February 24, 2024

Fire & Ice Forest Skating Trail at Arrowhead

Difficulty Rating:
Special Adventure
⭐⭐️️
Beauty Rating:
⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️️
Solitude Rating:
⭐⭐️️
Adventure Category:
Adventure Start:
Feb 24, 2024 11:00 AM
Estimated End:
Feb 24, 2024 11:00 PM

Adventure Description

This is a visit to what's probably the most iconic skating location in Ontario, Arrowhead Provincial Park. To make it even more special we'll be going for their famous Fire and Ice night which will see us skating through thick forest along a groomed 1.3km trail by torch-light.

We'll head up to Arrowhead earlier in the day and hike a couple of trails in the early afternoon that showcase some of Arrowhead's most spectacular scenery. We'll then change into ice skates to start skating after sundown.

The skating is suitable even for beginners thanks to support frames made available to help you get around. We'll have snowshoes and icespikes for anyone who needs them and ice skates are available for rental at the park. After a couple of hours skating we'll head back home for a late arrival back in Toronto.

This is a visit to what's probably the most iconic skating location in Ontario, Arrowhead Provincial Park. To make it even more special we'll be going for their famous Fire and Ice night which will see us skating through thick forest along a groomed 1.3km trail by torch-light.

We'll head up to Arrowhead earlier in the day and hike a couple of trails in the early afternoon that showcase some of Arrowhead's most spectacular scenery. We'll then change into ice skates to start skating after sundown.

The skating is suitable even for beginners thanks to support frames made available to help you get around. We'll have limited snowshoes and ice-spikes for those who needs them and ice skates are available for rental ($15) at the park. After a couple of hours skating we'll head back home for a late arrival back in Toronto.

Self Drivers please note that you'll need to register for a Daily Vehicle Permit with Fire and Ice skating 5 days in advance at a cost of $21. These sell out fast!

Self driver instructions to book:

Ensure that you have an account already set up at https://reservations.ontarioparks.ca/

Booking opens at 7am on Monday morning (19th Feb). You're strongly advised to be ready to go at that time.

You want to select Day Use > Daily Vehicle Permit at Arrowhead on Sat Feb 24th. Ensure you're choosing the Fire and Ice Evening Skate option. You should be able to access the relevant page using this link

If you're unable to get a reservation, you won't be charged for the adventure.

Please note - we won't be opening this adventure up to guests until closer to the time to ensure all members have a chance to join us.

Itinerary

11:00 - Van leaves from Petrocanada near Keele subway station

14:00 - 17:00 - Hike at Arrowhead

17:00 - 18:00 - Warm up and eat packed lunches

18:00 - 20:00 - Ice skating

23:00 - Anticipated return to Toronto

Rental Gear available

Snowshoes/ice spikes (Ice skates available for rent at the park for $15)

Adventure Cost

Event Cost:
$60+HST
Transport Cost:
$60+HST

Cancellation Policy

$10 cancellation fee once registered. No refunds once final amount has been charged (typically the week of the adventure).
If you cancel and wish to rejoin, please confirm with us on Discord to ensure that the updated registration has been received.

Members Attending

Britt
Kelly
Laura
Tengis
Meet
Mark
Annel
Rebecca
Samantha
Wael
Jordan
Sophie
Leanne
Isaac
Joel

Members on Waitlist

Qian
Siuthyn

Adventure Cancellations

Tengis
Meet
Jordan

Sign-Up Deadline

This adventure opens for registration soon!

Trip Updates

16/2/24 - The van is now full. Anyone who needs a ride after this point can find car-pools with other members. We'll help out with this!

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