Description: Wilderness Tours Bike Park is conveniently located at Wilderness Tours Resort in the Whitewater area of the Ottawa River. The trail network expands each year and is a mix of flowy trails as well as natural cross-country sections. With a total elevation gain of 87 meters, there's plenty of elevation to play with. The site also offers links to the entire BORCA mountain bike trail system within a 5 minute drive of the main resort. Alternatively, for the more adventurous, you can connect almost 60km of trails without ever using a shuttle.
Best for: Mountain bike enthusiasts of all levels who enjoy all types of trails and want to spend the day there.
Fees: Daily and annual passes available on their website.
Bike rental: Available on site, can be booked on their website.
Parking : 1260 Grants Settlement Road, Foresters Falls, Ontario.
Services: Lunch available with purchase of the day pass; washrooms.
Winter use: The site offers some snowshoe and fatbike trails.
Rules and restrictions: You will be asked for a waiver agreement (once a year) when purchasing your pass. Follow the rules posted on premise.
Trail closures: Please check the status on the Trailforks trail page.
Maps: Trailforks Wilderness Tours Bike Park
Web site: Wilderness Tours Bike Park