O-Ski-Transpo: ride, glide, and explore Ottawa’s winter trails!
Most people use transit to get from A to B, here’s our tips to get you from A to Ski.
Some things are simply made for each other. Peanut butter and jam, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and OC Transpo and cross-country skiing.
The National Capital Region is home to the some of largest and best maintained networks of cross-country ski trails in North America. You don’t need to cross the river to get your ski fix in, Ottawa’s urban ski trails are just a short trip away on OC Transpo.
O-Train Line 1 runs from Tunney’s Pasture Station, through downtown, to Blair Station. Along the way, you can access:
❄ Kìchì Sìbì Winter Trail in the west at Tunney’s Pasture, Bayview, or Pimisi stations
❄ Rideau Winter Trail in the south from Hurdman Station
Together, Line 1 connects you to 28 kilometres of ski trails in the downtown core.
Newly launched, O-Train Line 2 travels south of the city towards Limebank Station. On this route, you can access:
❄ Mooney’s Bay Ski Centre to the Terry Fox Athletic Facility – a 20 minutes walk or short bus ride from Mooney’s Bay Station.
Beyond downtown, OC Transpo and STO's bus network can connect you to many other cross-country ski trails and winter activities.
What is the Kìchì Sìbì Winter Trail?
The Kìchì Sìbì Winter Trail offers 16 kilometres of groomed multi-use winter trail that stretches along the Ottawa River Capital Pathway, from the Lebreton Flats just west of Parliament Hill to Dominion Station.
The trail welcomes all users whether they are walkers, skiers, runners, snowshoers or fat bikers.
Running parallel to the O-Train Line 1, convenient connections to public transit are available by rail at Pimisi, Bayview and Tunney’s Pasture stations and by bus at Dominion Station.