Cross-country Skiing

Hockleycrest Ski Trails – Winter 2025/26

Hockleycrest Ski Trails 2024-2025 Winter Map .PDF file (5.1M)

When winter arrives and snow is covering the landscape, the club’s cross-country ski trail network at Hockleycrest will be open again. When snow conditions permit, the trails will be groomed with a roller, and if there is sufficient snow depth, a track will be set.

As we did last year, a short portion of the main Bruce Trail is closed to hikers during the ski season, but is replaced by an alternate route flagged with orange ribbons. This alternate also connects with the snowshoe trail Peter’s Path, which forms a more-or-less rectangular loop around the Hockleycrest property. This trail change is posted on the BTC website beginning December 1, and continuing until April 1.

There are 2 changes to the network this year, both of which are good news:

– The timber harvesting operations that were taking place last year from November through to mid-January were completed, and trails affected by the logging have been restored. In fact, some of the northern trails are wider than they were before the logging.
– The loggers who harvested timber at the north end last winter created a new trail that we can use. It is trail # 25 Plateau Short-cut; 200m long, and cutting through the northern loop of North Plateau, creating two smaller loops, and giving skiers a couple of options that did not exist before.

Trail users should remember that only the main Bruce Trail (marked with white rectangular blazes), the Hockleycrest and Harmony side trails (marked with blue rectangular blazes) and Peter’s Path (marked with orange ribbons) are open to walkers. All of the additional trails, which are opened only in winter, are for the exclusive use of XC skiers.

PLEASE STAY ON THE TRAILS THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR YOU, AND OBEY ALL SIGNAGE POSTED ON THE TRAILS.

Current trail conditions and grooming status are posted on hockleycrest.blogspot.com