Skiing and Snowshoeing

Location: 625 Westmount Road North, Waterloo (Google Map of conservation area location)

• • Current Conditions: Current trail conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.
  • Phone: 519-884-6620
  • Email: LaurelCreekConservationArea@GrandRiver.ca
  • Admission: Regular gate admission fees apply. See fees for details.
  • Hours: Please visit the Laurel Creek page or the Conservation Area and Activity Status page for hours of operation.
  • Trails: 4.5 kilometres of multi-use trails. Trails are groomed as conditions permit. (Please note the trails are not track-set nor groomed for skate skiing.)

Rentals: 

• Snowshoe rentals are available as conditions permit. If conditions permit, rentals will be available on weekends only from 9am-2pm. 
• Rental fees 
• Dogs: Pets are welcome and must remain on a leash at all times.
• More information: Visit the Laurel Creek page.

Location: 468 Pinehurst Road (formerly Highway 24A), 10 kilometres north of Paris and 12 kilometres south of Cambridge. (Google Map of conservation area location)

• • Current Conditions: Current trail conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.
  • Phone: 519-442-4721
  • Email: PinehurstLakeConservationArea@GrandRiver.ca
  • Admission: Regular gate admission fees apply. See fees for details.
  • Hours: Please visit the Pinehurst Lake page or the Conservation Area and Activity Status page for hours of operation. 
  • Trails: 14 kilometers of multi-use trails. Trails are groomed and track-set for classic skiing, as conditions permit. (Please note the trails are not groomed for skate skiing.)

Rentals: 

Ski and snowshoe equipment rentals are available as conditions permit. If conditions permit, rentals will be available on weekends from 9am-2pm. Rentals are available during the week by making arrangements ahead of time with staff.

Rental fees

• Dogs: Pets are welcome and must remain on a leash at all times.
• More information: Visit the Pinehurst Lake page.

Location: 450 Avenue Road, Cambridge (Google Map of conservation area location)

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  • Current Conditions: Current trail conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.
  • Phone: 519-621-3697
  • Email: ShadesMillsConservationArea@GrandRiver.ca
    
  • Admission: Regular gate admission fees apply. See fees for details.
  • Hours: Please visit the Shade's Mills page or the Conservation Area and Activity Status page for hours of operation.
  • Trails: 10 kilometres of multi-use trails. Trails are groomed and track-set for classic skiing, as conditions permit. (Please note the trails are not groomed for skate skiing.) 

Rentals: 

Ski and snowshoe equipment rentals are available as conditions permit. If conditions permit, rentals will be available on weekends only from 9am-2pm. 

• • Rental fees
• Dogs: Pets are welcome and must remain on a leash at all times.
• More information: Visit the Shade's Mills page.

Location: 7743 Conservation Road, Guelph - Google Map of conservation area location

• Current Conditions: Current trail conditions are available on our Conservation Area and Activity Status page. Information is updated in real time as conditions change. To avoid disappointment, check the current status before arriving.
• Phone: 519-824-5061
• Email: GuelphLakeConservationArea@GrandRiver.ca
  
• Admission: Regular gate admission fees apply. See fees for details.
• Hours: Please visit the Guelph Lake page or the Conservation Area and Activity Status page for hours of operation.
• Trails: 10 kilometres of multi-use trails. Trails are groomed as conditions permit. (Please note the trails are not groomed for skate skiing.)
• Rentals: Not available.
• Dogs: Pets are welcome and must remain on a leash at all times.
• More information: Visit the Guelph Lake page.