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Winding through the forest, over the streams and past the hidden ponds of Gatineau Park are more than 200 kilometres of unofficial, off-the-grid trails. They are, technically, out of bounds.
Gatineau Park took a hit during Wednesday's major ice storm and is left facing what the National Capital Commission says will be weeks' worth of cleanup. Trails are scattered with fallen branches ...
Sheila Craig takes a selfie during a hike at the Western Shelter in Gatineau Park. The NCC is looking to expand the park's official trail network in an attempt to keep visitors off unofficial trails.
There are backwoods trails in Gatineau Park--trails used by outdoor enthusiasts looking for a little more adventure than the well-trod paths that are officially sanctioned by the NCC. Video by ...
Some hiking trails remain closed in Gatineau Park on Tuesday after a forest fire swept through a section of the park Monday. Gatineau firefighters and provincial workers were called to the scene ...
The 30-year-old man had been seen before, driving around barriers and along the Gatineau Park ski trails at night, police say. This was his third known cross-country trip of the season.
From the lookouts, you can explore connecting hiking trails, such as the path that surrounds Pink Lake, another popular lookout spot in the park. You'll find Gatineau Park about 5 miles northwest ...
After years of warning visitors of Gatineau Park to stay on the trail, the National Capital Commission (NCC) has begun converting many so-called rogue hiking and cycling paths into legitimate routes.
Downed trees and overloaded branches have forced the closure of hiking and cross-country trails in Gatineau Park this weekend. As of Saturday afternoon, all snowshoe trails, secondary cross ...
MRC des Collines police say a 65-year-old male skier has died in hospital after collapsing on a Gatineau Park trail. It happened this morning on a trail across from Lac Fortune in the park.
Two different groups of snowshoers were rescued after they spent five hours lost in Gatineau Park near the same area where two snowshoers ... from two separate groups got lost on a closed trail before ...
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