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Skating

Skate the 7.8-kilometer-long Rideau Canal from one end, at Fairmont Château Laurier, to the other, at Dow’s Lake. The Rideau Canal is the longest outdoor skating rink in the world and is the main attraction of the Winterlude festival. It is open to skaters in January and February, weather permitting. Skate rentals are available at various Silver Skates locations on the canal.

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Attractions
a look of onto the lake

Gatineau Park

Gatineau Park is a giant wedge of land measuring 363 square kilometers to the northwest of Canada's Capital Region
Summer
woman and her dog resting at a look off

Hiking

Hike Gatineau Park's 165 kilometers of trails and learn all about its flora, fauna and history. Here you will see Canadian Nature at its finest.
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a child looking at the dinosaur exhibit

Canadian Museum of Nature

Explore our natural past, present and future at the Canadian Museum of Nature.