HIGHLANDS NORDIC

A family-friendly destination, Highlands Nordic is located in one of the oldest forest ecosystems in eastern North America.

One of Ontario’s premier outdoor centres, it’s renowned for immaculate grooming on 30km of trails for skate and classic cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and fat biking with amazing views of Georgian Bay and bountiful nature. Bring your dog and enjoy Teal’s Tango, their dogfriendly ski trail for leashed pets. In January, you can enjoy night skiing on Wednesdays and Fridays for an enchanting evening of cross-country skiing.

The 8,000-square-foot lodge includes a cafeteria that offers a friendly atmosphere and serves up chili, hot chocolate and coffee, along with their famous Rice Krispie squares and carrot cake.

Highlands Nordic is an expert at equipment sales, fittings and service bench repairs with great deals on beginner packages for both classic and skate skiing.

The full-service Pro Shop has it all from recreational to world cup race calibre skis – along with classic and skate rentals for all ages. You can even get your wood skis pine tarred. New for the 2022/23 season are fatbike rentals.

Private lessons are also available in classic and skate techniques for individuals and families.

For nearby accommodations, the recommended spots are Pretty River Valley Country Inn in Nottawa, Gables B&B in Stayner, or Creemore Station B&B in Creemore.

With nearby Georgian Bay’s lake effect, Mother Nature produces 350cm of annual snowfall on average — that’s 12 feet for those of you who don’t speak metric.

Just over two hours from Toronto, Highlands Nordic is well worth the visit for your next cross-country ski adventures. -JSM

Highlands Nordic 1182 Concession 10 S, Clearview Township, Duntroon, ON L0M 1H0

705-444-5017 (main) or 705-444-6959

Trail Fees

Adults $35, Juniors (8 to 19) $30, Seniors $30, Children (under 7) free, Fat biking $20, Snowshoeing $20

Room Rates

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