Cross-Country & Nordic.
Glebe Park's Nordic ski trails wind through 175 acres of maple woodland on Head Lake's north shore, offering both classic and skate-ski options on the same multi-use network that hosts walkers and the Sculpture Forest in summer. Haliburton Forest adds a separate groomed cross-country network inside the 80,000-acre private reserve, reachable from the same Highway 35 corridor.
The brief.
Glebe Park is the easier base for visitors: 297 College Drive trailhead, free parking, and trails groomed when conditions allow. The network shares right-of-way with the Sculpture Forest paths and is open without admission fee, though donations support trail maintenance.
Skiers should expect mixed terrain — rolling Canadian Shield with short climbs and descents rather than long flat track. Haliburton Forest's separate XC network is a private-operator product accessed through the reserve's day-use fees.
Mid-December through early March is the typical Nordic window, snow conditions permitting; late-season warming on Head Lake's shore can shorten the season relative to higher-elevation networks.
Today's read.
Temperature (8.9°C) above the typical range and outside the typical season window.
